This is my third or fourth time writing. I just finished “Heretic,” and I thought it was excellent, second only to the Warlord Chronicles. It could have been as good except that I knew right away what the Grail was as soon as it was briefly described in “Vagabond.” As usual I must ask something. I found it intriguing in the historical notes that you suggested the Black Death was not Bubonic plague at all, but rather Anthrax. I have been told by public health professionals that people with a rural upbringing, who have been around farm animals enough, are immune to Anthrax, even the powerful strains used as biological weapons. I noticed that the noble characters tended to catch the plague (Robbie and Sir Guillaume & cet.) while the less noble (Thomas and his girl) did not. The poor would certainly have been around sheep more often. Has this anything to do with your anthrax hypothesis? Please write more books with medieval themes. They are your best ones. I know most of your fans like Richard Sharpe best, but there are already so many, and I think the movies were badly made and thus detract from the overall experience. How about Fionn Mac Cuhal or Cormac Mac Airt for a protagonist… or the Clan Mac Dougal…
Dan Pulju