Man, that is some cutting social commentary. It reminds me of William Wallace getting convicted of treason, his defense supposedly (no, I haven't checked any primary sources on this and am going from ancient memories) being that he was Scottish and had never taken any oath to any English king and therefore could not have betrayed him, and the English brutally executing him on grounds of treason anyway.

I will have to check this out, then.

Ash is a pretty wild ride! I don't know your tastes well enough to know if it's your thing, but it's definitely not your standard historical fiction.