Your Questions

Dear Mr Cornwell

I wish start by stating what a huge fan I am of your work, the Sharpe series has not only been a huge joy to read but has also given me a huge interest in the Napoleonic period. Also having previously served in the British Armies cavalry it was very enlightening to learn the history of many battles that were often mentioned but in which very little is commonly known about.

After reading Sharpe's Tiger I have been very interested to learn more about the Jettis which I found such an interesting part of the book. I have been unable to find much information on them and wondered if you had any recommended reading or could point me in the right direction.

Many thanks

Alex Greig

What is the exact meaning of "earsling"?  Thanks.

Al

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 enlighten us please?

Happy Holidays.

Michael Taylor

 

Barnes & Noble is offering a book titled "Lords of the North Tie-in" is this a new book or a republish of "Lords of the North".

Philip Mossor

Mr Cornwell,

I am a large fan of your works having consumed The Last Kingdom series and just finishing the Sharpe's series. I was seeking my next literary adventure and was interested in the Arthur series when I saw your interview on Breitbart.

While I respect the right to each persons views I cannot in good faith support an author with view sympathetic to the Alt Right. Please advise if you adhere to the principles espoused by Breitbart or were simply providing an interview to a request from a media outlet.

Either way I wish you continued success in your career and have enjoyed your work. Please let me know on the above question so I may make the choice that is correct for me.

Sincerely

Ren B Rodee

 

do please let me know if you do indeed align with Brietbart or do not align with Brietbart thanks

Hubbard Smith

I love your Last Kingdom Series.. I see The Flame Bearer is out now and it appears it will be the last book, I will be purchasing it asap!  Will you continue with his son or with another character from the series?  Uhtred has become my absolute favorite character in literature and I am hoping you will provide a 2nd favorite. Reading the books makes me want to stand in the shield wall with Uhtred close enough to my enemies to smell their breathe and step in their shit after I kill them. It must be love if I would be willing to do that LOL.  Thank you so much for hours of entertainment!!

Shayne Bickford

 

Hello,

First of all, I absolutely love the Saxon Tales so thank you so much for all the research and everything else you did to make them as real and thought provoking as they are. I've read all of them several times and they often get me through hard times. I think everyone suffers from some form of depression or anxiety even if they don't realize it and I'm not exempt. I enjoy the audio books most of all as it seems to bring them to life and I can listen to them at work. Ok. I feel like I could go on about me and how much your books have effected me but I know you are a real person with a life and schedule and not the mythical figure I have in my head so I'll get to my question. I'll just get right to it and if you can't answer then I understand.

Is the Flame Bearer the last book in this series?

I'll buy the print copy when I can and if you answered this in an authors note at the end then I'll hopefully read it there. Thank you for the stories. May they last until Ragnarok.

Zach Reeb

 

I have just finished reading The Flame Bearer but was not sure if this was the last book in the series?  I was hoping it might cover Æthelstan's rule and the uniting of England. I think it's great that you are putting the spotlight on Æthelstan as he had nearly disappeared from history but seemed to achieve so much.

Simon White

 

Will you be writing another book on the Saxon Tale, I hope there is a another book, I will be disappointed, if it ends with this book. Your books are the best., and I enjoy them all.

Lea Croston

Dear Bernard,

I've come late to your books and especially enjoy the Saxon Tales with Uhtred of Bebbanburg which I've read three times up to the 8th book.  I'll be getting the 9th when I return to Maui.

The movement of the Saxons from Germany westward to Britain -- and then to North America is an intriguing thing to look at especially since we now seem to have an Apex Saxon as president.  There is much debate about immigration, but nothing is given, everything is taken...  In your books, the invader, first the Saxons in the Arthurian era and then the Danes in the Saxon tales have to fight for their right to party.

If you were to write a contemporary story of this latest “soft” invasion, from what position would your protagonist take?

Thanks — and I look forward to the continuation of the Saxon Tales even though I know they must end…

Best,

Malcolm

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I was delighted to see that it was a Captain Gilliland whose name you used for your rocket man in “Sharpe’s Enemy”.

The first time I have ever seen my surname used for a character in a novel. (I know of some authors who auction off that honour to raise money for charity.) And, as it is a bit of a rare surname, I must admit I never expected to see it in print like this. It was quite exciting.

Interestingly as a young man, during the late 1960’s, I also served in the infantry with the 48th Highlanders, an infantry Regiment out of Toronto, Canada. I became a specialist on a weapon called a Carl Gustaf anti tank missile launcher and became a sort of rocket man myself.

Can you by any chance recall how you came to use the name Gilliland for your rocket Captain?

Thank you being such a prolific author. My wife, Faye, and I are so enjoying working our way through all your novels. What an interesting, fascinating and addictive way to be entertained and learn a bit of history.

Yours

David Gilliland

Hi Bernard,

I am spending a week working on the isle of Portland and when the isle is certainly a eerie place when the lights go out and the wind picks up. I was just wondering if there is any truth to it's use in the warlord trilogy, or if it's just a bit of artistic licence?

Thanks,

Sean

Hi Mr. Cornwell.

Here's a question that recently occurred to me: In the afterword to some of your Uhtred novels, you state that England stood in the balance during the Viking Invasions, and if Alfred had lost, it would have been Daneland and we in America would be speaking some form of Danish.  But a little more than a century later, William the Conqueror took over England and did away with the Saxon way of things.  Yet England remained, it did not become "Normanland" are we are not speaking some form of Norman-French today.  Why is it that the Danish/Norse conquest would have done away with England and the the Norman Conquest did not?

Alan Kempner

Hi -

I'm a huge fan.  Have you considered using a specialty house like subterranean press to produced an illustrated signed limited edition?  I suspect I would buy all of your books again...

Noel Symons