Your Questions

Bernard,

Just rereading Stonehenge and was following along the various places on Googlemaps.  One thing confused me is the village of Maden, which you state corresponds to Marden in you Historical Note.  However, doing a search for Marden only reveals a Marden in Kent, which surely is not the Marden you reference.  Any clarification would be appreciated.

Byron Hathcock

I absolutely love your novels.  Uhtred must be one of my favorite characters of all time.  In Death of Kings, Uhtred thinks that while he is not fond of Christianity, he is fond of many Christians.  He mentions the most important Christians in his life; Alfred, Aethelflaed, Father Beocca, etc.  I could not help but notice he fails to mention Finan.  While Finan certainly does not rise to the status of Alfred, he is Uthred's most trusted friend, warrior, and adviser.  Was this an unintentional oversight, or does Finan not hold a special place in Uhtred's circle?

Mo Wark

Dear Mr. Bernard Cornwell:

When is the second installment of the television series The Last Kingdom going to be shown in the United States?  I have read all of your books about Uhtred of Bebbanburg  and enjoy them very much.

Thank you for responding.

Sincerely,

Ms. Susan M. Grady

Hi Bernard,

I love your work, read it all, and unashamedly copy your style in my own writing..

Are you heading to Australia at any stage?

Looking forward,

Dan Kealy

Hi,

I'm in the middle of re-reading the last Uhtred novel in preparation for the next one, i'ts released 1 day after my birthday i'm so excited.

My question is, what's next? I would love another Uhtred, another Sharpe would be amazing, could it be another Starbuck? You did hint a couple of years ago about an Elizabethan story.

Also I've recently read short stories by Patrick O'Brien and CS Forrester do you have any lying around you could release?

Mike

Hi Bernard

Just watched the complete series of Sharpe for the third time, still one of my favourites from the '90's, I was wondering if you have ever thought about writing about the English civil war, so many characters, turmoil etc, I have my own ideas but am not a writer, just got too much time on my hands since retiring, would like to hear your thoughts,

Regards

Mark

Please can you tell me of any plans to come to U.K for a talk or signing? Thank-you so much!

Stella Noble

Dear Sir,

I have just finished reading Warriors of the Storm, the last one of the Saxon Chronicles available at my local library. A very good and riveting series which I have enjoyed and researched some of the places in the books on the web. I do have one question and that concerns the Roman cemetery that you describe as being outside Chester, is that in fact a real place? I did a little research but did not find a mention of one in the vicinity of Chester.

Thank in advance of an answer and thanks also for really great reading.

Richard

I like all your novels that I read since years  and the characters you create (Sharpe, Arthur, Uthred, Nicholas Hook, Saban, etc.) Moreover I like your historical concern, the accurate details you developp and the way you make your path between history and fiction. But I'm French and something bother me in your Last kingdom chronicle.(4th volume) ; Frankia is assimilated to Germany (in Place names) which is not fair and moreover wrong. Since the 9th century - after the partition of Charlemagne's Empire at Verdun - till the 17th century, the name of  Francia - and the title of its king (Rex Francorum) - had always significate France and surely not Germany!

Sincerely yours,

Gilles a french fan. Definitely

Hello,

Sometimes, film directors attribute a mediocre final version of a film they directed, to the editors/ editing process. Less common, is that a poor film, has been greatly improved by an editor/editing. John Ford: director of classics such as "The Searchers, and "The Quiet Man", shot scenes in such a way, that they could not be edited, i.e tampered with.  Have you ever been unhappy with the final version of any of your books i.e the way it was edited? Or are you like, John Ford, you construct scenes in such a manner,your work can't be tampered with by editors in a detrimental way?

Regards and thanks,

Adrian.