Hello and first of all thank you for a very entertaining read of the Grail Quest. I have often wondered about a historical fiction book written from the perspective of someone ‘less than a prince or princess’, or less than officer rank – although to have a hero one must have a character with some heroic qualities to regale others about – otherwise there’s not much of a story I suppose. This series is about as close as I’ve seen to having a ‘grunt’ as a hero. I will confess to some disappointment as I finished Heretic last evening. I doubt this was your fault – more likely it was the fault of your publisher. Let me tell you a brief story: I was given three books last Fall – ‘Heretic’, ‘Vagabond’ and ‘Harlequin’ and at the same time the giver, my son, said that there was a fourth book called ‘The Archer’ that was the first of the series and so I put the books on the shelf and… living in a country where books written in English are not the norm… I dutifully waited until Christmas when the book – ‘The Archer’ was sent to me for a Christmas present. Reading the books in sequence I was becoming aware that ‘Harlequin’ must be an addendum to the Grail Quest series and as you have already surmised I was disappointed that the opening words were strangely familiar. I have been caught this way before and am always incensed when a publisher renames a book, breaks a book into two or three for republication or dramatically changes a cover. As you know, a reader will often forget a title but rarely the appearance of a book and all too frequently a book in a new cover, particularly from a prolific writer, may appear like an entirely new story while gazing at a myriad of books on a store shelf. I shall be particularly careful of Harper/Collins in the future. Have you considered any stories about the ancient Irish Celts and Niall of the Nine Hostages and Tara? I only ask because legend has it that he is an ancestor of mine… Thanks again, Don