Dear Sir,
A clash of cultures and faiths figures in all of your Saxon Tales but Sword of Kings struck me as particularly resonant with the heated debates about immigration both in the U.S. (where I understand you are a resident). For better or for worse I found myself thinking along these lines when introduced to the London slavers and especially the city’s orphan community. Your novels, in their picture of the cultural complexities of ninth and tenth century Britain, remind us that “it has ever been so.” Uhtred rides home with a host comprising allies from other lands who worship different Gods and with a band of orphaned children in tow. Perhaps there is a lesson for us here?
Thank you for fifteen years of Uhtred!
Richard Leson