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2024 is going to be the first year since 1980 that there will be no new Cornwell book delivered to my publisher. I am deeply sorry for that, and for those of you who were looking forward to Sharpe’s Storm…

 I received tragic news this week – of the death of Susan Watt, who has been my editor and publisher at HarperCollins since the very first Sharpe book – Sharpe’s Eagle – way back in 1980.      Susan was a huge supporter of Sharpe…

Our third season of Free Shakespeare begins 22 July 2024. Held outdoors in the beautiful Kate Gould Park, Main Street, Chatham MA USA. Plays start at 7pm. For more information: /https://ccsfc.org/

This is a recent interview with Max Williams of Square Mile: https://squaremile.com/culture/books/bernard-cornwell-author-interview/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-631-bernard-cornwell-on-uhtreds-feast/id1452065072?i=1000635317545

On November 2, as part of the Charleston Literary Festival, Bernard Cornwell and Southern culinary talent Suzanne Pollak will bring the recipe-filled book, Uhtred’s Feast, to life with an exclusive Gothic dinner at the Garden & Gun offices, 701 East Bay…

An adaptation of my Warlord Chronicles (the Arthur books) will be available on MGM+ (formerly known as Epix) in the US on 20 August 2023. The 10-episode series stars Iain De Caestecker. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/king-arthur-drama-the-winter-king-ordered-mgm-1235493381/

Sharpe – The Reunion is now available to listen to on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001l1zh

This book will be released in the UK on 25 May 2023. The book will be published in the US on 14 November 2023. The final Last Kingdom book was published in 2020, but for the author the story felt…

The film “Seven Kings Must Die” will be available on Netflix on 14 April 2023 https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-last-kingdom-movie-seven-kings-must-die-everything-we-know-so-far-02-2023/

It was a pleasure to participate in a recent discussion called ‘Creating Great Characters’ sponsored by the Historical Writers Forum

My next book, Sharpe’s Command, will be published in the UK on 10 October 2023 and in the US on 2 April 2024.

I am interviewed in Season 1 Episode 15 of the ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV on Tubi https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/649006/s01-e15-bernard-cornwell?start=true

The Last Kingdom is returning for its fifth and final season on Netflix on March 9th 2022  AND filming has started for the movie Seven Kings Must Die!

Jason Salkey, who portrayed Rifleman Harris in the Sharpe films, has recorded an audio book of the real Rifleman Harris’ recollections which were first published in 1848.  The audio book also features sound effects provided by the 95th Rifles and…

Read a recent interview here: https://www.newstatesman.com/the-culture-interview/2021/10/bernard-cornwell-interview-richard-sharpe-assassin-writing

https://www.authorsreach.co.uk/post/an-interview-with-bernard-cornwell?postId=340b648c-3589-4868-8df1-2b95f228d0d8

Looking forward to reading the new Sharpe book Sharpe’s Assassin? Have a look at some of Sharpe’s weapons: https://www.facebook.com/bernard.cornwell/videos/1193388441158151

Travels Through Time podcast ‘The Battle of Waterloo with Bernard Cornwell’ is available here: https://www.tttpodcast.com/season-5/the-battle-of-waterloo-bernard-cornwell-1815/

Our amazing dog Whiskey died just as I finished Sharpe’s Assassin. He had sat with me through the writing of eleven books, was a wonderfully affectionate and good dog, and we miss him dreadfully!

I am enjoying Jason Salkey’s new book From Crimea with Love; Misadventures in the Making of Sharpe’s Rifles, and I think you will too! It is available at Amazon.co.uk (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crimea-Love-Misadventures-Making-Sharpes/dp/1783529571/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=from+crimea+with+love&qid=1627494975&s=books&sr=1-1) and at Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Crimea-Love-Misadventures-Making-Sharpes/dp/1783529571/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1627495754&sr=8-1

It was a pleasure to participate in a recent interview for Viking TV: https://viking.tv/tv/this-week-on-viking-tv/thursdays/anne-diamond-interviews-author-bernard-cornwell-obe

Here is the cover for the new Sharpe book – Sharpe’s Assassin. The book will be published in the UK on 30 September and in the US on 23 November.

My recent interview by Lisa Brennan of Suffolk Libraries can be seen here:

A Rival for Sharpe? I’m delighted to announce the publication of Over the Hills to Talavera – a book for youngsters that tells the tale of George, an orphan who is raised in a workhouse, but escapes to become a…

Recently I had the huge pleasure of interviewing Maggie O’Farrell about her astonishing novel Hamnet, which tells the tale of Shakespeare’s son called, of course, Hamnet. The novel is simply magnificent! You can find the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_p0uJU6xvQ&t=723s

The Folio Society, which specializes in collectible books, had published the first of the Sharpe series – Sharpe’s Tiger – in an illustrated and beautifully bound edition! https://www.foliosociety.com/row/sharpe-s-tiger.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csTB7XssIpU

Here is a recent interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FvpXEvZpfc

Celebrate the epic finale of BernardCornwell’s global bestselling The Last Kingdom series with this stunning LIMITED EDITION hardback.  Don’t miss out, pre-order now! 🏾 @Waterstones ⚔️ smarturl.it/WarLordWS @hivestores ⚔️ smarturl.it/WarLordIndies

Netflix has announced there will be a season 5 of ‘The Last Kingdom’ https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-last-kingdom-season-5-everything-we-know-so-far-07-2020/

We’ve just learned Season 4 of The Last Kingdom will be available on Netflix beginning 26 April 2020! More information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/TheLastKingdomOfficial/videos/1379975142210311/

My next book ‘War Lord’, the thirteenth book of The Last Kingdom series, will be published in the UK on 15 October 2020 and in the US on 24 November 2020. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king…

To read my recent interview on writing historical fiction with Profile Critics, click here: https://profilecritics.com/content/interview/Bernard_Cornwell

To take a look at my recent conversation with Pamela Taylor for the DIY MFA website, go here: https://diymfa.com/writing/conversations-bernard-cornwell

It was fun to do this interview for ‘Mom’s Favorite Reads’ https://issuu.com/momsfavoritereads/docs/july_2019

The 12th book of The Last Kingdom series will be published in the UK on 3 Oct 2019 and in the US on 26 November 2019. http://www.bernardcornwell.net/books/sword-of-kings/

An announcement for 2019:

The podcast – ‘Bernard Cornwell on The Last Kingdom’ is also available to download from Apple iTunes, Stitcher and Acast. https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/author-bernard-cornwell-netflix-new-series-the-last-kingdom-war-wolf-uhtred/

The Last Kingdom Season Three will debut on Netflix on 19 November and, as you may have heard, I was invited to the filming to play a cameo role.  https://www.netflix.com/title/80074249

The eleventh novel of The Last Kingdom series finds Uhtred facing a formidable new enemy, and at the same time struggling with old loyalties. He might have regained Bebbanburg, but he is still forced into a vicious war to preserve…

I was recently interviewed by Barbara Bogaev  and the result is a podcast called Masters, Here Are Your Parts.  You can hear (or read) it on the Folger Shakespeare Library website: https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/bernard-cornwell-fools-and-mortals  

My next book will be titled ‘Fools and Mortals’. ‘Fools and Mortals’ follows the young Richard Shakespeare, an actor struggling to make his way in a company dominated by his estranged older brother, William. As the growth of theatre blooms,…

Recent interview in Charleston Magazine: http://charlestonmag.com/history_s_henchman

My next book will be titled ‘Fools and Mortals’. ‘Fools and Mortals’ follows the young Richard Shakespeare, an actor struggling to make his way in a company dominated by his estranged older brother, William. As the growth of theatre blooms,…

Season 2 of ‘The Last Kingdom’ will be available on Netflix 5 May 2017 When will The Last Kingdom season 2 be on Netflix?

The second series of The Last Kingdom premiered at 9.00pm on BBC2 on Thursday March 16 in the UK. Netflix, who co-produce the series, will begin streaming episodes later this year to various countries outside the UK, including the US…

Discovering Diamonds is a new website which discusses historical novels and tries to encourage readers to try new authors!  Go here to take a look: https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/p/february-2017-showcasing-special.html

A special Deluxe Edition of The Flame Bearer, the tenth book of The Last Kingdom series is available from the publisher, HarperCollins. https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/campaign/theflamebearerspecialedition

Read a recent interview on The Reading List website:   Bernard Cornwell: Enough Books to Sink a Boat

The tenth book of The Last Kingdom series, The Flame Bearer, will be released in the UK and Canada on 6 October 2016 and in the US on 29 November 2016.  An excerpt from the book is available:  http://www.bernardcornwell.net/books/the-flame-bearer/

1820s Britain: after the wars with France, when unemployment was high and soldiers could be paid off, when the government was desperately afraid of social unrest, any crime was drastically punished and thousands were hung. But one could petition the…

To listen to a recent interview on Hank Garner’s Author Stories Podcast, click on this link: http://hankgarner.com/episode-sixty-nine-bernard-cornwell-interview/

To see a recent interview published in The Sunday Times (UK) on 11 October 2015: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/newsreview/features/article1617533.ece?shareToken=a5eb142248d5442100ea20a32ecc7a59

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…

HarperCollins is re-releasing The Last Kingdom with a new cover to tie-in with the TV series. The series will air on BBC America on 10 October 2015 beginning at 10pm ET.   The paperback book can be ordered from Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Last-Kingdom-tie-Saxon-Stories/dp/006243862X or from…

To read the New York Times op-ed piece I wrote, ‘The Waterloo They Remember’, click here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/opinion/the-waterloo-they-remembered.html?_r=0

My first non-fiction book was published in the UK in September 2014. It became available in the USA in May 2015.  It is the true story of the epic battle of Waterloo – a momentous turning point in European history.  …

Veterans of our armed services, especially those who recently saw heavy combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, often come home to neglect and problems. The First Light Trust is a splendid charity which helps numerous veterans.  Please consider donating today! Appeal…