re: Bernard Cromwell - Sharpe Series or The Saxon Stories?

I enjoyed a couple of Cornwell’s one-off books, 1356 and Agincourt. Nothing earth shattering but enjoyable. Uhtred is just such a wonderful character.

But his Arthur trilogy compares with the first few books of the Saxon series. They’re that good. The lead character, Derfel, is a warrior on par with Uhtred but lacks Uhtred’s personality. That’s really the difference. But the setting, the plot, the characters, the tone of the books…really good stuff. Not at all a traditional Arthurian story, if you’re Tired of the Arthurian tropes. None of those.