I recently purchased War of the Wolf and so, of course, had to read through the whole series before opening the new read. My wife laughs as I read through these books for the third time but I just smile and enjoy myself.Thanks for that.

I’m a retired High School History teacher and I share your love of Saxon Britain but even more the period of Roman Britain. I keep hoping you will turn your talents to that period. After all, Uhtred is an admirer of all things Roman,no? Rosemary Sutcliffe, as I’m sure you know, did a wonderful job of that period in her books.

I know you must feel a strong connection with this series due to your ancestry and I am “proud” to say I too have an ancestry that I feel connected to. I am a 9th generation Ranger living in Quebec. Hubert Ranger arrived in New France in 1686 as a soldier in the Carignan Salieres Regiment sent to protect the settlements. He then married a “Filles du Roi” and settled as a tenant farmer on the Ste. Anne Seignury on the west end of Ile Montreal. The ancestry makes me feel connected, even proud.

Finally, this was mainly to thank you for your contribution to Historical Fiction and to wish you many more adventures. Thanks for the entertainment!

I got so caught up with my ancestry note I just sent that I forgot the other reason I wanted to write you…Alfred’s Dream!

As I live in Quebec continually caught up in the English/French language debate I recently reflected on the success of the English Language. Wouldn’t Alfred the Great be amazed at this success? I wish some Quebec Francophones would remember how important English is on a global scale.I am a 9th generation French Canadian comfortable in both languages and wish all Quebecois would respect & embrace our 2 founding languages!

Huzzah for Alfred!

Paul Ranger