Dear Bernard,
I just finished Sword of Kings and I very much enjoyed it. I thought the way Aethelstan killed his brother at the end somewhat mirrored how Norwenna died in The Winter King. I am looking forward to the final book in October to see how Uhtred copes in war when he’s pushing 80!
I have a couple of questions about the Last Kingdom series.
- Did you ever consider killing off Uhtred and replacing him with his son as the narrator/main protagonist, for example between The Pagan Lord and The Empty Throne where he nearly dies following his fight with Cnut?
- What was the nature of the oath Uhtred swore to Edward in Death of Kings? It is at the bottom of page 165 of that book.
Toby