I have been a regular visitor to the “your questions” section of your website and find great enjoyment in both your fans questions/comments and your subsequent responses. One thing that struck me as slightly naive of some of your readers is the negative comments they make regarding your portrayal of Christianity. The simple truth is that the church was a greedy and corrupt entity all throughout the middle ages. Something akin to the sub prime mortgage lenders of the modern age, except they held the deeds to your soul instead of your land … except for poor Uhtred where they held both!!! In closing, let me just say your Warlord Chronicles were the best books I have ever read and yes I have read Tolkien and GRRM. My favourite character however comes from one of your other novels… Thomas Hatfield. he only shone briefly but by golly he shone bright! P.S. Don’t feel to bad about your last cricket outing, I went for a golden duck my last venture onto the oval. A full toss that took the bails cleanly!

Dennis Williams