Hi Bernard, just a couple of questions I wanted to ask (nothing too grand). If you were to have a drink and talk with any of your characters, who would it be and why? It rather flummoxed me but I confess it would probably have to be Derfel, for no other reason than that he is my favourite character (a poor reason I know).

Also in your opinion, which soldiers/warriors were the ‘greatest’ so to speak, from any period of time? i.e. Wellington’s “scum of the earth” redcoats, Roman legionaries, the forces of the Confederacy, the british ‘tommy’ etc etc (you get the idea). Thanks for your time. Looking forward to the new book! Ben