Dear Bernard,

I feel a bit sheepish sending in a correction I think I have spotted. I have been enjoying your novels for nearly 20 years now, and never once written to say thanks or say how much I have enjoyed them – so it seems a little churlish to only write a message to notify you of a mistake, that you are possibly already aware of anyway.

In Warriors of the storm, (pg. 272 in the Hardback version) in the final chapter while they are preparing the old roman fortress for the final battle, Uhtred says “my son took a score of men who hacked the bushes down and dragged them back…” but his son has not rejoined them yet. On page 266 Uhtred is talking with Stiorra about his hopes that her brother has reached Æthelflaed; and then on page 277 the younger Uhtred arrives, with the two other riders, and fight their way past the 6 Norsemen who are challenging the Saxons.

So I suppose it could be changed so that Finan or Sihtric or Gehrbrugt does it.

Anyway, that was it. It was actually my wife who spotted it. I got her hooked on the Warlord trilogy (my favorites, which I’ve read three times now) and now we are enjoying the Warrior chronicles together. We have built up a nice little routine, where I read aloud to her in the evenings. She is Danish, and while her English is very good, it is a little more taxing to read in a foreign language, so we sit together on the sofa and she follows on the page while I read aloud. During the dark Scandinavian winter nights, in front of an open fire, it really is very atmospheric :-)

We’re looking forward to the rest of the series, and to many more good evenings in front of the fire. Many thanks.

Best regards,

Richard Naylor