Marvellous books, the lot of `em….i`ve had the pleasure of reading `em all several times over…….bar the american civil war ones………….i`ll get there eventually. Can`t wait for the next “alfred” in october. Now i`ve got one little question…i know Sean Bean was a big influence in making the Tv series so popular………. & i just wondered if he`d had any sort of influence on your good self???…..specifically if he managed to convert you into a “Blade”!!!………..Sean being a mad Sheffield United fan….as…er (cough)… coincidently i am too!!!…………would it be too much to ask that my favourite author be a Blade too!!! :-) Al Roberts