What are you reading?

[Irulan]

I am currently rereading a series called The Saxon Tales by Bernard Cornwell. He writes really fine historical fiction with good storytelling, characters that you connect too, and period accuracy. The particular series is set around 870 AD, in the reign of Alfred the Great, and follows the story of Uthred, a Saxon, whose father, Lord of Bebbanburg, is killed in a raid by the Danes when he is 10. He is raised by the Danes but ultimately swears loyalty to Alfred. He becomes a warrior and plays both sides of the fence with ultimate goal in mind to get his fortress back from his uncle who usurped it.

Each book is based on actual events and battle during the reign of Alfred. I find I connect with the stories and the characters. This is real historical fiction, not romance novel pretending to be historical. If you are watching Vikings on History Channel right now, these books are set in the same time period-ish, but have their English history a little more accurate.