Hi Bernard Having read many of your books, I wanted to write and tell you that I have enjoyed the Arthur Series as much as any book I have ever read. I am half way through Excalibur and am reading slowly because I just don’t want it to end! Please don’t think me presumptuous, but I can understand why they are your favourites as well. Apologies again, here are my thoughts: there is something magnificent, and yet sad about Derfel, and an underlying doomed magnificence about the whole story. Arthur is superb…what a character, what a leader! There are so many memorable scenes: the battle at the end of The Winter King; the swordfight between Derfel and Liofa in Excalibur; but most memorable for me was when Merlin had his plait cut off by Cerdic…poor Merlin, and how excruciating for his followers. Anyway, enough of my ramblings…I will finish by simply saying thank you, for many hours of pleasure! Nick Stern