Hi,
The Empty Throne – absolutely marvellous! Loved it! What a woman Stiorra has turned out to be, a shame she left but I’m sure we’ll see her again, she will be the mother of kings! I remember writing to you years ago about the possibility of Uhtred fighting in Wales and I got the sensible answer “not if he wants to live”, well I’m glad he’s not the sensible sort and he finally ventured into Cymru. Thankfully, he met the great Hywel Dda and fought alongside the Welsh rather than against them, and so his story didn’t come to a bloody end in Wales.
Since Uhtred mentions that he met Hywel again I hope he makes a return in the future.
I also hope Uhtred listens to Aethelflaed and gets rid of Eadith, I may be wrong, but I got the impression that while Aethelflaed still loved Uhtred he was starting to cool towards her. If he hurts Aethelflaed…
I hope he doesn’t trade her for a younger model, isn’t Sigunn enough.
Will Pyrlig return once more before he dies? (I think he’s ten or twenty years older than Uhtred) and when will Uhtred finally gut that traitorous earsling Haesten! or will they have to fight with walking sticks at Brunanburh…
I also hope Finan will finally make it back to Ireland and have his revenge, how long can he be “the Agile”? I hope he can retire as the lord/king of his tribe. He mentioned in The Lords of the North that his lord refused to pay his ransom when he was caught because he wanted to have Finan’s woman but recently he has told Uhtred that his younger brother was involved with his betrayal, I hope there will be a reckoning.
Lastly, I did notice that Stiorra became the youngest child instead of the middle as she was previously, in the beginning of chapter 3 of Sword Song she is two which would make her 28? in The Empty Throne.
Thanks, I eagerly await what’s next,
Rhun.