Your Questions

Hi Bernard.

Loved the Sharpe books and enjoyed their adaption to the screen.

The other day I was re-watching Sharpe's Regiment and the chase scene in the marshes. Sharpe is hiding below a bank and is mostly submerged. Is it my imagination or was Mr Bean's head nearly split in two by the hoof of a pursuing horse ? Or is that a dummy and some nifty editing took place ?

Even watching it frame by frame, it looks real and an amazingly close call.

Intrigued.

Jonas

Hello Bernard,

I am currently writing the first draft of what I hope to be my first novel.  At 6000 words so far, I feel I'm on roll and will continue with what I'm creating.  I intend to finish my work somewhere between 80k - 90k of words, as I'm told that is the average size that an agent will contemplate working with.

Because my novel is historic fiction, I was wondering on how you found your agent with your own work.  And also, I am worried that once I've created my novel, that, if I send a manuscript to an agent, that they might somehow steal it and pass it off as their own work.  Do you know a way in which I can overcome this problem?

Thank you for reading my e-mail,

Regards,

Stuart McCabe

P.S. I read your book The Fort, and it taught me more about the American Revolution/Independence than ever before, and I thought it was epic.

Hi,

The Warlord trilogy is my absolute favorite of your books. I've read there's talk of making a tv series of it. I'd love to see that , especially with all the complex female characters you created.

I'll volunteer to write it. Would that maybe speed things along? I'm retired so I have the time...

Can I just go ahead and start or do I need to buy the rights or something?

Thanks,

Anna

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I am still having fun with the flamebearer, among all the other things I like the dialogues and the pre-battle insults. Knowing these things is especially helpful in modern business language and communication. Are these insults pure inventions or is there any historical information available?

Regards

Christian Zier

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

You're my favorite author and I've read most of your books (several times in some cases). I am greatly looking forward to Uhtred's next adventure. My question is are you entirely through with Richard Sharpe, or is there any chance of another tale at some point?

Leslie C Guilland

Hi again, Mr. Cornwell.

Whenever anyone asks you when you'll continue the Starbuck Chronicles, your standard answer in "I hope to get back to Starbuck one of these days."  I am thinking that the day when you put the capstone on Uhtred's story and finish the last book in his saga would be a good candidate for "one of these days" to pick up Nate's story again.  Do you agree?

Alan Kempner

 

Hey Mr Cornwell!

Thanks for all the years of amazing books please keep them coming :) I have a quick question about the Michael Mann Azincourt film that was being talked about quite a lot a while ago.

The last I heard an update was sometime in 2015 where Michael Mann said the film had been written and was very much still active! I've heard nothing since, could you confirm if this project is still happening? Or if it is not. Also are there any more adaptations of your work on the horizon other than season 2 of the Last Kingdom? I cant get enough of your work and all adaptations are most welcome!

Please keep up the good work and I hope you are keeping well.

Corey

P.s. The Flame Bearer is one of the best books I have read in years, absolutely masterful

Hello Mr. Cornwell,

I was wondering how you create the scenarios and strategies that Uhtred utilizes to defeat his enemies.  Are you drawing upon tactics documented to have been used during the actual battles, or are you creating them yourself, or a mix of both?

Thanks, from a fan,

Brett

Hello,

 

I'm a big fan of the Uhtred series, especially so the different take on many well known figures of the viking era. It's especially enjoyable at a time when interest in the tales of Ragnar and his sons is increasing again in the English speaking world.

 

Due to my own family history, I'm particularly interested in Ivar The Boneless - as I believe the MacLeods may have descendants of the historical Ivar's descendants, though it's sketchy whether the Ivar who invaded England and the Ivar who held fiefdom in part of Ireland were truly the same - and this brings me to Sigtrygg. The historical Sigtrygg was not only King of Dublin, but Ivarsson. In your series we've already met Ivar's son and grandson, but I don't recall any mention of Sigtrygg and his brother being related to them. Is their father another man named Ivar in this series, or is he a distant relation/descendant of Uhtred's old acquaintances?

 

Thank you for the hours of enjoyment spent reading these tales. I look forward to many more, and I intend to start on your other books soon.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Graeme McLeod

I wonder if you have any advice for a novice self-publishing author of Fantasy novels? I'm really interested in what you might suggest, after the book is written? I've worked with an editor, am building a website, will have author pages on amazon and goodreads.  Is there any advice you have? Are editor's 'genre' specific, meaning is it better to find an editor with experience editing Fantasy novels, or is that too specific?

Really, any thoughts you have, I would be happy to hear them.

Thank you.

Lee McClellan