No plot ideas, no manuscripts for you, no books to sign.  Just my heartfelt thanks for providing so many hours of sheer pleasure.  I’m certainly not a history buff, but I think you can’t really know who you are unless you know where you came from, so I find all of the historical facts – clothes, food, customs, religion – incredibly interesting.  Your characters are real, alive, and compelling enough to keep me up late.  Guthred’s betrayal of Uhtred – I assume the rhyme is unintentional – and his descent into slavery was a heart-stopper.    I’m on to Sword Song with a smile on my face, like a dog with his head out the window.  BTW, I’m also listening to the audio version of “1356.”  Fabulous.  Thanks.

Bartley Braverman