Dear Bernard, I notice most of your protaganists are misfits in some way, the common officer, the yankee confederate, the saxon briton and now the norse saxon. I think they make great characters and obviously allow for certain social commentary and split loyalties but was wondering if there was any particular reason you have written about so many such characters? Just read Sharpes Escape, another great story, looking forward to the Viking/Saxon novel. Will it be more like Grail or Warlord or completely different? Many Thanks Jeremy