Hi Bernard I’ve just finished Azincourt, blast you for creating another hero for us all to fall in love and want more of! I’m intrigued that you, the non believer that you are (like me) had a saint talking to your main character. Is this part of the pleasure of being a storyteller that you are able to tell stories containing elements that you don’t believe in but that your character would, so are you being true to your character and putting your beliefs to one side? I took it to be Nick’s inner voice, his conscience, that added element that made him rise above his peers. Will his be a lonely existence like that of our beloved Sharpe! I bought Azincourt at the Ely Cathedral night, which was a joy, I was the woman at the end who fumbled her question – what I really wanted to ask is …. When you write the next Sharpe (close to making me pray) will you use “Brian’s Time Line” as an aide memoir? And finally, yes really, I have saved the Saxon Stories for one hit over Christmas, how my husband despairs! Laura Green, Ely, Cams