Your Questions

Hi Bernard

I wanted to have another guess at Richard Sharpe's father. As it seems he is a smuggler and is not perhaps fictional, how about a character from Walladmor by Willibald Alexis, Captain Nicolas perhaps? Though I'm not sure if the dates line up.

Also what is this about Jebidiah Hakeswill?? So tell more.

Keep up the good work!

James Roberts

Hello Mr. Cornwell

I have a question about the difference between Derfel's age and Arthur's. I thought Arthur was at least 10 years older , but in the second book , Derfel says that Arthur has 30 years old , and a few pages later, in a conversation between both, Arthur reveals that Derfel has nearly 30 years. It's take me confused about the real age of Derfel.

I know you wrote this books a long time ago, but I began to read it a few days ago, and I'm really enjoying it !

Gustavo Paixão

Hello,

Why did you make Richard Sharpe an infantryman and not a cavalry man? In my own mind at least, I think of Napoleonic cavalry as having more elan and greater prestige than the infantry!

Regards and thanks,

Adrian.

Mr Cornwell.

Could you please tell me if you write and Speak Latin?

Thank you

Margarete

Hereward ....a real hero......worth a look??

love your warlord series

regards

Tom

 

Mr. Cornwell.

I have read your books now for many years.  "The Sharpe Tales" have accompanied me on my travels and I have spent much time in a comfortable chair appreciating the rigors that Uhtred endures.  I have even spent many wonderful miles with Arthur and Derfel -- in what I consider to be your masterpiece, "The Warlord Trilogy" -- on my long training runs (audio books).  Thank you for the pleasure that you have given to me through your art.

I have read that you do not know what your novel will contain until you write it.  Despite this, have you maintained a general outline of the story that you have developed in "The Saxon Tales"?  That is, when you first conceived of the idea for the series, did you plot out the structure of the story into the future?  If so, did you run this outline through to the end?

 

Thank you.

Hello Mr. Cornwell,

you receive a lot questions when /if a new Sharp/Uhtred/Hookton/Starbuck book will be written. This made me wonder if you are worried that you might not be able to tell their tales until a (satisfying) end? Or is this something which isn't bothering you at all (i.e. with Starbuck)?

Nevertheless I wish you at least another healthy 30 years to tell the story of Uhtred's Grandson!!

Best wishes

Markus

Dear Mr Cornwell,

Firstly, thanks for all the endless hours of enjoyment your books have given me. I believe that you are to the historical fiction genre what J.R.R Tolkien is to the fantasy genre. Literary legends!

Secondly, I think i have an idea where your next book might be going. As an avid history fan and Anglophile I believe (hope) it will be along the lines of the Lady of Mercia's re-conquest of the East Midlands? And if so, could I be so daring/cheeky as to request a mention of my hometown of Castle Donington (Saxon translation; home of dounni's people) in this your tenth novel in the series?

Either way, thanks for your time and keep up the excellent and inspiring work.

Yours gratefully. Thomas Quinn

 

Hi Mr Cornwell,

I was really intrigued by your comment in The Empty Throne about the part the freshly released Berg would play in uniting Englaland . This did not develop much in Warriors of the Storm so I assume a much later story. I can't find reference to Berg but there are many historical references to Egil Skallagrimmson , is this the same character ?

Peter

Dear Bernard

I have read all of the Last Kingdom series to date and am told at my local book shop that there is always much anticipation before the latest title is released. I thoroughly enjoyed the Waterloo book; it vividly brought the combatants and their experiences to life. Do to plan to write any other non- fiction books? I was also wondering if you have read any of the wonderful Scottish mediaeval historical novels by Nigel Tranter.

Kind Regards

NS Hanna.