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The Lords of the North

The Lords of the North begins soon after the events described in The Pale Horseman. Uhtred, having helped Alfred secure Wessex as an independent Saxon kingdom, returns north in an attempt to find his stepsister. Instead he discovers chaos, civil war and treachery in Northumbria. He takes the side of Guthred, once a slave and now a man who would be king, and in return expects Guthred’s help in capturing Dunholm, the lair of the dark Viking lord, Kjartan. There is betrayal, romance and war, and all of it, as usual, based on real events.

The Lords of the North

Lords of the North (Reviews)

Cornwell at his best with Saxon ‘Lords’ Wed 31 Jan 2007 By Deirdre Donahue, USA Today Everyone has personal fictional faves, the comfort food you find on a bookshelf, not in the fridge: Chick lit. Thrillers. Sci-fi. But for readers…

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Hello, BERNARD. My name is Lucas and I’m a young 24-year-old Brazilian. I would have so many things to talk to you about, but right now I just want to tell you how fascinated I am by the way you…

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Hi Bernard I just wanted to say a brief thank you. I read the book by Marc Morris on the Anglo-Saxons, and was interested to dive deeper. I wondered anything in historical fiction would compliment my understanding of…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just read The Lords of the North. A fascinating evocation of the the history of the era, and a depiction of the relations between Northumbria and King Alfred. I thoroughly enjoyed it. One question: In several…

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I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed The Pale Horseman. Of the 47 books I read in 2021, The Pale Horseman was one of my favorites. In recent years I also thoroughly enjoyed reading The Last…

Hi Mr. Cornwell, I just want to say a huge (and belated) thank you for giving us the Warlord Chronicles. I was just ten years old when i started reading them and now I’m 21 and doing a degree in…

Hi Bernard I am writing to you to offer you a simple thank you for your fantastic books. I have never been a book reader, and at the age of 37 I have never completed reading a single book. That…

Mr. Cornwell, I read (and listen to) a number of your books, though not necessarily in the right order. I am a fan! I’ve just finished The Lords of the North and Harlequin and have been intrigued by something in…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, My name is Kristina and I am from Slovakia. I really need to tell you how I became the lover of your books, especially Saxon stories that I ve started reading 6 years ago by accident. I…

Dear Mr. Cornwell Since I first read “The last Kingdom”, I am a big fan of your work, especially of the Saxon stories and the Sharpe books. I am working on maps and chronologies of anglo-saxon history and therefore…

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I first read Sharpe’s Rifles in Reader Digest and became taken by the series, then in 2011 I was going to the USA to meet with my daughter and saw a book in a shop at the airport The Lords…

In my Harper paperback copies of The Lords of The North, Sword Song, and Death of Kings, Alfred’s daughter is named Æthelflaed. In The Burning Land she is named Æthelflæd; however, on page 378 both versions of her name appear. …

The Last Kingdom Series (formerly The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories)

The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories have been renamed ‘The Last Kingdom’ series. The correct order to read the books: The Last Kingdom The Pale Horseman The Lords of the North Sword Song The Burning Land Death of Kings The Pagan Lord…

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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…

Mr. Cornwell, I wanted to take a moment and thank you for your incredible talent that you’ve shared with the world. I was finishing another of yours tonight–“The Pale Horseman,” and that familiar rush of despair at reaching…

Hi Mr.Cornwell. I’m your fan! I finished to read “The Empty Throne”, and I have some doubts… Sigtryggr Ivarson is son of Ivar Ivarson? The Ivar 16-years who appeared in “The Lords of the North”? Uhtred Uhtredson will marry with…

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Do you use any unique syntax or diction in your Saxon Stories, more specifically The Lords of the North. Thanks, John

I’m 17 and haven’t read for a while . i just want this time to say thank you for writing an amazing series about Alfred the great . I’m currently starting on the lords of the north and cannot wait…

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Bernard – Just a quick note of thanks. Discovered the Saxon series several weeks ago and am devouring the novels. Am halfway through The Lords of the North. Was pleased to see Robert Harris’ novels among your collection of club…

Uhtred series – Great books – any news on TV/film? Anthony Rees I just finished reading “The Pagan Lord” which means I have read every book you have written. Needles to say I am a fan. While I love…

hi Mr Cornwell I am looking forward to the next adventure regarding the odyssey of uhtred sword of the saxons. i have a couple questions reqarding a passage at the end of the lords of the north regarding his daughter…

Dear Mr Cornwell, Just wanted to say I am a huge fan of your works, in fact you are probably my favourite author. I have just finished reading the Saxon stories series from start to finish (for the 100th time)…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am relatively new to your books having just read your saxon chronicles until The Lords of the North and just started your grail series. I am big history puff (for fiction and non-fiction) and I am…

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Dear Bernard Just a quick note to say how much I have loved reading the Saxon Chronicles. I have just started the Lords of the North after reading the other two. Fantastic. The only problem being that they are very…

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Hi Bernard just finished the Last Kindgom and Pale Horseman and about to start The Lords of the North. What a boy Uhtred is eh?? Fabulous. Just wondered what really got you fired up about that period of our history …

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My buddy Mark loves your writing and has read many of your books. The entire Uhtred Saga, the Grail Quest, Arthur books, Agincourt. He would describe your books with such a passion that I decided to seek your work out…

Some years ago I stumbled upon the English version of The Last Kingdom at the bookshop at Oslo airport. I was instantly addicted. On my next travel I found (same bookshop) The Pale Horseman and The Lords of the North….

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Dear Mr Cornwell, Just a brief message to say how much pleasure I am getting from reading your historically based books. I read the Sharpe series many years ago but ‘bumped’ into the ‘Grail Quest’ trilogy at a garage sale…

When is the next volume of the Saxon tales coming out to the public? Jeff Montville Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just finished reading Death of Kings. I enjoyed the whole series, and I am anxious to see Uhtred regain…

Hello Mr. Cornwell: I am a Brazilian fan and history teacher and I have all your books that have been published here. Some time ago you mentioned that the series “Saxon Stories” would have between 6 and 12 books. I…

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The Pale Horseman (Reviews)

Barbarians at the Gate by Bill Sheehan Sun 22 Jan 2006 The Washington Post Cornwell’s latest, a multi-volume work-in-progress set in the 9th century in the embattled England of Alfred the Great, began in rousing fashion with The Last Kingdom…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I had never read any of your books until recently. I am reading the 2nd book of the Saxon series (The Pale horseman) after having read ‘The Last kingdom’. What I found very annoying was the very…

Hi Bernard. My grandad gave me your book (The Lords of the North) Which I’ve read at least 5 times by now, and I’m planning to get the rest of the saxon series (and hopefully your new book) in October….

Mr. Cornwell allow me to start by saying I have fallen in love with your style of writing. I am currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I was an avid reader as a youth but I…

Sr.Bernard Good afternoon, I know that his fans will have already asked that question, but would like to know from you, how many are in all the books in the Saxon chronicles? I’m in the lords of the north (3),…

Your books are great. In “The lords of the north” you wrote “Cymorth ni” but “Cymorth” is a noun. Should be “Cymorthwyo ni” I think…..My mistake… Should be: “Cynorthwya ni” I think because it’s the infinitive and Welsh uses the…

Dear Bernard Cornwell(my favourite author), I’m slightly disappointed to learn that your next book will be about Uhtred and the death of Alfred and the events that followed this. Why am I disappointed? well it’s because these are such wonderful…

Hello, I went on holiday with my family to Ithica (Greece) in 2005 and in that resort was a box of book, that if you put an old book of yours in, you can take a book out of the…

Mr. Cornwell, I’m from Brazil and a true fan of your work. I’ve read The Warlord Chronicles, The Grail Quest, some Sharpe books and currently I’m reading The Saxon Stories third volume, The Lords Of The North. I was raised…

I just finished listening to the audiobook of “The Lords of the North” narrated by Richard Armitage. What an excellent reading and book! I loved your characters, storyline, settings and historical connections. I intend to purchase more of your books…and…

Dear Mr. Cornwell : First of all let me tell you who I am. I am quite sure that you will be surprised by the fact that you have a fan in distant lands. I am a Peruvian (PERU in…

Hi. I am currently working my way through the Saxon novels and I’m on the third book The Lords of the North. One thing that I keep noticing reading these books is the amount of slavery. I’m no expert on…

The First of your books which i read was “The Lords of the North” back in May. After that I’ve been hooked. I love your books.I have read The Saxon Stories, The Warlord Series, Redcoat, Azincourt and just finished The…

Hellooo. I’m a big fan of your books, especially Sharpe and the Lords of the North series. I really think Lords of the North would make a great Tv series/film. Have there been any talks about filming these or any…

Saxon Stories ; Very good. Two points 1/ You seem a bit hard on priests. The balance of baddies to goodies in this category seems heavily weighted. 2/ I am puzzled by the map for Cumbraland in ‘The Lords of…

I am close to 40, and I was never a reader growing up. But a couple of years ago I started reading books. My wife is a book reader and loves Stephen King, and she has encouraged me to read….

Being from the NE of England I was greatly attracted to the story description on the back of ‘The Lords of the North’ so I bought it and enjoyed it immensely. It was only when reading the ‘Historical Note’ at…

To Bernard Cornwell I am an a undergraduate archaeology student studying at the University of Winchester. For one of my essays I am to study a novel about the Anglo-Saxon period, to see how much accurate archaeological content it has….

Dear Mr Cornwell, I have been enjoying your books for several years now. I started off by reading Excalibur, not knowing that it was the third book of the trilogy. I then proceeded to read the series backwards. Then forward….

Dear Mr. Cornwell I just want to a big thank you for keeping me entertained for oh 15 years now. I have to admit, I first came across Sharpe on UTV while I was in college on Thursday nights. It…

Hello Mr Cornwell. I wrote to you back in 2006 after I had finished reading Lords of the North, which was amazing and you sent back a lovely reply. But I really had to write to you again and say…

Hello Mr. Cornwell I have so enjoyed reading The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. I have become so engrossed in early Anglo Saxon history that I decided to look up my own family tree, which has been traced back…

Hello, I ran across The Last Kingdom on my own bookshelf- I have no idea how it got there. Being an ex-pat in Spain, books in English are highly valued and swapped frequently. I think it had been there for…

We are neighbors in history, so to speak, though hardly neighbors of current geography. I descend from the Percys of Northumberland, and Alnwick Castle, a map will show, is not too far from Bamburgh Castle, home to some of your…

Hi Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted you to know that my brother kept speaking of your Saxon chronicle books till I a woman decided to order the first book in the series. I loved it. It was fantastic. You totally…

I just finished listening to The Lords of the North and it was just fabulous. I listened straight through, enjoying every moment and yet anxious to get to the end. You are a fabulous storyteller and your choice of reader…

Hallo Mr Cornwell!I am a big Greek fun of your books and have an,also big agony!Do you have any news as to when The Lords of the North will published in Greek?Its 2009 almost 3 years from the day you…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Only wanted to say how much I enjoyed the first three books of your Saxon Stories. The way you ended The Lords Of The North (“He will need Serpent-Breath again.”) leaved me with a longing for more….

Mr. Cornwell: I have been a fan of yours since I first picked up The Last Kingdom. I quickly read the first three in the Saxon Stories, and was excited when you came out with Sword Song. I hope that…

Hello! I guess you hear this a lot, but your books that I have read, the Saxon stories about Uhtred and king Alfred was REALLY good. I have just finished the Pale Horseman and want to continue with The Lords…

Hello dear Bernard! I love your books.I have read your books about the lords of the north, and I love this book!! This is the best books that I have read in my life!! You are one of the best…

Waiting in anticipation of the next book of the Saxon series; when will it be out?? Have you given it a title yet?? Diane Please Mr. Cornwell make the publisher release the 5th Saxon story in the US at the…

Hi. I’m from Brasil and I already read many of your books. How you describes the fights an the places is fantastic. I’m a great fan of yours and i have one question to ask you: In the historic notes…

Hello Bernard,I hope you are progressing quickly with your next installment of Uhtred’s tale. If it is anywhere near as good as AZINCOURT we readers are in for a rare treat. I have to say I prize your works above…

I picked up Lords of the North on vacation last month for some escapist reading and I was hooked on the story of Uhtred from the first page to the last. It was a great read. Later I was overjoyed…

first, sorry my bad english. let me explain: 1 month ago, my brother came up with a book here at home, according to him, a gift for my anniversary (my birthday was July 30, he came up with this book…

Mr. Cornwell, I’ve read your Arthur Series and have just read through the Lords of the North (will buy the 4th one tomorrow!). You are my favorite author. I wonder, how do you come up with such rich characters such…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am a graduate student with a keen interest in Anglo-Saxon language, literature and history. I’m presently completing my MA at the University of York, and will start a Ph.D. in October on the Old English vocabulary…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, some months ago I read the German translation of The Lords of the North. I was fascinated by this book and couldn’t stop reading since I finished it. After that I couldn’t thing about anything else than…

Do you have any idea when I can expect the sequel to Sword Song? Egil Leines I have about 30 more pages of “Sword Song” The Battle for London and if you do not write a 5th book in the…

Oh man, I like very much the book “The Lords Of The North”, I’m Brazilian but I like very much the Norse culture, I read the brazilian version of the book, It’s the first book that I read of you,…

Good day Mr. Cornwell, I’m a 28 year old radio-journalist from Germany and I’m just about to finish your 3rd book from the “Uhtred-series”. The lords of the north was just lately introduced in Germany. I just wanted to say…

Mr. Cornwell, Just wanted to let you know that I love all of your books, especially the works in the “Saxon Chronicle” series. Anxiously await the next! Here’s my review of “Sword Song” posted to Amazon.com (where I buy most…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have read many of your books, and at least 6 or 7 of them twice. I enjoy your work! I waited excitedly for Sword Song. Having finished it, I must admit, I was a tiny bit…

two years ago I was searching the local library for a book when I saw your book The Last Kingdom I took it out, read it, loved it but stupidly returned before I remembered your name or the name of…

Mr Cornwell First of all I would like to say thank you for all the wonderful books you’ve wrote. I have really enjoyed so many of them. I am currently onto The Lords of the North which is set nearby…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I’m two thirds of the way through SWORD SONG, and I wanted to write to tell you how very much I’m enjoying the experience of it! I’m a huge fan of your work (earlier favourites including the…

Dear Mr. Cornwell I would like to thank you for allowing me to be part of a whole new world. Like most boys growing up, I loved to play sports and hated to read. I did everything I could not…

Mr. Cornwell, I had not read anything in possibly 6 years and after my father suggested that I read the Sharp series I went out to find some of your books. I had a week long business trip and needed…

Mr. Cornwell, I just want to let you know how much I am enjoying your Saxon Chronicles series. I had never read any of your books and had only seen your Sharpe series on DVD. As a huge Richard Armitage…

Hi, read sword song it was great. I appreciate your time in answering all of my questions but I have one last question about the Saxon stories, what happened to Uhtred’s horse Witnere after THE LORDS OF THE NORTH, is…

Just over half way though, The lords Of The North. After reading the two previous novels am hooked. Just wanted to thank you, these books have helped me though a very tough patch in my life. Allan

Mr. Cornwell- You MUST write faster! :) It is so hard for Uhtred and I to have this affair when I scare hear of him but once a year! I am so in love with this man! (don’t tell my…

Dear Mr Cornwell, My compliments for the Saxon Stories, they are remarkable, complimenti! I devoured “The last Kingdom” and “The Pale horseman” in few days. Do you have any idea about when the Danish and/or Italian version of “The Lords…

Dear Mr Cornwell: I love your books, specially the Saxon Stories. But I´m from Spain and I wonder when we will be able to read “The Lords of the North” and “The Sword Song” in Spanish. Best regards from Oviedo….

Dear Mr Cornwell, I’ve just finished “The Lords of the North” and am looking forward to “Sword Song” – have you a date for the UK release yet? A while ago I set myself a small task – to read…

Did you know you had the ability to make a 52 year old woman cry in her bed on a miserable, wet Sunday morning in Lancashire. And on more than one occasion I might add (“It was Steapa”-produced a veritable…

Thank you for the Saxon Stories! I have enjoyed them a lot. I am looking forward to get the new book. I hope the English version is soon available in Spain. I had never read one of your books and…

Hi, this is just a quick mail to say how much I have enjoyed reading your Saxon series. I dont normally read books but after it was recommended by a friend I can’t stop reading several sections before I go…

I have just finished reading the Starbuck Chronicles – I found them difficult to put down. Something rare for me. I would like to add my comment to the many who have mentioned it before, I think it is time…

Sir, I recently read the Edward Rutherfurd books The Dublin Saga and Sarum and was looking for other historical fiction when I came upon the Saxon Series. I have finished the first two and have started The Lords of the…

Hello.I am from Portugal and I just had read the Lords of the North…That is an incredible book and the story of Uhtred is amazing…Thank you for the story. I have the 3 books of the story and I can…

I would just like to say that you are one incredible writer Mr.Cornwell. I am reading “The Lords of the North” and it is a great book. But I do wonder. What made you write about a Danish hero instead…

Hello Bernard, I have just finished reading “The Lords of the North” and again I was not disappointed. To read “Cair Liqualid” (Carlisle) in the Lords of the North was out of this world for me. Born and Bred in…

Hi Bernard, I would just like to know if there is a French version of “The Lords of the North” available in bookshops in France ? Thanks, Erik

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I have the honor of having read all your books so far and be truly an admirer of your magnificent thoroughly-researched novels. I have rather a friendly complaint regarding your last series of novels (The Saxon Series)…

Any idea of when there will be the follow on from the lords of the north? Tim Harris I wanted to take the time to say, What a wonderful story teller you are!. I have only read “the Saxon Stories”….

I am currently reading Copperhead. It’s a great read. I noticed that one of the characters, Col Lassan, sure does have some familiar sounding parents. I think that is a nice tie in that only your fans and not a…

Dear Mr Cornwell, >From a fan in Singapore, my thanks for many many hours of enjoyable reading. I knew of Sharpe and have read some of the books but just to tell you that I really enjoyed “The Arthur Books”,…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, I felt I had to write to inform you how much I thoroughly enjoy your novels, I have found your novels which cover a range of historical periods enthralling, exiting and educational. I first started with Sharpe…

I have enjoyed many of your books especially the Archer series and The Saxon Stories. Question ! Will the next installment of the Saxon Series be out soon ? I am waiting for the next adventure of Uthred in his…

Dear Sir, While in the little local library a few days ago I noticed a book on the NEW BOOKS shelf. What caught my eye was that the book had some reference to Alfred the Great. That book was THE…

Ehup, Just finished re-reading the Warlord trilogy followed by the Saxon set (having just got The Lords of the North). Firstly blinding novels and secondly any time frame for the next Saxon follow on as I am awaiting the assault…

Bernard, I have just finished reading ‘The Lords of the North’ and am looking forward to your fourth book in this series. As a teacher and writer (for Oxford University Press – totally different stuff to yo) I never grow…

Hello Mr Cornwell hope all is well. When I came to China I brought a number of your books to read. Another English teacher wanted to know if I had anything to read as she had read and reread her…

Dear Bernard, My Father has read many of your books, including the Saxon Stories. He was under the impression that there would be a 4th book in the series to tell how Uhtred would regain his inheritance. Has this book…

Hello, Let me start by saying your Warlord Trilogy is some of the finest reading I’ve ever encountered!I am currently reading your Saxon Stories and they’re shaping up to be another favorite of mine!I was wondering if you could tell…

Mr. Cornwell, I have just completed reading the Saxon stories and it seems to me you have left the ending open to adding a fourth novel about Uhtred, have you any plans for this?. I must also say I bought…

Just finished “Lords of the North”. Loved it as well as the whole trilogy. Will you be continuing the saga? You stated in the last line of the “Historical Notes” that “He will need Serpent-Breath again”. I hope this implies…

Dear Mr. Bernard, first I read the saga of Thomas during the 100 years war. Now is the time of Uhtred during the time of Alfred the Great.I love your books!Normally I read them in my language, portuguese (Record Editora)but…

Thoroughly enjoyed your Saxon series (read them all in a row after a recommendation from my daughter) and am wondering if you will be continuing the series with another book? Barbara Duncan Loved the books about Alfred , Lords of…

Hello Bernard As a first time reader of your work, I’ve just finished the Saxon series. My daughter bought me ‘the Lords of the North’ as a present and I could’nt put it down! Following that,I had to read the’The…

My husband and I just finished The Lords of the North. We hve been entranced with your stores and have read all but the Sharpe series. We live on beautiful Camano Island in the Pacific Northwest and if you are…

Good day Mr. Cornwell, this just, and I use the term ‘just’ as all your other fans most likely do. Well to other terms, I am really happy in saying that I love! And Hate your books, Ha! I mean…

I have really enjoyed reading the three books in the saxon stories and can not wait for the next instalment. Can you tell me when you anticipate the fourth book coming out and if you have a name for it…

Dear Mr. Cornwell. I just finished “The Lords of the North”. Fantastic in the manner of its predecessors. I can’t wait for Uhtred to climb all over his filthy uncle. Uhtred rocks. He should be playing rugby for the Wallabies….

Is there a 4th saxon story coming out next September? Joe Mclaughlin Dear Sir, Would you please let me know when the next book to follow The Lords of the North will be published? I just re-read the earlier books…

Dear Sir, some years ago at the Swindon literary festival (must have been 2001 as Sharpes Prey was just out in hardback) you said you hoped one day to write more Starbuck novels, as it says from the same year…

Dear Bernard, I’ve also just finished ‘The Lords of the North’ and can’t wait for the 4th to be released in October. I am originally from land north of the Humber but currently live in Hong Kong, where i have…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, My wife and I recently purchased the audio versions of the Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman. How does one say thank you appropriately. Your Saxon stories are incredible. We are listening to the last few chapters…

MR Cornwell, I am an avid reader of your books, I especially have liked your last two series on the saxon stories and the grail quest. I agree that the grail quest finished in a nice place, however I am…

Dear Bernard, I have enjoyed many of your books. My favourites have been the Warlord trilogy. However I have just finished the last kingdom and the pale rider, and eagerly await the Lords of the North to arrive from amazon….

Could you tell me when the next book in the saxon stories is out please? Jeremy Forster Hello Mr Cornwell, I am a big fan and would like to know if there will be a fourth volume of the Saxon…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I have just finished reading your excellent third Uhtred novel, “The Lords of the North”. However I have to point out a glaring historical mistake (p301f p/b edition). You make reference to the name of the “christian…

Hi. I’ve just finished reading The Lords of the North and was horrified to find that it didn’t contain the first chapter of the next book in the series. I immediately thought that the story of Uhtred had been brought…

Mr. Cornwell, i’ve became adept of yours books, reading the grail quest, then the warlord series, and now the saxon’s series, I have to say that I am completely facinated for your books, can’t wait til october for the next…

new fan of your writing; I first read The Pale Horseman, then The Last Kingdom and just finished The Lords of the North. Most enjoyable! Hope the series continues. Any plans for a future Celts or Britons story, perhaps in…

The biggest problem with new great books coming out is that you read them in less then 3 days and it’s all over. The Lords of the North was a great book to a great series. The first book I…

Hi, just wanted to know when the next book in the Saxon series is going to be out as I want to know how Uhtred is getting on. I also wanted to say how much I enjoy your writing I…

I just finished reading The Lords of the North, and I trudged into the last pages feeling a kind of sadness that was somehow tinged with confusion. Sadness because I was coming to the end of what I thought was…

Finished reading the Lords of the North it’s the best Uhtred book so far but did you have to leave it on a cliffhanger? That’s simply unfair! My question is, where do you get those juicy insults from? Are they…

Mr. Cornwell Thank you for the books that you write. I am an Emergency Room Nurse in the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania area, USA. I have an approximate 40 minute drive to work daily nd found one of your Audiobooks to listen…

Just wanted to share my very real pleasure with you. I have loved (and continue to re-read and enjoy) the Sharpe books. The Lords of the North kept me up ’til 1:30 last night as I couldn’t not find out…

Have just finished reading ‘The Lords of the North’ – brilliant and gripping as usual! I take it there are going to be more in this series? It would be great to see this and the Arthur series filmed. Best…

Ihave just finished The Lords Of The North brilliant , is there anything else in the pipe line soon? Ralph Topp Dear Mr. Cornwell. Will there be new Sharpe or Saxon titles coming out in 2007? I read “Growing Up…

Ihave just finished The Lords Of The North brilliant , is there anything else in the pipe line soon? Ralph Topp I have just finished reading The Lords of the North, and it has left me hoping that the story…

Dear Bernard, I was standing with my wife at the airport a few years ago, while she was deciding which book to buy for her “holiday read”. I couldn’t find anything for myself, so she handed me a copy of…

Having read “The Lords of the North” as soon as it was available, and thoroughly enjoying it. I am unhappy to see, on checking this the official Website. That it still states that “The Lords of the North” is coming…

Dear Mr. Cornwell! I have just finished “The lords of the North” and have read it with the same joy as the other ones. I can hardly wait for books no. 4 to ???. One thing you will not tell…

Dear Mr Cornwell, Thank you for The Warlord series, It was one of the best reads I have had since?….the Grail Quest series ! ha ha I have just finished The lords of the North and to me this has…

dear Mr Cornwell it has been 15 years since I have read a book and I am now 30. About a week ago I was passing a secondhand book shop and in the window I spotted one of your books…

Dear Sir, I neither have a manuscript I would like you to read or indeed a book that needs signing. However, as always with my books I put a comment on the inside cover before giving it to someone else…

I’m totally hooked on the Saxon series. Couldn’t wait till Jan 07 for the US debut of the Lords of The North so got it from Amazon.uk. Really glad you are writing the 4th volume due out in fall 07?…

Having been a great fan of yours for a while now I was just greedily wondering when the next book of yours will be published? Thankyou, Patrick Barker Hi Bernard, I’ve been looking on your website weekly for the last…

Hello Bernard. Many thanks, it has been great fun following Uhtred’s path towards regaining his inheritance. I was running out of pages fast as I reached the end of “The Lords of the North” and now have to wait for…

Dear Mr Cornwell, Firstly let me say how much I’ve enjoyed reading a large number of your books, though there are many yet to be read, thank heavens. Having just today finished reading “The Lords of the North”, I was…

Hello there thanks for reading this I appriciate how busy you are. I work at the local college in England down near Exeter and have been teaching some students about the saxon/norman times. Your saxon stories have got their attention…

Hi I have just finished reading Lords of the North and I loved it. Can you tell me when the next book will be availiable and also are you going to release another Starbuck book? Many Thanks Craig Nixon I…

Dear Mr Bernard, I’ve just finished reading The Last Kingdom, went to our Municipal library and looked for the sequel and found The Pale Horseman. Unfortunately I cannot afford buying the books – too’ expensive -down here in South Africa….

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I would like to say thank you for the many books you have written which have kept me entertained for the past ten years or more. i must say that the TV has not looked the same…

Dear mr Cornwell, I am Italian and I have just ended to read The last kingdom and find him absolutely fantastic!!! Make you my most sincere compliments … would like to wonder whether you know when he will go out…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Firstly I would like to say I am a huge fan of your Saxon series and am currently half-way through the last Grail Quest book. I would love to know when the next Saxon book is going…

Hello! I’m a long time fan. Have been waiting (albeit somewhat impatiently) for the Lords of the North to come out. Just wanted to tell you that I honestly believe you are one of the best authors I’ve ever had…

Do you have an ETA on the fourth installment of Uhtred’s tale? Thank you. C. Bright Dear Bernard, I have read the grail quest and the Saxon stories…. I would like to know if there will be more books to…

Dear Sir, having read your Grail Quest Series,Gallows Thief,Stonehenge,Warlord Chronicles including The Last Kingdom,The Pale Horseman and The Lords of the North,any idea when the next book in the series will be available.Once I start reading them I can’t put…

Hi Mr. Cornwell, i’ m italian and my english is not very well. Ho appena finito di leggere “L’ ultimo re” ( The last Kingdom ), qui in italia siamo un po indietro, e ho notato l’ ironia ed il…

Dear Mr.Cornwell.I am a late newcomer to your books. I have read the first four Sharpe novels back to back and absolutely enjoyed them and can’t wait for the next one. I am currently reading “The Lords Of The North”,…

Thank you for some of the most entertaining books I have ever found. My favourite reading is the arthur,saxon, & grail quest series. So my question is, when can I expect the next in the saxon series?. Having just finished…

Mr. Cornwell:I just finished “The Pale Horseman” and enjoyed it very much. I’m looking forward to “The Lords of the North” with eager expectation. This series is of great interest to me as I am a descendant of Anglo-Danes from…

Dear Bernard, I wrote to you a few weeks ago and have just noticed youre reply. Many thanks. It is a great pleasure to know that youve taken the time to read and reply to readers comments. I feel compelled…

No comments, no brickbats only bouquets! Have just finished The Lords of the North which I found almost impossible to put down. Can hardly wait for the next novel in this absorbing series. Am currently reading Book Four of The…

Hi There, I have just finished you lastest book Lords of the North and am really enjoying this series as I have with the Grail Quest series as well. My father and I share the same interest in your books…

Mr. Cornwell, I am not much of a reader. In fact, I read maybe one or two books a year. I noticed the cover of the Pale Horseman at my friend’s house and thought to myself, “Now there’s a great…

Dear Sir, I must congratulate you on a (so far) fantastic book. I am currently reading The Lords of the North and am just past page 88. I think that last night, while reading this book, I actually burst out…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just finished the Lords of the North book, it was absolutely fantastic. I found myself finishing the book in 3 days and yesterday I read the last word at around 5 am. I wonder if you…

I’m a big fan of all your books especially the Arthur books and the saxon stories. I was just wondering if you are going to bring another book out after the Lords of the North? also as a rifleman in…

hello Mr Cornwell, I am a 17 year old student living on Vancouver Island Ccanada. I’m currently reading The Lords of the North and I have just gotten to when the “red ship” arrives. How you descirbed the boat made…

I truly enjoyed the Lords of the North and as always I read the historical notes and I would like to know how much of your family line and the main character have in common? Michael Zitt

I love your books and have read almost all of them. I have just finished The Lords of the North and I am guessing there is to be at least one more in the series, when do you plan to…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, On May 13th, waiting at Heathrow a/p for my flight, I picked up “The Last Kingdom”. I have always enjoyed historical fictions but, until now, haven’t felt like I was so totally part of the story. I…

I have just read all 3 of the “Uthred” Saxon Novels in a week! My wife bought me The Pale Horesman as a present and fortunately my father in law had the other 2 so I was able to read…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, I am currently reading your latest book, “The Lords of the North” and noticed an historical error. In the second chapter, Uhtred and King Guthred are discussing monogamy. The year is 878, and Uhtred states that the…

Hello ,Mr Cornwell enjoy your books so much I buy them in hardcover and soft. Hardcover to read at home and softcover when I travel. I find it odd at times I cannot find your hardcovers at certain bookstores in…

Hello, I am very much enjoy reading your work; my favorites are “The Warlord” series. I have recently gone over all three of the Saxon series and was wondering if you have any plans for future books following “The Lords…

I so enjoy reading your books that it is terrible to reach the ending, knowing that it will be some time before the next is available. Though a U.S. resident, I ordered The Lords of the North through Amazon U.K….

Dear Bernard, As one exiled from the North East of England some years ago now, I just want to say a mammoth “Thank you” for the Uhtred series. What a character! There’s so much weaving of so many things into…

Hiya I really like your books and can’t wait for more. I’ve read the Saxon Series, excluding The Lords of the North three times, the Warlord Chronicles twice and have just started reading Harlequin. My questions are: Will there be…

Dear Bernard, Have read many Sharpe novels. But have just finished the first two Saxon novels back to back whilst on holiday. Will be buying ‘The Lords of the North’ as soon as I can get to the booksellers. One…

I started reading books about 4 years ago and now Im coming on 40 years old (a lot of time to catch up on) the first book I read of yours was The Last Kingdom then I got The Pale…

Just finished Sharpe’s Fury, and loved it. I enjoy British history. Iteach part time at a private school in Indiana (World History) and attend graduate school at Purdue University. This past spring I took a class on the Stuart reign…

Hello Mr Cornwell, I am rereading the Pale Horseman and the Lords of the North. In the books you give hints about the longbow coming as a weapon. When did the English start using this lethal weapon and did it…

Having tried my best to wait patiently for the U.S. release, I was fortunate to have the opportunity last week to buy The Lords of the North while I was in London. I am thoroughly enjoying it and am almost…

Hello Mr. Cornwell. I want to thank you for rekindeling my love of reading. My favorites are the Arthur novels and Stonehenge. I have just finished The Lords of the North that I bought on Amazon.uk(I couldn’t wait for the…

Mr. Cornwell, I am a big fan of the saxon stories and getting ready for the Lords of the North…I was really wondering about the qoute in the first book that translates to destiny is everything…what language is it in?…

Dear Bernard, I randomly picked up The Lords of the North a couple of days ago at the library here in Sydney. Just finished it and I can say that the first thing I did upon doing so was check…

Mr Cornwell, I love all your books. I think you are a fantastic author. I’ve recently read the Lords of the North and thought it was fantastic. Uhtred is perhaps your darkest character. Derfel and Thomas of Hookton are basically…

Mr.Cornwell, Hello, first of all I would like to thank you for writing The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, and The Lords of the North. I must admit that I’m not much of a reader despite the fact that my…

I’m a big fan of Mr Richard Sharpe (and Pat of course), so when I saw another book by your hand “The Pale Horseman”, I just had to read it! And I must say, it is brilliant! I have a…

dear Mr. Cornwell I love your books, only I think it’s not very nice to have your loyal readers in America wait an extra 6 months to read your fine literature. I’m referring to your The Lords of the North…

Hi Mr Cornwell I wanted to tell you just how much I enjoy your Saxon Stories! I stumbled upon the Last Kingdom by chance at a book sell-out at university and was immediatly intrigued. When I finished the book I…

Dear Mr Cornwell ( that sounded strange)..Having just read “the lords of the north”, your historical notes interested me as you said you were related to a Uhtred from Bebbanberg. So does make you a “royal”.(Or even me ?).I’m so…

Dear Sir I am writing to say what a wonderful trilogy of books your last one has been. My father and I both adore your books, although I am sorry to say I havent read any of your Sharpe books,…

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I first read about Thomas of Hookton. I had no idea that I would be rushing to the book store two days later and buying the rest of your…

How long does it take on average to conceive an idea, say the Saxon stories, to completion of the story? When can we expect another Saxon novel? Regards John P Dear Mr Cornwell I have just finished reading “Lords of…

Hi there, I first met Uhtred in The Pale Horseman. I discovered him while browsing in a bookshop looking for something to read on my train journey from London to Newcastle. Two days later I’d finished the book finding myself…

Hi Mr Cornwell, Ive just finished reading the Lords Of The North and was wondering when the next novel will be ready approx ??? I have found myself being pulled back in history to that distant time and I thank…

Please do not feel a need to reply to this. I just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed your Saxon books. I am slightly disappointed by the art work that will appear on the US version of the…

Hi there, I originally thought the books about Uhtred were to be a trilogy,but having just read The Lords of the North I find that Uhtred will return in other stories. Can you give us a clue as to how…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to say “Thank you” for your wonderful books. Last Christmas, my wife gave me _The Winter King_ as a present on the suggestion of a friend from Chesham, England. That same friend gave me…

Hi,could you please tell me when the fourth book of the saxon series is due for release and how many titles will there be in this series? keep up the good work.Dave. Just finished the Lords of the North and…

As a Primary School headteacher I suppose I ought to be the kind who reads lots of books, and who commands a great knowledge of litereary giants of the last 20 years or so! OOOPPS!! If that’s a pre-requisite I’m…

Are You Planning To Write Another Saxon Book And If So When Roughly Will It Be Out? Lewis Wright Hi Bernard, I would just like to ask if there is going to be a follow up to ‘The lords of…

Good day to you. I would like to say thatI have read the Lords of the North book already and again simply amazing. My question is can you give me any info on the Sword that you have on your…

Dear Bernard, Ive just finished reading The Lords of the North which I thoroughly enjoyed and I wondered do you ever visit the areas you write about to get a feel for the ground? I appreciate the landscape would have…

Dear Mr. Cornwell Love the Sharpe series very much – am so pleased that they continue! The Saxon Stories have been amazing – I can’t wait to read The Lords of the North! Thank you so much for sharing your…

I have read the Lords of the North and was wondering when the next one will be ready. I know I am very impatient, there will be another one won’t there? I shall be most content with the new Sharpe…

Dear sir: “It was blood and shit and guts spilled in the mud” (282). Dire stuff! I have just finished reading The Lords of the North. Sadly, I couldn’t read it slowly and now I’m without anything interesting to read….

Dear Bernard, I have just finished reading “The Lords of The North” yet another excellent read. I cannot wait for the next one. I was wondering would you consider writing about Brian Boru, as his life showed how good and…

I have just fininshed reading “The Lords of the North” – will we be reading about Uhtred’s return to Bebbanburg? Monica Douglas

Please please please is there an anticipated date when the 4th of the Saxon books will be out in the UK ? Lauren hi didn’t use to be a big fan of yours but after reading the adventures of Uhtred…

Dear Mr Cornwell Please allow me to add my praise to the others who have already done so. The Lords of the North was truly ejoyable made more so by me reading it straight after The Pale Horseman. Thank you…

your book, “The Lords of the North”, set against the backdrop of the current turmoil in the Middle East, remarkable!!! Pieter van Dijk

Hello Mr Cornwell, I love your books and have just finished readng the Lords of the North, I loved your Arthur books and the best read ever was Stonehenge and would love you to please please write another story like…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, OBE: May I salute you as such, or must I wait until it has officially been awarded to you by the Queen? At least you now know how your future salutations will appear. A friend of mine…

To Mr Cornwell, I am in the process of re-reading The Pale Horseman before I read the Lords of the North for the first time. I like to read them as a set, (which yes, means I will read the…

Hi Mr Cornwell. Honestly, I have never written to an author before, but having neglected my kids and my work for days I had to tell you how much I loved The Pale Horseman and The Lords of the North….

Just finished reading “The Lords of the North”. Congratulations Sir, another great read please keep them coming. It was also great to see that Her Majesty has rewarded you for your great work. Stuart Smith

I’ve read almost everything you’ve written: My daughter brought a copy of “The Lords of the North” back from England for me recently. I plan to start it soon, and I will be one of the first to buy the…

I have just finished reading your wonderfull book THE LORDS OF THE NORTH,PLEASE when will the next book in the series be published? I CAN’T WAIT. Mr Alwyn Gledhill Hi Bernard Firstly absolutely love your books, What is next after…

Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to drop a quick note of thanks. Your storytelling is so vivid and brilliant that I cannot put your books down and feel like I’ve lost and gained many friends through your work. Your works…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have taken up reading as a hobby in only the last couple of years. Oddly enough, it was the A&E TV series “Horatio Hornblower” that encouraged me to read the entire Hornblower series. This was the…

Hi, I’ve just started to read the saxon series and wondered when the Lords of the North is being released in paperback format, much easier to read on the train!! Steve Bunn

Hello Mr Cornwell, I have just finished reading the Lords of the North and I thought it was an excellent book and I was hoping there will be a next book. I am only 14 years old and I first…

Mr. Cornwell, I live in the US and have always been an avid reader of American history, particularly the Civil War period. My oldest son Clay, who is a junior in college, shares my interest, but more as it relates…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Usually I avoid “Historical Fiction” because the characters are usually unbelievable and the plots historically incorrect.( “Braveheart” for instance – a dreadful movie.) But Uhtred and Derfel are so real, I can hear their voices when I…

I’m sorry if this is on the site and I missed it or you don’t know, but when will the next Saxon book come out? I ordered The Lords of the North from amazon and it just got here and…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, well done on the OBE, when are they going to knight you?? We met at York last month (27th May) and you were kind enough to sign the copy of the Lords of the North my girlfriend…

Hello Bernard May I first say how much I enjoy reading your novels. I have just finished The Lords of the North and could hardly put it down. My first question is when is the next novel in the series…

Hello Mr Cornwell I’d like to compliment you on your books which I have read avidly but I am puzzeled by something at the end of “The Lords of the North”. You have Uhtred cross the Wear at Houghall according…

just finished the Lords of the North. Loved every page and can’t wait for the next instalment. I think Uthred has become my favourite character from all your works . keep up the good work, love to you and your…

Dear Bernard, Thoroughly enjoying the latest book, The Lords of the North. My only problem is I’m nearly finished it (it’s taken me all of 2 days!). Please tell me there are more adventures. Good luck with Duncan in the…

Bernard,I have just finished reading,The Lords of the North, for the second time, absolutely brilliant!! and I am delighted that the saga of Uhtred is to continue. Thank You. Andy Armstrong

Hello Mr Bernard Cornwell OBE! Have been meaning to write to you for ages just to thank you for such great books. Was introduced to them by a friend lending me your Arthur Trilogy this time last year and haven’t…

Dear Mr Cornwell, just finished reading the Lords of the North and would like to congratulate you on another excellent book. I have read all three and thoroughly enjoyed every one. I come from Sunderland in Tyne was pleased to…

Hi Bernard, (hope you do not take offence from the use of your first name) I am a 62 year old retired ship’s captain, for years you have given me so much reading pleasure. I just want to say thank…

Dear Sir, I am a new fan and have really enjoyed the Saxon books and look forward to the next one. After just finishing both Last Kingdom and Pale Horsemen, I don’t want to wait until the US version of…

Hi Mr Cornwell, I have just discovered your books and simply cannot put one down until finished. I have just read The Last kingdom and The Pale Horseman, however was disappointed to find the first chapter of The Lords of…

Greetings from Cornwall, Mr Cornwell. I was just browsing your site & thought I’d drop you a line before domestic duties overwhelm me. I’m looking forward to Sharpe’s Fury, quite liked the new Sharpe’s Challenge movie (Although I didn’t think…

Dear Bernard. Thank you so much for signing my Warlord Chronicles in York. It was the first time I had met you and a real pleasure (I was almost first in the que amd had my little 10 month old…

I have just bought your new book the Lords of the North to read on holiday. I could not put it down and now have no book to read when away. Why did you stop it were you did, why…

Hi Bernard, I have just finished the Lords of the North and was not disappointed. I rarely read fiction, preferring to know the truth of a chosen subject. However your books quench the thirst for exciting history with added adventure….

I was not really a great reader untill last summer when I purchased the first in the saxon series. And have just purchased and almost finished the third in the series (the Lords of the North). So was just wondering…

I should just like to let you know how I have thoroughly enjoyed everyone of your books – all of which I have bought new (which I hope gives you some satisfaction!) and I am eagerly waiting for Sharpe’s Fury…

Dear Mr.Cornwell.I’m a polish man living in Chicago.I bought “The last kingdom” while on vacation in Colorado,and I could not put it down.It was fantastic!!I just finished “The pale horseman” and cannot wait for “The lords of the North” to…

Bernard I walked into my local ASDA store this morning and casually glanced the book isle to be greeted by ‘The Lords of the North’ the third in the Saxon Stories. I had not anticipated this final? instalment until nearer…

Hi there, to my total surprise I was in Asda (Walmart) last night and there is your new Uhtred book ‘The Lords of the North’. I thought it was due out in June, don’t know if your publishers brought it…

On various websites, I see 2 titles credited to you, but find no references to them on your site. These are: Hidden Hand and Snarl of the Beast Are these other websites in error? Have they been published under a…

Good evening I’ve emailed a few times in the past (though not for a couple of years) just wanted to say thankyou really (I’m sure you get that a lot). I love how much I’ve enjoyed the books as I’ve…

Dear Mr. Cornwell First of all, let me start off by saying…Good god, there has never been an author who can write such an enthralling novel. I have read the Warlord Chronicles and I am eagerly awaiting the Lords of…

Hello there Mr Cornwell. I would just like to thank you for the many years of pleasant reading that you have so generously provided. I started on Sharpe, then Arthur when I was 14, and then the rest in mixed…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, wow, fantastic literature. I believe your Saxon books are what C.S. Lewis called “high literature”! I just finished The Pale Horseman in four days and could not put it down! may I ask two questions? one: The…

Dear Mr. Cornwell I’m an avid reader and have read hundreds of novels even though I am only a senior in high school. I have to say though that your novels, especially the warlord trilogy were my favorite. I’ve read…

Dear Sir, My name is Jens Thomasen and I live in Denmark at the town Hobro. I have just started to read your book ‘The Last Kingdom’ and I’m much excited for the book. It’s so interesting to read about…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, The Duke of Marlborough is another exception, a brillian one, to the rule of good military administrators being less than stellar field commanders. But you are probably right about his being a poor subject for fiction. It…

Hey I live in New Zealand and was wondering if you knew when “The Lords of the North” book is going to be released in my country???? thanks. Jason Shepard

My favourite Sharpe book was Sharpe’s Prey. I like it when you go off the beaten track like that. Everyone’s heard about Waterloo but few know of the Danish angle. You also brought Saxon England to life effortlessly. Reading Melvyn…

Why will the Lords of the North be released in the UK months before the US release? Just curious and a little jealous. Thanks. Douglas

Hello Bernard I loved the Pale Horseman and am looking forward to the Lords of the North but I am a massive fan of Thomas of Hookton and was wondering if you had made up your mind to write another…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of your books! I have read all your books apart from the Starbuck Chronicles, simply for my lack of interest in that particular part of history,…

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Dear Mister Cornwell , Your books about Uhthred of Bebbanburgh are a joy to me and an important part of my life. I love historical fiction , and i appreciate enormously your work , also your other series , but…

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I picked up a copy of Lords of the North before starting a 12 hour coach journey to visit friends in The Netherlands. I was almost rude to them to be ignoring them in order to finish it. Since then…

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Hi Bernard Just finished War of the Wolf! I wanted to read it in one day,but remembered one of your replies saying how long it had taken to write,so out of respect to you,I made it last three days.I always…

Hello Mr Cornwell, I just had a few questions about Sigtryggr. If we mix the historical figure of Sithric Caech and the fictional Sigtryggr that you’ve created, is it safe to assume that Sigtryggr and Ragnall in the books are…

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I absolutely love, love, love your books. I am currently on Lords of the North. But I do have one complaint/query. Why are your maps so paltry. Everytime a location is mentioned in the text, I turn to the map….

Mr. Cornwell, I guess my question is: if the Danes won at Ethandun, or Aflred died while on the run – whatever necessary to make Guthrum’s conquest of Wessex a full success – would they still have assimilated (while…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell. I am enjoying so much The Saxon Stories. So far, it is the best novel series I’ve read. For that, I would like to thank you for the great work you have been doing, and praise you…

Bonjour Mr Cornwell. Je suis un fan absolu de la saga d’Uthred depuis plusieurs années et j’ai le regret de voir qu’il n’y a toujours pas de traduction pour les tomes après Sword song… Pourrons nous, un jour, avoir la…

Thoroughly enjoyed the tenth instalment in a fantastic series. It’s a fine example of how a worthy warrior must possess a shrewd mind to second guess his enemies, and plenty of charisma to attract loyal followers, besides a trusty sword-arm…

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Bernard, Since I first read Lords Of The North I have loved the Saxon Tales and, collected them all throughout the years, including a signed copy once. Uhtred Of Bebbanburg is none other than myself! I’ve laughed through the…

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Sir, I understand that you are a busy man, however, I wanted to thank you for your work. I am a veteran, and I have found much enjoyment in your work. There are days when things get confusing, and my…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, A question has arisen regarding Barnes & Noble who are advertising a “Lord of the North tie in novel.” It has caused some interest on the Facebook page used by your readers. Would you be prepared to…

Hi there, big fan of your work especially the last kingdom series. Lords of the North might go down as my favorite of the 10 so far. Question for you, would you happen to know If the Norse/Danes/swedes used to…

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dear Bernard, in lords of the north hrothweard was killed by the danes; so what rel lation is hrothwearth in flame brearer to the deceased? sorry I missed part of you talk on classic fm – did you have time…

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Just a question. Is there any historical fact to the hounds in Lords of the North? What a fun way to learn a bit of history. Thank You, Jim

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Mr. Cornwell, This January, I had just finished defending my thesis for my doctorate, a four year journey, and could not read another book. I’m not much for fiction, but decided that it might be a relaxing change, especially…

Dear Bernard, My name is Adam Hopper, I’m 20 years old and an Archaeology student at the University of Reading. I have a keen interest in the Anglo-Saxon period and I am a huge fan of your Warrior Chronicles series….

I have read The Last Kingdom, (Book 1) The Pale Horseman(,Book 2) Lords of the North, (Book 3) and Sword Song.(Book 4) I thought that was all of them and I had read them in order, but I believe I’m…

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Hi, I should say something like\; ‘My name is Steapa of Wellinburgh, I am the one of the biggest warlords in Wessex and I call upon Thor’s hammer to (I won’t say what I was going to) to you for…

Dear Mr. Cornwell I’ve been reading your books for years now and first of all would like to thank you for the endless hours of fun I had with Sharpe, Derfel, Uthred, etc. My all time favourite are probably…

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Hello, Mr Cornwell, I just write to tell you that I love the Saxon Tales; I buy every book of the series. I also have to tell you that I bought my first book in Houston, Tex, in 2008, they…

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Lords Of The North has been in my attic for years. I never read it but on a recent trip to the attic I pulled several books out for possible reading. I had just finished reading Death of a Nationalist…

Hi. At this time I am unable to “read” your books. I have a cataract so it makes it difficult. But I have been using audio books to “read” them. Lords of the north is amazing Thank you. Thank you…

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Mr. Cornwell, I spent many years studying English literature and history, particularly the Anglo-Saxon period. I find your work fascinating, accurate and incredibly approachable, and I just wanted to thank you for sharing your gift of narration and your obvious…

Galdir – A Slave’s Tale

This review posted by the book’s author. “Highly Commended” in the Yeovil Literary Prize 2011 “The writing is impeccable. Smooth and easy, with strong descriptive, Galdir is easy to become lost in.” – SJA Turney. A Roman slave with a…

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I almost didn’t start it but I opened up The Last Kingdom and never stopped. Well, except to read another book that stole my attention. Now I am on Lords of the North and I am very very happy I…

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I have just started reading your Saxon stories. What drew me to them initially to be honest is Richard Armitage’s reading of Lords of the North. I suppose you have no control over who narrates your books when they go…

Dear mr cornwell, I’m a 21 year old living and working in Horsham (Sussex, England). I couldn’t help myself I just had to write to you. I’ve been reading your books for a few years now and passed them on…

Dear Mr Bernard I finished the Pale Horseman and very sad about Iseult death. I will start Lords of the North soon. Saxon tales are very good for make a movie, animation or tv-series about it. are there some plans…

Many thanks on all the hours of pleasure you have given me with your books. I was just wondering what Uhtred’s thor amulet (the one he took from a boy he beat up as a child) is made of, as…

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Courtesy of a British friend, I finally got my clutches on the Richard Armitage reading of Lords of the North. It’s probably too much to hope for, but is there any chance he will record the new Uhtred book when…

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Mr. Cornwell: Just wanted say ‘The Last Kingdom’ was recommended to me by my business partner last week. I’m now finishing the ‘Lords of The North’. I have to say that I cannot put these books down. Fantastic work! Thank…

Sir: I discovered your writing last year while I was unemployed (I found a copy of Lords of the North at my local library for $1) and I spent most of my free time when not looking for work reading…

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Mr Cornwell, I was born in Wallasey Cheshire, but have lived in the USA since 1960. In my library I have a book entitled The Rise & Progress of Wallasey, first published in 1929 & re-printed in 1960. Needless to…

I would please like information on when the next book will be on sale in the Saxon Tales, number 7 in the series of Uhtred and his quest to regain Bebbanburgh. Thank you. Thomas Moskal Servus Mr. Cornwell, please…

Dear Bernard, congrats on Death of Kings & The Fort. I’m a fan of all your novels but like many love the history novels. I’ve purchased & read all your books in my home country Australia & am now attempting…

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I AM A GREAT FAN OF THE SAXON SAGA AND AWAIT EACH BOOK WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT. YOU HAVE PROVIDED UHTRED WITH A FACE AND TREMENDOUS SUBSTANCE, BUT FOR ME, THE ACTOR, RICHARD ARMITAGE, HAS PROVIDED HIM WITH A VOICE, IN…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoy your books.I’ve been able to trace my family back to the middle ages, and being someone of Anglosaxon lineage I have special appreciation for your Saxon series….

Hello Mr. Cornwell. my name is Maxwell Cane and I am a 24 year old oil refinery worker from California. I just finished reading Agincourt today and I finished Stonehenge last week. I have also read Lords of the North,…

I’m reading Sword Song, so please forgive me if I missed this in your other books or previous comments, but I really like to know what happened to Witnere (lord Uhtred’s black war horse) between Lords of the North and…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am writing to thank you for writing your books. I have been an avid reader all my life, but history books have always left me cold. A favorite of mine is the obscure Steppe by Piers…

Vagabond (Extract)

Chapter One It was October, the time of the year’s dying when cattle were being slaughtered before winter and when the northern winds brought a promise of ice. The chestnut leaves had turned golden, the beeches were trees of flame…

Mr. Cornwell, I just finished lords of the North in 3 days time. In my opinion it is just that good. Anxiously awaiting Sword Song and The Burning Lands but Overstock is taking forever.. Ive written before to express my…

The Burning Land (extract)

I had left Finan and a handful of men as our only sentries. They were posted at the edge of the fields, halfway between the village and the old hall and Finan had sent one man to warn me that…

Death of Kings (extract)

I took thirty men to Lundene, not because I needed them, but because a lord should travel in style. We found quarters for men and horses in the Roman fort which guarded the old city’s north-western corner, then I walked…

Never been a big reader Mr. Cornwell, but I must say that reading the Saxon Stories(Starting Lords of the North now) has been such a wonderful tale. I’m the type of person who has always said that I was born…

Dear Bernard Cornwell I am a huge fan of your work. I was never a big reader, but ever since I got my hands on Lords of the North, I won’t lie I bought it cause the cover intrigued me…

Just to say that due to an inspired decision to have Richard Armitage reading Lords of the North, I am now “listening” to all of the books of the Saxon Stories. All of the readers give good “readings” but I…

Interview with George R. R. Martin

Amazon.com has an abbreviated version of a recent interview I had with George R. R. Martin, the celebrated author of the Game of Thrones series which starred Sean Bean on HBO. Below you will find the interview in its entirety….

No need to contact me. I am sure you are busy. I just wanted to say that I am enthralled by your writing…read (on suggestion) Winter King, and now Lords of the North…went to your website only to find out…

Mr. Cornwell, I never expected to be a fan. I thought your genres were not going to be appealing to me. But someone gave me a copy of Lords of the North in audio form, and I listened to it…

Hello I just finished Death of Kings and have to say its now my favorite of the Uhtred books so far, taking the place of Lords of the North, which up until now was my favorite. This is the first…

I just finished “Lords of the North” at this late hour of 4:30 a.m. here in the US. Your work always finds a way to pull me in and not let me go. I am curious as to how Ragnar’s…

Mr. Cornwell, I have come late to your books but am devouring each one, currently reading Lords of the North. May I ask if you would consider adding more frequent detailed maps throughout your works? You describe battlefields, terrain, lofty…

34 years of age and my first fan letter – ever. Just had to write how I thoroughly enjoy reading your books. Just finishing Excalibur, after reading it and Enemy of God back to back. And in couple of books’…

I am currently reading your Saxon Tales series, excellent thus far by the way, and am on page 239 of the paper bound version of ‘Lords of the North.’ I believe i have found a misplaced comma. Page 239, At…

I discovered you at my local library and want to thank you for the pleasure your writing gives. The first one I read was Lords of the North and I’ve just finished Heretic. Now I want to read them in…

Hi Bernard. I have always loved reading but in recent years, since working from home, I only seem to manage to pick up a book at bedtime. Then I tried audio books and, long story short, discovered Georgette Heyer’s works…

Dear Bernard, I just wanted to drop you a note telling you how much I love your Saxon Chronicles. I first heard of them a couple of years ago, when I bought a BBC audio book of Lords of the…

SWORD AND THE SOUL: REALM OF THE BEAR

This is an epic tale of warlords, Kings, Queens, knights, love, sexual desire and supernatural sorcery, spanning three worlds: the mystical Realm of Avalon, where the ‘Fair Folk’ live; the dark lands of the ‘Underworld’, and the world of men….

Mr. Cornwell – I wanted to let you know just how much I have enjoyed your books. The Saxon Stories have been my favorite of all and now that I know my fast becoming favorite actor, Richard Armitage, has done…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I came to your Saxon series after buying the audiobook “Lords of the North” read by Richard Armitage. Mr. Armitage’s reading coupled with your vivid characters and story made me fall in love with Uhtred. So much…

Hello Mr. Cornwell: I have really enjoyed your books over the years. I am a professional engineer working on contract in the remote Oil fields of northern Alberta, Canada.. I am a big reader and outside of a single book,…

Dear Mr Cornwell, thank you for your Saxon Stories. So far, I’ve read the “Lords of the North” and preceding, and I will buy following novels as well. It might be of interest for you that I am German. I…

I am an avid audiobook listener, I will listen to about six books a month or more. I have recently discovered Bernard Cornwell, am currently working my way through the “Saxon Stores”. I’m just about done with book three “Lords…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am greatly enjoying the Saxon Tales, and I also enjoyed The Winter King and Agincourt. You have obviously put some serious time into doing scholarly research about all aspects of your subject matter. So I have…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I have much pleasure in reading all of your Sharpe series and your Vagabond books. The crowning glory of your endeavours has to be the Anglo Saxon chronicles, I have read all five, the first three several…

Just read Lords of the North for the umpteenth time. I was born in Wallsend on Tyne. My grandmother used to call me “a little skeduggan” when I was naughty. She also used to sing “Over the hills and far…

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my question about the early Renaissance! I was thrilled that you took time out of your schedule to give me advice. =) My book is historical fantasy, with a…

no questions, just thank you. I’m half way through and enjoying “Sword song”. I know it’s old and I have “Burning Land” but I was saving it for two reasons, one I thought “lords of the north” was the best…

Dear Mr Cornwell, although I thoroughly enjoyed the Sharpe series on TV, I never considered your Saxon stories to be my cup of tea. However hearing that Richard Armitage, who’s audio work I greatly admire, had recorded Lords of the…

Mr. Cornwell, I first found out about your fantastic books a few years ago when “Lords of the North” was published in the US. I’m a huge Norse/Saxon enthusiast and my father bought it for me on a whim. Realizing…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just discovered you! I have read all of Sharon Kay Penman’s books and when I saw you recommended in a magazine a few months ago I bought “The Last Kingdom”, am now just finishing “The…

Hello Mr Cornwell, I’ve never contacted an author before but I would like to let you know how very much I enjoy your books. I’m an avid book reader, have been since a child, but your stories of Uhtred are…

just read the warlord series, it was just great, but I’m still a Lords of the North, just yes, did love warlord series,, I’m really enjoying your books, can’t get enough of them, any chance you are coming to Tennessee?…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have thoroughly enjoyed your Saxon Chronicles series and am delighted that another one is due out in the UK before very long (I have got it pre-ordered just to be on the safe side). I think…

I have just finished the book “Lords of the North” I must say I was very pleased, I picked it up on passing in the library simply because I was fascinated by the fact that you wrote a novel about…

It is good to see that you are still up to your antics. You have an impatient reader on your hands, good sir! When I saw that “Burning Land” is soon to come, I nearly pulled out my hair. 2010!…

On June 18th I commented on how much I enjoyed “Lords of the North.” Now I have read all of the Saxon Tales and am eagerly anticipating “The Burning Land.” Your fiction makes the history I love feel so much…

In the historical note section of Lords of the North, you seem to indicate Uhtred is one of your ancestors, is this true?. John Owen

I just read Lords of the North and enjoyed your work thoroughly. When I was in college my history professor skipped over the dark ages because he contended that “nothing happened.” As an adult I have found great pleasure in…

Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to say that it is a pleasure to read and listen to your stories. My co-worker and I have listened to several while we water gild picture frames in a small Utah town. Your stories…

I wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying your books. I ran across the first one in a used book store in Corunna, Michigan, and it was obvious it would be right up my alley, because I am…

Dear Mr Cornwall, I have recently become a huge fan of yours beginning with discovering Lords of the North and have gone back and fourth reading the enthralling Saxon series, I am overjoyed to learn you are updating Uhtred’s story,…

Thank you for your enlightening series of novels. I have read the Starbuck, Saxon and Holy Grail series. Please give us more! I have a couple of questions. At the end of Lords of the North Uhtred is riding a…

Dear Sir, I am compelled to write (in fact my father is insisting upon it…with good reason!) and tell you how much we have thoroughly enjoyed the audio version of Lords of the North, read by Richard Armitage. So much…

When will the next book in the Saxon series be published? Denis Barnes Mr. Cornwell, I really like your Saxon series and was wondering if the series was over, or if there was going to be another book. All of…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I stumbled across “Lords of the North” a few years ago and I really enjoyed reading it. As “lords of the North” was listed directly beneath the Warlord chronicles at the end of the book, I thought…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, I’m your Brazilian fan. I like to know when the fifth book of the Saxon Stories will be published? My regards! Célio Juvenal Costa hi any idea when we will see the next installment of the Alfred…

I’ve read you Saxon stories and enjoyed them greatly. I read “Sword Song’; first and then had to read the rest. Unfortunately, I can’t believe the same man wrote “Lords of the North” It was a terrible book all around….

Can you tell me how long it will be before you release the sequel to Sword Song – from the Saxon series? I’m an avid reader of your books, and love this series so am waiting – impatiently, for the…

I was hoping a new ‘Lords of the North’ sequel would be published this year. I hope you have not finished with the series as I am looking forward to seeing Lord Uhtred regaining Bamburgh from his treacherous uncle. Please…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, By way of introduction, I am an emeritus, my love was always mediaeval literature, and I wrote my dissertation, years ago now, on mediaeval poetics. And I have read all my life, many things in all fields…

Dear Bernard. Yes! Well done, you thrashed us in the one day series. I may have solved Sgt Hakeswill’s final destination. Just test the Australian cricket sides DNA? But what I would like to know is where did the Saxons…

I have just finished reading Lords of the North & Excalibur and I was very pleased to read that when you wrote in it God’s name you correctly named him as Jehovah. I was a bit surprised as normally people…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I am having a love/hate relationship with you at the moment. I love your books but hate that I can’t go more than a day without reading them. I never thought I had an addictive personality until…

Mr. Cornwell, I just finished reading Sword Song and really love the series!! I am just curious as to when you may start working on the next one, the earliest you would expect it to be released, and how many…

I just happened to be googling the name Uhtred due to the fact that I am reading ‘Lords of the North’ at the moment. I just wanted to say I have enjoyed reading all the Sharp’s novels and now I…

I’m am a big fan of your Arthurian novels, they are very well researched by yourself, and that is why it upsets me to see that an illustration of one of your Arthurian novels has a medieval knight from the…

hello, afraid to say I’ve only just discovered you. first read lords of the north, just finished a crowning mercy this morning, it kept me up most of the last two nights and gave me gasp out loud, standing up…

Is there any talk of a movie series for the Saxon stories, to my knowledge the best Viking movie is the comedy Erik the viking, but I’m sure Uhtred and co. would bring the era more alive,keep up the great…

Hello, Mr.Cornwell! My name is Friedrich, I just turned 15, so I was celebrating at the local library when I came across a section with your books in it. I checked out “The Pale Horseman” and “Lords of the North”,…

My dear Mr. Cornwell I just finished Lords of the North and want to express my pleasure at this latest chapter in the adventures of Lord Uhtred. I appreciate very much your scholarship, your ability to draw believable characters, and…

Mr. Cornwell, How can you bear to get up in the morning and look at your face in the mirror? Here is my gripe. I waited for some two years for the paperback edition of “The Pale Horseman,” and once…

Hello. I just finished Lords of the North. Maybe you answer this question in the next book, but… I have to ask it anyway because I am impatient. Is the minor character Rollo the founder of the Norman fiefdom? Julia

Bernard – I have just finished all of the Saxon stories and really enjoyed them all, when will the next be published – can’t wait. Andrew Stockton hi, have really enjoyed the books so far and was wondering when the…

Mr. Cornwell, I’ve really enjoyed reading your books. I’m very glad I’ve discovered them. I was given Winter King by an old boss of mine a couple years back. Having never read any piece of historical fiction (being mainly a…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Your book, Lords of the North, caught my attention the other day. I just finished it and enjoyed it very much. I’m now looking forward to reading more of your books. I have a question concerning historical…

Mr Cornwell, I have no question to ask, I write only to convey my thanks for the many happy hours you have given me through your books. I have read your Sharpe books chronologically from the beginning, and I’m currently…

Firstly I am new to your books, first read ‘Lords of the North’ on holiday this year, which yes, has caused huge memory problems for me. Upon finishing ‘The Pale Horsemen’ I thought I would just go straight onto ‘The…

I started reading The Saxon Tales while I was deployed as a combat soldier in Baghdad, Iraq. It was a hard covered edition of The Last Kingdom that had I found in the Morale Welfare and Recreation room for soldiers….

I had read “Stonehenge” and when I saw “Lords of the North” in the library, took it home. Have now read “The Last Kingdom”, “The Pale Horseman” and rereading “Lords” (to be read in order). Love them. Brought up on…

Just finished Lords of the North (the 4th or 5th series of yours I have enjoyed). This may be my favorite because it has a compelling storyline, unusual insight into the complex relationships of ethnicity and religion, and research that…

I don’t recall what caused me to pick up Lords of the North, but I’m thrilled with the Saxon Stories. I’m interested in whether you know the demographics of your readers: male/female; young/old, etc. I need more of Uhtred! Cathy…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, So far I have read all the books you have written and I am nearly finished “Sword Song”. I am deliberately reading it slowly; I don’t want it to finish. Needless to say sir I have enjoyed…

I am currently reading Sword Song and have found all of the Saxon stories. Brilliant reads. I was wondering if there are any plans for more? thanx. Glynn Hicks Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am a great fan of your Saxon…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I am a huge fan & have the complete Sharpe (books & dvd) warlord ,Grail Quest ,Starbuck et al & have recently started on the Saxon stories , which as per usual is impossible to put down,…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I cannot stress to what extent I savour your books. I discovered the Pale Horseman in November of 2007 (at Barnes and Nobles). Much to my own pleasure, I have taken a fervent liking to reading your…

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I stumbled across you as an author and your “The Last Kingdom” series by accident, and have become enthralled. You have a new fan. I majored in folklore and mythology–Celtic and Anglo-Saxon– at Harvard, graduating summa cum…

Mr. Cornwell, I know that Ivar the boneless was a real and successful viking leader, and one story I have heard about him was that he suffered some sort of disability were he was unable to walk on his own…

I have very much enjoyed a number of your books, but would like to suggest that you obtain a copy of THE BOOK OF COSTUME by Millia Davenport. I have noticed costume errors previously; here are a few from LORDS…

For some years now i have looked from Berwick North cliffs over to holy Island and beyond to Bamburgh. The view has not change that much since Uhtred Ragnarsons days. I have read the first two book and listened to…

In the Historical Note at the end of Lords of the North you say there was a fortress at Bebbanburg in the 11th century ruled by a family with the name Uhtred. Can you expand on that a bit? Is…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just finished your third book in the Alfred series, Lords of the North, and just want to give a quick thank you for another great read. While overall I still prefer the Warlord chronicles, which…

Dear Mr Cornwell: I am a 74 UK expatriate who is an avid reader of many of your books. I have just finished reading Lords of the North (paperback I am afraid) and in the middle of reading it I…

Well ….. Bernard, if I may :), even though you are an established author, you have surpassed yourself this time with ‘Sword Song’. It seemed ages since I had read ‘Lords of the North’ & I thought I might struggle…

I’m from australia and have read most of your books. I have a copy of Sword Song and am looking forward to reading it because Lords of the North was simply the best book I have ever read and am…

Mr. Cornwell, just a small note to thank you for re-introducing me to the written word. My father bought “The Archer’s Tale” for me, and I have rarely been without a Cornwell novel within arm’s length ever since. I have…

Mr. Cornwell, I stumbled upon Lords of the North in my local library about a month ago. I was four or five pages into it when I deduced, much to my dismay, that it was the third in a series….

I have just finished Lords Of The North and it’s been the highlight of my year. Must confess, never heard of you before that, but I’m hooked now I suppose. Thanks so much. I do have a question! Why do…

Bernard, I listen to a huge number of you Audio Books & have LOVED the Alfred series, the voice actor for the first 2 was superb, then I hit Lords of the North & a voice actor who is literally…

I just finished “The Pale Horseman” and am beginning “Lords of the North”. I just wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying this series. Uhtred is a great character, although I prefer when he’s fighting for the Danes,…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Greetings. My name is Joel, and for a year now I’ve been a fan of your creations. It started when my father, an Amazon junkie, purchased the Sharpe DVD box set. After watching the first few episodes…

Having been a fan of your novels for many years – I got into reading them after first seeing Sharpe on TV – I was recently given the unabridged audio book of Lords Of The North as a present. It…

I have just finished listening to the audio book of Lords of The North and wanted to say how much I enjoyed it, especially as I am a ‘northerner’ – Lancastrian. I am now on my third ‘listening’. To someone…

Mr. Cornwell: Thank you for providing this means of contact. I am deeply impressed that you interact with your fans in this way. I am a former military museum curator who now works with a design firm in Virginia. A…

I first read your trilogy about Arthur as a warlord and I loved the idea of that and your writing style. The Sharpe series didn’t interest me very much until I watched Sean Bean on BBC!! Wow! I just finished…

Dear Mr Cornwell: I recently read the first three of your Saxon Stories. I became aware of the series when I learned my favorite actor, Richard Armitage, was reading the audiobook of Lords of the North. While I waited for…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I was wondering if you could tell me what your inspiration was for all of the Saxon novels? I am currently doing a project in school on one of your books, Lords of the North, (can’t wait…

Mr. Cornwell. Just started reading your books. I stumbled upon Lords of the North, which I read and truly enjoyed, and have since read rest of the series including Sword Song, which I could not wait for and ended up…

Hi Bernard. Just finished Sword Song. Fantastic piece of writing. Really enjoyed it. I find it quite amusing that Uhtred’s history seems to follow my own! My wife is from Strensall, which is mentioned in The Last Kingdom. I am…

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I´ve just finished reading Sword Song. I did enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the previous three books of the Saxon stories, the warlord chronicles and the Grail Quest series. It all began last year when…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I thank you so much for the Autographs … I stuck them into my first two Books of the German Versions of the Saxon Stories … I am looking forward to the third Part “Lords of the…

I would like to know when the book “Lords of the North” will be translated in French. Thanks. Chailleux

Hi Bernard Im looking forward to the release of Sword song this autumn and also of the impeding (hopefully) novel on Agincourt at some point in the future. I was wondering if you have ever consider ed writing a novel…

I just found your website, and I had to contact you to tell you how much I enjoy your writing. Your books are the finest written of all the historical fiction books I have read, and I have read a…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just finished reading the last book of the Saxon Stories, Lords of the North, and since the first one, The Last Kingdom, I have not been able to put them down. I have read them back…

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I just completed Lords of the North, and I just wanted to thank you for another very enjoyable read. I’m looking forward to Sword Song. I was amused and gladdened by the prophecies regarding Uhtred’s sons’ and…

Hi I wonder – have you ever considered writing a series based on the Wars of the Roses? I ask because it’s such a rich source of history. There were sixteen major battles, one of which, Towton, was and still…

read the Pale Horseman & Lords of the North. I forgot that I was in the damn 21st century. You are a master of a ancient & honorable craft, a storyteller. If you know a storyteller who could send me…

Having read most of your books, which I thoroughly enjoy I note in Sharpe’s Siege and Lords of the North you mention Exminster. I am curious as I come from that village and have used the Stowey Arms as my…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I hadn’t gone to your site in a while and was excited to see another in the continuing saga of Uhtred. I’m just about finished with Lords of the North. Next to maybe Derfel Uhtred is my…

Hello, I have just started the “Lords of the North” and I have to say WOW! I read the first two in the series and have also read “Redcoat.” I plan to read all of your books. You are great!…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I was somehow convinced that “Lords of the North” was the last book of the Saxon Stories. When I bought the book I felt a little bit sad that this would be the last time I would…

Hello there Mr Cornwell, Superb news that Sword Song will be released in the UK in September, I can’t wait. Will you be doing a book signing tour to coincide with the release. I was lucky enough to have you…

I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your writing so much. I have to say that my ultimate favourite series was without a doubt the Arthur trilogy which I have read multiple times. I’m also looking forward to…

Dear Mr Cornwall. To keep it short “thank you” for the last five years or so I have been working my way though your back catalogue. Now at thirty I still find reading difficult but thanks to you I find…

Hi, Have read most of your books. Loved the Sharpe series and currently reading “The Last Kingdom”. Would it be possible for you to print your maps on a fold out page so the reader is able to refer to…

Dear Sir Just a quick note to let you know how I have enjoyed all of your books to date. I have read all the Starbucks, all the Grail Quest, most of the Sharpes, the Saxons (to date), and Gallows…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, I’ve just read and very much enjoyed “Lords of the North”, and thought it was time to express my appreciation for your work, which I’ve been reading for some years, notably the Grail Quest, Arthur books, and…

Hi Bernard, sorry to say I have no pressing historical question I’d like answering – just wanted to let you know how enthralling I have found the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg! A month ago I foolishly managed to read…

I have just finished the third book(Lords of the North) in the the Saxon Tales. I certainly have become a fan of yours, since I began these readings. I am also glad to read that a new adventure of Uhtred…

hello, I have just finished reading Lords of the North and cannot wait for Sword Song. I was hoping you might help clear up a couple of points for me. An often used phrase throughout the trilogy is that, “fate…

Mr.Cornwell your books are the best I’ve ever read. I never read your books before but now I can’t put them down. Have you ever thought of making your Lords of the North series into a movie? The characters are…

Mr. Cornwell, Greetings. I have become a huge fan ever since I picked up your “Lords of the North” audio book from the library, without realizing it was 3 in the series. I’m listening to the other 2 now. I’d…

Bernard, Just a simple e-mail to let you know how much I have enjoyed reading your Saxon series with Uhtred. It is outstanding. This has been the first series of yours I have read, and I plan on picking up…

hi I have enjoyed your books very much but in lords of the north I was disturbed by your depiction of the church leaders. As a devote christian I hope the church was more christ like as only two characters…

Mr. Cornwell I must say youre the only author I have ever been compelled to write to. The first book I ever read of yours was Stonehenge, and then I moved on to The Winter King, Enemy of God and…

Dear Mr Cornwell. I just want to say a big thank you for the pleasure you have given me these past few months. It was luck really. I was walking around Greenwich market, and came across Stonehenge. It was there…

Hi, Just an appreciative note from someone who has reviewed more than 20 of your books and continues to be amazed by the volume, variety, and quality of your output. How do you do it? No, I don’t really expect…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed your writing, especially the grail quest and saxon stories, can’t wait for the next one of those. I respect the realism in the stories. I was…

Dear Sir, I have been a huge fan of your work for many years now and have just finished reading Lords of the North (In two days!) – I would like to thank you for writing, not only this novel,…

Hi there Bernard I’m a big fan of your books…mainly the series that covers the Vikings, Danes and Saxons. I loved the last book “Lords Of The North” that I have now recently finished. When is the next installment…and what…

Dear Mr. Cornwell A friend of mine, a military history buff, introduced me to Sharpe while we were roommates in university some decades ago. I have been enraptured by your stories ever since. My favorite character whom I just reacquainted…

Hello Mr. Cornwell May I start by saying thankyou for giving us all your wonderful characters and compelling stories which I have enjoyed for at least the past decade. I have just finished reading Lords of the North and could…

I just finished Lords of the North. I am smitten and you must write faster! :-) Seriously, I have long been interested in early England and the Norse Sagas. I actually drove to Lans aux Meadows to see the Viking…

Hi… I’m a real big fan of your “Saxon” novels and I’m dieing for the next installment. I also have a question for you… you mentioned that Hild from “Lords of the North” became a saint. By any chance is…

I just finished Lords of the North and devoured every page of it. When I bought the book, it was mentioned as the third part of a trilogy. Upon reading the historical notes at the end of the book, I…

I have just finished Lords of the North and have loved every minute of the trilogy. Some of the insults that are thrown around had me laughing out loud. “I shall have your skin tanned and made into a saddle…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, My family has enjoyed reading your Saxon series very much, and are looking forward to the next book. We appreciate your providing a map and list of place-names. If it isnt too much trouble, wed also appreciate…

I have just finished reading the first three books in the Saxon series, I believe that I read somewhere there is a fourth book due this summer/autumn, if so when is it being published and what is it’s title? George…

Lords of the North–magnificent! I just read it, and I’m almost breathless. Please take no time to reply, just keep on writing! Please also store this away: I’m an ex-pat Yorkshireman living in Philadelphia, and if ever you pass through…

Mr. Cornwell, I’ve enjoyed reading some of your website, which I stumbled upon while googling “Guthred,” inspired by reading “Lords of the North.” I see I’m not the only one who thinks your books are great, but as a writer…

Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to thank you for the outstanding books you have written. About three years ago I picked up my first Bernard Cornwell book during a long lonely voyage across the Pacific, while serving as a US…

I remember last year, around this time, you released a passage from ‘Lords of the North’ to wet our apetites, and I was wondering if you would be releasing a passage from the 4th book in the Saxon Stories series…

When will you be publishing MORE of the Starbuck Chronicles please as I have just finished The Bloody Ground. You cannot leave us all hanging in limbo for the next episodes. Forever. More PLEASE. John Please finish the Starbuck chronicles….

Well I have just finished reading your three books entitled, “The Last Kingdom”, “The Pale Horseman”, and “Lords of The North”. I truly enjoyed these books and hope you do decide to write continuing books on the adventures of Lord…

Dear Mr Cornwell Just a line to say a huge thanks for your work. When I read the Grail Quest series I just could not put them down. You bring life to your Characters and by the end of each…

Dear Mr Cornwell, In Lords of the North, UK hardback, at the top of page 247 there is a conversation between Guthred and Uhtred regarding the state of Guthred’s kingdom and who he should ally himself to. It includes an…

I just finished your three Saxon stories, and couldn’t put them down. Thank you so much. I just purchased the first of the Arthur books. PLEASE tell me that you’re working on a follow-up to Lords of the North. I…

Sir, Just finished reading Lords of the North and enjoyed it very much. I definitely will be looking for the first two books in the series. One question, I was wondering about the warrior armbands. Can you explain about them?…

Hello Mr Cornwell. I hear that you are paying us a visit during the Borders Book Festival later this year. What an ideal opportunity to to Visit Hermitage Castle and the Centre of Reiver country-the History and characters are crying…

Hi there Bernard. I would just like to say how much I have enjoyed reading your novels. I have the entire Sharpe collection, Starbuck Chronicles, Grail Quest collection, Stonehenge, and 2 of the Arthur collection. I have just finished reading…

I just finished Lords of the North, the 34th of your books I’ve read and one of the best so far. Keep ’em coming – I eagerly await each new volume. One minor irritant (tiny, but irritant nonetheless): your overuse…

Hello Bernard I have been a fan of “Sharpe” for many years, but must confess to not having read any of your other series of historical novels until I got into the Saxon “Uhtred” stories. SUPERB STUFF! I’ve relished reading…

No need for reply. I just wanted to send a long overdue thank you for the many hours of reading pleasure I have enjoyed thanks to your work. I was delighted to see the Kells books back in print; I…

Reference to comment from bulletin board Post Date: 12 Apr, 2007 ….. I stumbled over one little passage. You wrote there that Uthred wears his sword on his back “for drawing it faster”. By my experience …… it is really…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Just absolutely marvelous, story after story. I first stumbled on Sharpe’s Fortress, when I was looking for a follow-up replacement for Patrick O’Brian. I was instantly absorbed. Now, if you’ve written it, I’ve read it–and my 16…

I am about to start Lords of the North, and am aquiver with anticipation. But in the back of my mind is still my hope that you will write another book to follow The Gallows Thief. I bought that book…

Dear Bernard I am a long term avid reader of your books, and once had the audacity to tell you (at a Waterstone signing session) that you portrayed, in the Arthur series, quite the best picture of post-Romanic Britain that…

You are the most fabulous writer on planet earth! Just keep writing. I looked at your web page, because I am dying to get my hands on the book which will follow Lords of the North. Uthred, your ancestor, is…

I realize that my previous comment was not a question, ha…Didn’t realize I had the chance to ask one, well as for starters I would very much like to say I had made the mistake of reading Lords of the…

I just wanted to congratulate you on another wonderful book with Lords of the North. I only recently discovered your work about one year ago and I think it is terrific. I haven’t read a book of your that I…

I have just finished “The Pale Horseman”, and I did read “The Last Kingdom”, and I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed them so much. I’m going out tomorrow to get “Lords of The North”. I was thinking…

Have all Sharpe, Starbuck (need more), Arthur, Grail and have just bought Lords of the North (book 3)only to discover I’ve an excuse to buy more of your great books. Thanks. Lyn Pulford

I greatly enjoyed The Saxon Tales and plan on reading The Sharpe novels. I have just retired from teaching and coaching at Tabor Academy in Marion after 43 years. I taught mostly European history and coached wrestling. My only criticism…

Dear Bernard: I discovered your work with The Saxon Tales about a year ago. Since, I have read all your works, with the exception of several of the Sharpe Novels. The historically based series (Grail Quest, Warlord Chronicles, etc.) are…

I have listened to the audio version of The Last Kingdom, and The Pale Horseman, and I am half way thru reading Lords of the North. What a great experience it has been. I will absolutly love to hear more…

Mr. Cromwell, I have just finished “Lords of the North.” I should have known you had another book on the way. Is this series going to be similar in length as the “Sharpe Series?” I can only hope so. Thanks…

Just wanted to say that I finished Lords of the North, and it is by far one of my favorite books. I love Uhtred, he gets better and better with each novel. Also, I like the character of Finan, his…

Hi, so excited to hear that there will be more “Saxon” books as I thought it might be just a trilogy (before I finished “Lords of the North”). That got me thinking, though – I know Arthur’s story was completed…

I can’t tell you how many of your books I have read. They are simply the best. I am currently about half way through ‘Lords of the North’. What a wonderful read. Can’t put it down. I have only one…

Sword Song

Sword Song continues the story of Uhtred, the Saxon warrior who is a reluctant ally of Alfred the Great. This story, which occurs some five years after the events described in Lords of the North, tells how Alfred’s forces evict the Danes from London. Wessex, Alfred’s kingdom, has survived the great Viking assaults and now, with Uhtred as a leader, the West Saxon forces begin the campaigns of conquest that will end with a new kingdom called England.

Sword Song

Dear Mr. Cornwell: Not that it necessarily helps the bottom line, but as a bit of egoboo (“ego boost,” if sci fi fan lingo doesn’t cross into other genres), ‘Lords of the North’ has over 30 requests for it at…

I have read all of the Grail series and the Saxon books up to Lords of the North. I enjoy how at the end of every book you have historical facts because I am studying for a history major. I…

Hello, I just came across your site and thought I would let you know how much my father and I love your books. We have just read Lords of the North and can’t wait to find out what happens to…

Greetings Mr Cornwell! I can’t believe how much I enjoyed first The Pale Horseman and then Lords of The North. I devoured the last in a day. Thank you so much! I can’t wait for Uhtred’s next adventure. Sincerely, Melinda…

Hello Mr Cornwell, I have very much enjoyed the various books of yours I have read. I have the Grail Quest series, the Arthur Books, Stonehenge, Gallows Thief and have just finished the Saxon Stories. Will there be any further…

Have just finished Lords of the North, another cracker!! Is there any chance of Uhtred coming in contact with my ancestors who were Norsemen from the Orkneys?? Could you also please try and answer this little poser that has cropped…

Dear Mr Cornwell. It is with the greatest of pleasure that I read your books, having first picked up Sharpe’s Triumph on a ferry going to Ireland almost 8 years ago when I was a wee boy of 14. Since…

Bernard, I have just finished Lords of the North, which I read whilst staying in atmospheric Durham. Fantastic book, the best of the series yet and as good a historical novel as I have read ( With the possible exception…

Mr. C: Just wanted to tell you that after reading all of your Sharpe novels many years ago, I recently rediscovered you via your Saxon tales, and am now enjoying “Lords of the North”. I like your “Witnere” warhorse, as…

Last night I bought Lords of the North and today, to my wife’s consternation, could not put it down until I was finished. A warm day in February for Wyoming is rare and here I was reading when there were…

Mr. Cornwell, Not since James Michner have I read works of historical fiction that enthralled me as much as yours. A fortunate chance provided me a copy of “The Last Kingdom” that I read in one sitting. I was moved…

Love your books! Just finished Lords of the North and can’t wait for the next one….but I have to wait, urrgghhh! Mary Kate Karam

Good day. I just completed reading Lords of the North and although I’ve never written an author before, I wanted to say thanks for writing. I’ve read almost all your works (can’t bring myself to read the Starbuck chronicles –…

I’ve read all your books and just finished “Lords of The North”. Enjoyed it immensely. Are you getting better at this stuff? Steve

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I just finished “Lords of the North” and I’ve several thoughts of what may happen in your future books in the series, but I wanted to share just one with you: Uhtred will be looking forward to…

I’ve been waiting for Lords of the North to be in paperback for months, delighted with the charactor and what I am learning of history! You hint there are to be [many?] more books in this series, but there is…

Sir, At the University of Texas I was able to take a series of classes on the History of Warfare from Dr. John Lamphear. At one point I asked him if he knew of any works of fiction based on…

Hello Mr Cornwell, just finished Pale Horseman and Lords of the North for the third time. In the lords you write ” when the Oak greens before the Ash it will be wet summer” Is this folklore or just writing?…

Hi, I’d just like to say I LOVE your Saxon Stories! I grew up as a SCA kid. I’m currently in College and there is no SCA here. Your books have been my outlet . I’m probably your biggest Saxon…

Finally!!! Lords of the North has arrived. I’ve re-read the first two books of the series to get warmed up for this one. I’ve only gotten to the part when Uthred returns by ship to Northumbria, so I’ve got a…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just finished “Lords of the North,” which I found to be very enjoyable and up to your usual high standards. I have read the entire Sharpe, Starbuck, Warlord, Grail and Saxon series, as well as most…

I just wanted to drop a quick note and thank you for the fantastic latest edition to the Saxon Stories. I just finished Lords of the North and found it to be my favorite of the 3 books yet (and…

I am an avid reader of your novels and have read nearly all that you have written.I am certain that you and Patrick O’Brian are our finest storytellers of our time.I just purchased “Lords of the North”and am halfway through…

Dear Bernard, Do you have any idea as to how long the wait will be for the fourth book in The Saxon Stories? I think the first three were excellent. Many thanks, Paul I am pleased to learn that The…

Wow, Lords of the North was your best Alfred book yet, and finally Kjartan got what he deserved. Andy

Mr. Cornwell, Just finished “Lords of the North” after waiting a year for it. I was overjoyed with it and can’t wait for the next book in the series (of course, that’s hoping there will be one. I’ve now read…

I loved Lords of the North! Thank you for this series. Can’t wait for the next installment of Uhtred and all his friends and foe… Nina

Just finished the “Lords of the North”, another excellent book in the Saxon Stories series. I am now moving to the Arthur series and plan on the “Grail Quest” later. Thanks for the many hours of quality entertainment. Greg Vollendorf

I have just received and finished reading “Lords of the North” and, as with all the other books you have written, it is terrific. I love the character of “Uhtred” and the entire history your are covering in your books….

I just finished “Lords of the North”. I waited nearly all summer to purchase the product and I was not disappointed. Uthred is a valiant character and as was pointed out by Hild, he does possess a sense of compassion….

Hi Bernard! Enjoyed your Lords of the North,very much,one side of my family,is fordyce from ne scotland, castle included. All the best, Terry

Meant you in Raleigh a couple of years ago. You signed one of yopur books for me. Just read Lords of the North. Great book! The only problem is I read very fast and you, at least to me, write…

Mr. Cornwell, I am currently involved in your Sharpe series, the Grail Quest, the Saxon Stories, and the Starbuck Chronicles. Just finished the Archer’s Tale and now reading Vagabond. You’ve got me hooked. Anyway, in the Archer’s Tale you introduce…

Bernard, just finished Lords of the North and can’t wait for the next installment. My question is about the editing process, I know that some publishers will edit books to within an inch of their lives, sometimes until the published…

Lords of the North “Now Available in the US” ‘Bout bloody time ;-) Thanks for all the good reads my friend! Matthew

Dear Mr Cornwell, I have been a fan of your books since I bought “Stormchild” by chance and found it inextricably interwoven with the fabric my fingers until I finished it ! I may be a slightly unusual fan in…

Hello Bernard, I write for two reasons…..firstly you have spoilt everything! Yes spoilt as in you have stopped me from reading my first favourite authors as you are so good! It is not fair on them! Shame on you for…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, Steve, 18 Dec 06, asked if /when Lords of the North and Sharpe’s Fury would be available in Australia. I can confirm that both are in bookshops (and I have bought them. Much of your backlist is…

Barnes and Noble will not have “Lords of the North” until January, 07.I am looking forward to going on another adventure. Thanks again. John Eaton

I am thoroughly engrossed in the Saxon stories – when do you anticipate publishing the next one? Read Lords of the North as soon as it was available – loved the Grail quest and the Arthur books – have read…

This is an impertinent question. I should say first – however – that I have enjoyed some of your work, particularly the final novel in the Grail series. The image of the rescued heretic girl dancing amidst the thunder will…

Have enjoyed your books for many years now & am an avid fan of the Sharpe series especially, but not exclusively!!! Are the books “Sharpe’s Fury” & Lords of the North” available in Ausralia presently. If not, when is the…

Thank you for being so pleasant and taking our questions and comments! I am a new reader of your stories and find them absolutely brillant!(And I haven’t read any Sharpe’s yet!) I must tell you that your Arthur stories are…

I have just finished ‘Lords of the North’ and thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to the next book in the series Thanks, Chris Gore

Mr. Cornwell: Let me begin by saying you’re an amazing writer. I come from a family of authors and I am quite impressed with your creative ability. Your praises aside, I am writing for a different reason. When is the…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, Thanks very much for so many hours of enjoyment and excitement. I’m especially excited tonight because I’ve just found that Lords of the North has arrived in the only library in my county! And since I haven’t…

B.C…..the first read was “redcoat” and next “the sharpe’s series” and on and on….look forward to reading “Lords of the North”…I hope to see some future works in regards to Jamestown’s John Smith and his escapades or the characters in…

I love your books. Ive always been a big fan of stories written about the Dark Ages, Medievil Times etc…so naturally I’ve read your Warlord series, Grail series and I’m waiting for Lords of the North to reach the states…

Hello from south Jersey, Mr Cornwell. my name is Jorge (pronounced George)and I’m a city worker. That means I have a lot of break-time while on the clock, so to pass the time I’ve been going to the library and…

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I have been reading jealously all of the comments from folks across the ocean who have just finished Lords of the North. I cannot wait to get my copy here in NY. Your books have given me…

Hi, love your work, i refuse to read any thing else but yours. just a quick question. Lords of the north ended, and although it was a great book,the end seemed a little quick. I hope this is because there…

Having finished Lords of the North, I wondered does the Story Continue? Will their be a follow on, I do hope so. You signed Pale Horseman in Chesterfield for me and I hold that in high regard, Thank You. Carl…

Hi. Just a quick note of appreciation. I ve just finished The Pale Horsemen, and loved it. I’m from Somerset and felt a stab of pride that my county helped to create England by fighting for its king. Of course,…

Hi Bernard, Your may recall in a distant memory several years ago receiving a letter from a hotel in Sorrento in which I thanked you for making my holiday extra enjoyable having bought my first Sharpe paperback at the airport….

Hi there Mr Cornwell. I’ve just completed Lords of the North Country, best of the series so far, absolutely loved it. In fact, if the Uthred stories continue to be this good, I may just be able to cope a…

Dear Mr Cornwell I have just finished and thoroughly enjoyed Lords of the North, as a native of Northumberland (exciled to Wales) it probably had that greater resonance. However I really look forward to the return of Nathanial Starbuck, could…

Hello, As a displaced Anglosaxon long displaced from my genetic and ancestral roots, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the first two books of the Saxon Stories. Do you have any idea when ‘Lords of the North’ is due for release in Australia?…

Dear Mr Cornwell. I have just finished “Lords of the North” and am chagrined (yet pleased) there are to be more. Are there any indications as to how long we’ll have to wait to hear more about Uhtread,Ragnar,Steapa, etc..? I’ve…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to say thank you for the books you’ve written. I’ve read the grail quest, the Arthur books and I’m currently finishing up the Saxon stories (lords of the north). I was a big fan…

Hi Bernard, its Eddie from York.I loved Sharpe’s Havoc and am currently devouring Lords of the North.I keep asking if you ever intend to expand the Starbuck Chronicles? and have you ever considered doing a book using the English civil…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, First, let me tell you how much I love your work! It was a rather fortuitous accident that I came across your work, and I’m glad I did. I’m a huge Patric O’Brian fan, (which is quite…

Just read your latest Saxon opus Lords of the North. An excellent read, which left me gasping for more. I was watching the new series of “Robin Hood”, filmed by the Beeb in HD at vast expense, and it gave…

Hi. I have just finished Lords of the North. Fantastic!! I felt I was there with Uthred. You make it so real.When can I expect the next saga? I am now in my early seventies and have been a reader…

Dear Sir, I just wanted to let you know I enjoyed your trilogy of the Saxon stories tremendously. Being here in the USA I could’nt wait for Lords of the North so I ordered it from Amazon.uk. I can’t wait…

Hello Bernard! I’m a hugh fan of the Saxon series, but I have a few complaints- firstly, the books were so good, that, whilst I read them as much as I could during my tea and lunch breaks at work,…

Hi, Love your books read most the Sharpes and am working through them in date order. Intend to get through them as I’m off to Iraq for 6 months (not through choice) have also got the Starbuck series to read…

Hello, first of all thank you for such excellent books, The Grail Quest and The Saxon Stories. Absolutely mind blowing. But please tell me that there is more to come regarding Uhtred of Bebbanburg. I got to the end of…

Have just read Lords of the North. Very enjoyable. The ending suggests you may have another in mind to add to this trilogy? Or have I misunderstood? Norman Dodson Sorry to rush you but when is the next in the…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I would like to thank you for all the enjoyment i have reading your books and seeing Sean Bean thrashing about on screen as Sharpe. It was the TV series that got me hooked on your work,…

Good day, sir. Thank you for all of your great stories. They are truly great works of literature. I’ve reading the Saxon Stories over and over awaiting the U.S. release of Lords of the North. I was hoping to ask…

Dear Bernard I picked up The Winter King when i was just browsing and i am immensely glad that i did! I took the Warlord Chronicles on holiday with me, read them, and instantly re-read them. Since i’ve got back…

Dear Sir, I have just completed Lords of the North and am very impressed by your understanding of Norse thinking and religion. But would you please refrain from using “Valhal” in the genitive case, i.e. “Valhalla” and which spoils a…

Hello there, I have read all your books at least twice with the exception of The Starbuck Chronicles and have just finished “Lords Of The North”. I then felt compelled to read the two previous novels in the series and…

I would just like to say that I LOVE your Warlord and Saxon Books, My father is a great fan of Sharpe as well. I Just want to say that I wish there were more writers like you and I…

Each book you write always seems to be the best yet. It is the small details in your novels that place the reader right in the story, the graphic description of the battle of Waterloo made me aware of what…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have been contemplating writing you to tell you what a fabulous writer you are, but for some reason haven’t struck up the nerve until now. I just finished your “Lords of the North” and just wanted…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, 4 years ago, a guy I worked with at a record company introduced me to your work via “The Archers Tale,” and I’ve been hooked ever since! I’ve read the warlord chronicles, the grail quest series, several…

Just finished Lords of the North,and look forward to the next instalment. Best wishes Gavin Petty.

Dear Bernard. I really must write to congratulate you on your work. The Arthur trilogy is my favourite with the Grail Quest following a close second. I just hope that one day we will get to see the Arthur trilogy…

Hi Bernard firstly enjoyed Lords of the North immensely–also looking forward to the next Sharpe–like most I’m hoping for another Sandman book–but would also like some more sailing books–any planned ?? also one of my favourite authors, David Gemmell died…

Dear Bernard I have just spent two relaxing weeks in the Vendee in France on holiday and read both The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. I could not put them down – my son who is 11 and really…

Hi Bernard. I have read and re-read most of your books after initially getting hooked on The Winter King whilst in hospital. Im looking forward to (hopefully) more adventures of Uhtred in the latest series. Have you ever considered writing…

Just a congratulations on Lords of the North. It prompted me to re-read all three in the right order. Looking forward now to Sharpe’s Fury. Two questions if I may – do you ever do any book signing in the…

Hello Bernard firstly I have just finished Lords of the North and yet again the Tales of Uthered has surpassed my expectations, a great book and looking foward to the next one in the autumn. I would like to ask…

First of all, thank you for writing such wonderfull books. Ever since I read Gallow’s Thief I’ve been reading many of your books. I am especially fond of Uhtred. Can’t wait for the next book in the Saxon series. Anyway……

I have just read Lords of the North, I hope you do not turn Uhtred into a christian, it would be nice to see him stay a pagan. Andy Foster

hi Bernard, just reading The Last Kingdom and have seen Lords of the North in the shops so I had to check your website for the title of the second book. I don’t think I can ever forgive my history…

Could you please explain to me how the publishing industry works? Earlier on in the year you posted that Lords of the North would be released in Canada in September, this has since been changed to January 2007. Meanwhile the…

I’ve just finished your latest book Lords of the North. As with all your books I couldn’t put it down. I hope you will be writing further books about Uhtred. Do you already have a title in mind so that…

Mr Cornwell, I’m glad I discovered your books. I picked up one your books (Sharpe’s Havoc) in a airport book store a few years ago and to date have read seven of the series. I’m also reading the “Last Kingdom”…

Lords of the North… Fantastic. In my opinion the Alfred books are the best since The Warlord Chronicles and Stonehenge, which I loved. Thanks Mr Cornwell. David Wilcock

I love your Saxon series and couldn’t put them down. I actually cried when I finished “Pale Horseman” because I would miss Uhtred. I am confused about your bulletin board. People are saying they read “Lords of the North” but…

Mr. Cornwell: I would like to thank you for your many books, of which I have now read all but five. I am a forty-seven year old Canadian military officer and helicopter pilot who until two years ago had not…

Hi, just started reading Lords of the North and something occurred to me – Apologies if you’ve already been asked this a thousand times before, but I’ve noticed that in the Saxon Stories, Uhtred, being fluent in Danish, seems to…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I have very much enjoyed reading your Saxon series of books. When Lords of the North came out I devoured it in under a week. This would have been sooner had it not been the annoying inconvenience…

Hi Bernard, I’m a great fan, just finished reading “Lords of the North”. Brilliant!! When are you going to write the next in the series?? Best Regards – Max

Hello, Mr. Cornwell. Firstly congratulations on your OBE, you more then deserve it for all of your great stories. I noticed that some people have asked you about whether or not to you plan to put any of your books…

Dear Mr Cornwell, Congratulations on the OBE, you really deserve it giving so much pleasure to so many people. Just finished Lords of the North, great stuff! I have read just about everything you have written. I read on the…

Absolutely loved Lords of the North, and realized that was the 3rd book, usually the ending one. However, the tease at the end implied there might be more in store for Uhtred to be written. Could that be true? Also,…

Just finished reading The Pale Horseman.Fantastic as your books always are. Just could not put it down till I had finished it. My wife threatened to leave me if I did not come to the table to eat. Looking forward…

COngratulations on the OBE! A well-deserved recognition in my humble opinion! I noticed that a previous questioner had pointed out the small inconsistencies with the chronology of the Sharpe series, and I was wondering if you have ever rewritten bits…

After reading one of your books some months ago for the first time I enjoyed it so much that I bought all of them and I’m still in the process of reading them. In one of the FAQ’S on your…

Hi Bernard, Many congratulations on the OBE – very much deserved. Just wanted you to know how much I enjoy Sharpe, Thomas, Derfel & Uhtred. Cannot wait to delve into Lords of the North which I received as a Fathers…

hi, have just finished Lords of the North and I have to say it’s the best book I’ve ever read. I only picked it up as I was in a hurry and needed something to read at work. I’m so…

Dear Mr Cornwell, Congratulations on the award of your OBE. I have just finished reading Lords of the North which I very much enjoyed. I think of the three books so far I enjoyed The Pale Horseman the most, mainly…

Bernard, Congratulations on the OBE honors, well deserved. One of my favorite books is Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It is long, over 400,000 words or almost 1000 pages in paperback. I considerate it an epic and have…

Just wanted to comment on how much I like the American cover art for Sharpe’s Fury and Lords of the North. Looks like the publisher and artist really did a nice job on those. Also, I read a recent comment…

First of all I would like to add my congratulations on your OBE. It’s nice to see them awarded to people who genuinely deseve them and not just sports personalities who haven’t even won anything! I’ve just come back from…

Just finished the Sharpe series, can’t wait for Lords of the North to arrive and I’ve bought the Grail series to tide me over until it comes. Growing up on the Cold Harbor battlefield and being the product of the…

I would just like to know when Lords Of The North Country is suppose to be available in Canada? I thought books in Canada were suppose to be available on the same date as in the UK but, none of…

Mr. Cornwell. My name is Ryan Montgomery and I am 16 years old and live in Chapel Hill, NC. I first discovered your novels when my mom accidentally bought me Sharpe’s Company thinking it was a different book. I decided…

Dear Bernard I just finished reading “Lords of the North”, and I loved it. Another Cornwell Grand Slam! I just wanted to say thank you for writting all these great books and to ask you how many more of the…

I’ve noticed how you release your books in the United Kingdom before you do in the United States. I found out, of course, when I had to order Lords of the North from the United Kingdom. Is there a reason…

Hello, Mr. Cornwell. Im very delighted as your book, ‘Lords of the North’ has just come out(or I just found it, whatever) here. I’m heading off to buy it this week. Also I mentioned I was writing a book myself…

Dear Bernard, I meant to ask you this before. In Lords of the North, you have brilliantly included the wild dogs but you did not include Brida’s dog Nihtgenga in this story. Was that an oversight? I know this is…

Just finished – The Lords of th North, (about 5 mins ago) as usual “Excellent” Thank you, now awaiting your next. Kind Rgs, Brett Thornicroft, Dorset

I have just finished reading your latest novel ‘Lords of the North’. Once again you have excelled yourself yet again. Every book you write just gets better and better. I read this book in 3 days and I do think…

Hi, what can I say…. mainly how much reading your novels has given such enjoyment to both myself and many of my friends. The Sharpe series, will always be your bread and butter but I truly believe that the likes…

Mr Cornwell, hi my names Jim, your books are brilliant! Well, that was to the point I guess! Anyway, I’m slightly confused, I keep finding references to your saxon stories as a trilogy, however at the end of “Lords of…

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I live in the US. I thoroughly enjoyed your newest Saxon book, Lords of the North. I actually ordered it via air mail from the UK. I devoured the book in just a few short days, and…

Sign of addict: “Lords of the North” released in UK before US; Addict has book Fedexed from UK to arrive in Alabama in time for vacation; book finished in three days. Seriously, well done, thoroughly enjoyed this book as well…

Dear Bernard, I just had to write to tell you how fantastic the Saxon Series is. In Uthred you have created a character that embodies the true sense of what it must have been like to have lived during such…

Dear Bernard, I am just writing in to ask on the release of Sharpe’s Fury whether you will be doing any book tours in Chester at all ?? On another note while just finished reading Lords of the North and…

I have just recieved “Lords of the North” via Amazon.co.uk and have immediately plunged into it. I look forward to each of your books with great anticipation. The first thing I did with “Lords of the North” was skip to…

Hi Bernard. I finished reading Lords of the North this morning and I wanted to say it was absolutely terrific. Blew the other two out of the water in my opinion, though that is due to a regional bias on…

Mr Cornwell, my regards, I hope this is the correct way to submit a question about one of your books and if you find the time to reply then cheers. In Sharpe’s Trafalger before the main fight starts the sailors…

Dear Mr Cornwell I’m really into the whole Holy Grail legend at the moment but unfortunately I can’t decide whether I prefer the holy bloodline theory as featured in “The Da Vinci Code” or the more traditional cup story as…

Hello again, Mr. Cornwell! have something else to ask you and I’m sorry if you have already answered it before, I haven’t had a look at this site for a while. I’m still a great lover of your books and…

Dear Mr Cornwell – just one word to describe your books – fabulous.I have just finished Lords of the North, will there be a fourth book? What about a trilogy about the crusades? Thanks for many great reads, keep up…

I really loved the Grail Quest series, and would like to read more adventure set in that period. Do you know of any good ones? I’m sure they’re out there, but aside from Ivanhoe I’ve not had any luck in…

Hello Bernard. Having been raised in Sheffield, I must confess that my interest in your writing was piqued by Sean Bean’s presence in the lead role for Sharpe. Being from that part of the world, I have long been interested…

Finished “Lords of the North” last night at about half three in the morning. Was absolutely awesome but you are solely to blame for the fact that I am now completely exhausted for the eight hours of work that started…

I found “Lords of the North” in my local Ottaker’s today and have just finished it. A great read . . . thank you very much. Since you have mentioned several times that you are descended from the Ango-Saxon high…

Wow! Just finished reading Lords of the North and, as usual, I absolutely loved it! I wanted to read it very slowly, but found myself staying up far too late at night turning pages in a frenzy. It was fantastic!…

The books on Uthred “and friends” are really captivating, even compared to your other enjoyable and fascinating body of works. You really are the Patrick O’Brian (God rest his soul) of the “Historical land conflict Saga”, which even though such…

I just finished The Last Kingdon in an audiobook read by Tom Sellwood. I must say that I enjoyed that so much; the words took on more color when pronounced by someone who has a much better idea than I…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I’m waiting in anticipation for the final installment of the Saxon Stories! I’ve become a huge fan of yours having devoured the Arthur trilogy, the Grail Quest and wondered whether you will be turning to a new…

I have thoroughly enjoyed ‘The Last Kingdom’ and ‘The Pale Horseman’. Will your new book ‘Lords of the North’ be ready for signing at Winchester on May 20th? If not, are you book-signing/lecturing anywhere else in the kingdom in the…

Hello, I’ve been reading your books for some years now and I’d just like to thank you for the pleasure they have given me during that time. Your story telling skills have left me breathless with the battle scenes from…

I liked the excerpt you included on Lords of the North and I noticed Father Beocca remains a character in the novel. I expect he may be a fixture throughout all the books. My favorite priest were Willibald and Pyrlig…

I’ve only just recently entered the written world of the Saxons, and it’s been a hugely exhilirating ride that I never want to get off. I await Lords of the North with baited breath! Pray tell … will our journey…

Mr. Cornwell I just wanted to say thank you for the amazing novels you have written. I have read almost all, excluding the Arthur Books, and I love every single one of them. Historical fiction is what really excites me…

After LORDS OF THE NORTH … What do you have planned for the Saxon series? Any new series after the Sharpe book in the fall of 2006? Thanks. Ryan Heinrick

Big fan of Sharpe – the books and the shows. Now I’m hooked on the Saxon Stories. Wondering why there is a three month delay in releasing “Lords of the North Country” in North America. I realize there may be…

I would just like to say that I am a huge fan of many of your books, though I have only read a few. I love how they are based off of historical events and people. I cannot wait to…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I am a huge fan and have read quite a lot of your work. I have just finished “Fallen Angels” . Which I thourght was not up to your usually spell binding self . I found it…

Hi Mr. Cornwell… My name is Paul, I live in Gilbert, AZ. and I am a gypsy. (No, I don’t live in a wagon, play the tambourine, or tell peoples fortunes) I’m just a regular 30 year old man with…

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. The first book was lent to me by a friend and he was amazed when I told him how much I enjoyed it…

Mr. Cornwell, I just finished The Pale Horseman, and I enjoyed it very much. I think I have read everything you have written that has been published here in the US, including A Crowing Mercy and Fallen Angels. My favorites…

Dear Bernard , I was just wondering if there are going to be anymore book in the Saxon Stories series . I have read through the two current books , and I am completely addicted to say the least ….

Hello and happy New Year to you! (Better late than never). I have a few questions about the Pale Horseman after finishing it for the third time the other day, but I would like to thank you for signing some…

dear Bernard. First of all thanks for the amazing books you have written. I started on the Warlord chronicles, next came the grail quest and I am halfway through the Starbuck series while I wait for the third book of…

Hi Bernard, I just finished the Arthur Books and I enjoyed them very much but not as much as the Saxon Stories. I think because the Saxon Stories reflect actual history while we don’t even know if an Arthur even…