Your Questions

Can please recommend the best biography of Alfred the Great and perhaps a non-fiction recommendation of the history of that era. I love your books and they have generated a desire to read more about the history and characters of that era.

Thank you so much

Claudea Treckeme

 

I am a long time fan especially of the king Arthur series and have introduced them to my son who names you as one of his favorite authors as well. I just this morning finished the Starbuck series. The last thing you wrote was that he will fight again. I truly need to know what happens to him but read your answer to the question of will there be another Starbuck book and you said no. I am sad to leave him there with part of his face missing and not know what becomes of him. If you can not write another book can you just tell me your thoughts as to how he ends up? Is there to be no happy ending for Nate? Thank you for your time!

Gretchen

It is great to see the new Sharpe book Assassin and that another is on the way. I must admit I consume this in the audio format. Do you know if William Gaminara will be hired to read Assassin and Command?  He, for me, is Sharpe and I just love his interpretation of the character. Thank you.

Tim Nicholls

Dear Mr Cornwell.

The Warlord series (ahead of Lustbader's Sunset Warrior sequence) are my favourite books of all time and come out routinely once a year to be read. I have been a lifelong scholar of all things Arthurian (especially Geoffrey Ashe books) but despite my fanaticism, understand that any documented info of a British Warlord of that time you could barely fill one side of A4 sheet of paper.So of course I was besotted with your portrayal of Arthur in the Winter King etc. It being as accurate and authentic as you could be under the circumstances.I appreciate the lengths you must have gone to for the end product.

I am just concerned that the TV adaptation of it by Bad Wolf will be marred.Your beautiful trilogies characters will be politicized as they did with their adaptation of His Dark Materials instead of keeping true to those in your book. I pray I am wrong as I enjoyed the Last Kingdom immensely.

Is there measures to keep the TV series true to your novels?

Regards

RioTharmus.

Love your books.  You are a true talent.  Will there be any more editions to the Starbuck Chronicles?

Stephen Tyler

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I am a Bit unhappy to start a message with some kind of sentences that you for sure did read so much often that they can seem not to be more than mere phrases, but anyway I need go use them too. Because I indeed do admire your books and I love it how your way of writing catches me in a way that it is difficult to put a book to the side.

I came quiet late into the joy of  your books. I've seen the last kingdom on Netflix, and then got to know that they are based on your books. Tür rest is history... I read all the Uhtred books, then Sharpe, and Starbuck I have in front of me. But for one thing I am happy to have started that "late" with Sharpe. I had the joy to can read more than 20 books in a row.

Did you ever had the idea, to let Sharpe getting into contact with Hornblower? I read this books too, but already some while ago... You stated that one of the idea roots for Sharpe has been to create something like "Hornblower" on land. Or do you have even a plan to do so?

I don't know how difficult this maybe could be, because of copyright reasons... But they are placed in the same period of time, both are connected to the duke of Wellington and there been missions that brought Hornblower close and/or on shore. Like for example the siege of Riga and the following Tauroggen Convention. I guess not only I would love a meeting of them.

I can't  hold my self, out of patriotic reasons, to ask you one more question. Is there a chance to see Sharpe taking part in the battle of Leipzig? I know, für British detachement was very small, but Sharpe "shows" some affaction to the Congreve Rockets, and who could better and more ruthless use them to the maximum effect.

However...

With kind regards and best wishes from Hamburg

Sincerely

Oliver Wetzel

 

I realise you may already be aware of this, and that you may have already ruled it out but on the off chance that you are not and have not I wanted to point something out.

Hornblower enters the public domain in about 10 years.

Personally I cant imagine anything more fun to read than a Sharpe/Hornblower crossover.

Perhaps a short story, perhaps with both of them as older men. Who knows.

You're the only person who can do this.

Thank you.

Gary Devine

Hi Bernard,

I recently read Sharpe's Company which describes how Sharpe and Harper spent the latter half of 1811 in England recruiting soldiers and meeting Jane Gibbons. I was wondering if perhaps this was the first seed of Sharpe's Regiment. Considering, recruiting soldiers, Jane Gibbons and Simmerson are all discussed, did you write this section and think, "hey, wait a minute, this is a great plot, I'll redo these elements in a future book." Is there any truth to my theory? Anyway, you're a great writer and have given me much joy in your novels. Can't wait for Command!

Sincerely,

Alasdair

Good day Mr. Cornwell,

I've recently discovered The Last Kingdom and the entire Saxon series. I admit I started with the Netflix shows but certain characters got me so hooked I had to know more. I read through the books, enjoyed them, but I'm still pondering over the character Leofric. I don't know why I'm so drawn to this character but I just am. Why was he such a die hard Saxon, what other battles has he been in, will he be in other books or works? I was just curios and had to ask. Thank you for everything.

Rhea Frysinger

Hi Bernard,

Could you recommend a book or source that I could use for research into the Britons who lived just before and  during the Roman invasion and occupation. I'm researching a novel set around that era and my protagonist is a British warrior.

Thanks and love the books. Currently halfway through Sharpe's Assassin.

Pete.

Hello Bernard

Such a huge fan of your work.

I was just wondering how many books more, you would love to write? Secondly will we ever see another Sharpe book with Obadiah Hakeswill, the greatest villain of all time again?

Kind Regards

Tom