At 3:30 a.m. today I finished “The Flame Bearer”; I didn’t want it to end, and so was delighted that you indicated that Uhtred’s story was not over. I discovered the series when I bought “The Empty Throne” at a library sale a month ago. After reading it and realizing that it was one of many Saxon tales, I started binge-reading from the start. You are singularly responsible for keeping me up reading until the wee hours! Now I will binge-watch the TV series and hopefully finish it before “Game of Thrones” returns! I look forward to the next book in the series – you write so well that I feel I am completely immersed in that time period.
As an aside, you write that Uhtred “snarls” frequently. I feel that sometimes that word doesn’t fit the situation. May I suggest some other words (which in my head I substituted when needed): barked, grumbled, snapped, growled – to name a few.
Snarling makes me think of an ugly, angry, contorted face – not at all how I picture Uhtred!
Terri