re: What have you read recently, and what are you currently reading?

You and I, we have similar book tastes. Uhtred is the ultimate alpha dog.

When you're fjnished with the Saxon series, read Cornwell's Arthur series. It's incredible. Gritty and bloody, with just a light touch of ambiguous magic. The protagonist is a warrior similar to Uhtred, although not as interesting a personality, but the three book series masterfully weaves the Arthur legends and characters into a realistic dark age England historical fiction story.