Your Questions

I am a big fan of your work. I've read all the books that have been published here in Brazil and I'm crazy waiting for the new book about Uhtred.

I wanted to know how many books the series will have?

And then I wondered, when you're done on it what are you going to write about?

Because Arthur was the Saxon Age and the celtics.

Uhtred was about the Danish invasions.

With Thomas was the Hundred Years War.

The next series will be on the Norman invasions?

William the Conqueror?

I do not know, just wondering.

Carolina Batista

Hi Bernard -

I've really enjoyed your books (and boring me wife and anyone else who will listen) by sharing snippets of historical information from your wonderful stories.  My particular favourites have been the Uhtred Saxon/Viking stories.  I just wanted to know if you have decided how this tale will end?  We have obviously had a glimpse of an old Uhtred back in Bebbanburg, his rightful home, but is his tale nearly over?  I feel I need to prepare myself for the inevitable end!  Keep up the great work!

Andrew Murray-Smith

 

Hello Mr. Cornwell,

like all other people posting here I love your books. Unfortunatley as I am German I have to wait one year longer to get the newest book (Empty throne just arrived) At least Starbuck IV will finally be available by the end of 2015!

What do you see yourself doing/writing first within the next years:

1. Finish Uthred (no matter if in 2 or 5 books) 2. Revitalize Starbuck 3. Continue Sharp 4. Something completely different

Thanks for keeping me away from TV and giving me a little "knowledge" about history!!

 

Regards

Markus Kain

Dear Bernard,

I'm a huge fan of your books . I am currently reading your book on Waterloo. After recently watching the BBC series on the Spanish Armarda, presented by Dan Snow. I would like to ask, have you any ambitions to cover that battle in any up and coming books.

I think it would make , great subject matter for a novel.

Thank you for so many hours lost reading your wonderful books.

Adam Sheard

Hello Bernard,

The other day I watched the 1970 film ‘Waterloo’ and whilst I was impressed in many ways, I was mostly underwhelmed. Your account of Waterloo and the Sharpe series have spoilt me so I'm struggling to imagine any film successfully portraying what makes Napoleonic warfare so interesting and so horrific at times. However, part of me still wants a modern, big budget film set in this period of warfare in the hope that it sparks wider interest.

With the money in the film industry being where it is, do you think it will happen? If so, could it ever do it justice?

Looking forward to The Last Kingdom on TV :)

Best regards,

Matt

Mr. Cornwell,

I realize it's been a long time but I just left the Chatham area of the Cape from vacationing there and am currently reading Wildtrack and am curious if Kassouli's mansion was created from your imagination or based on someone's residence you had visited or a public museum of some sort?

I was sorry we left the area yesterday--I was hoping to see you in one of the theater productions while we were there! Especially the Agatha Christie! I hope you have a great season!

Thanks,

Jennifer

Dear Mr Cornweill

I am a researcher on Epic and I am writing (in french) a paper about "The warriior Chronicles" for tthe" Mélanges Danielle Buschinger"  (she is a well known researcher, professeure émérite de l'université d'Amiens about Alt Deutsch and Wagner). I think that Uhtred in an heros opposite to Siegfried ; but I am looking for something you are going to explain in the next book I will read en october. Uhtred has been announced his daughter Stiorra would be " a mother of kings" and in the time he is writing (or dictating ?, I hope you will precise) he said the prophety had come true. I though first Stiorra was going to be a grand-grand mother of William the Conqueror but Uhtred can't live long enough to see it. I have not found legitimate candidates for her royal descendance ; perhaps  in Ireland in a little kingdom??? Iam waiting for the next book ; I Know that Athelstan is going to meet Anlaf (the son of Stiorra??) disguised as a harper exactly like Alfred going out of the marches of Somerset to see by himself his enemies I do love all your books but I think this serie is the best one ; I hope  we can see very soon the fist story on TV.

I have seen the serie Sharpe on DVD and I hope iThe Uhtred serie is going to be as good as that one

Sincerely yours

Isabelle Weill-Bréchot-Burls

 

I have read with relish all of the Saxon Tales published so far. I have a question: in many places in these books, it is said that the Vikings would remove the fierce animal heads from the prows of their ships when sailing into friendly waters, or when just trading, so as not to alarm the people who saw the boat sailing in. I have searched extensively for any mention of this on Google and so far have come up empty. Do you have factual evidence that the carved heads of animals / dragons were removable, or did you just add that as a very intriguing bit of storyline??  Many thanks for responding.

Carolyn Stalcup

 

This is the first I have read of yours, and I really enjoy the story and your writing style.  I am not a history buff, but on pg 254 third paragraph, "gunwales" are referred to. I don't think there were guns yet, so would that have been a word in use then? It just kind of threw me. I want to read more of your books, but will miss these folks!

Susan Stormont

 

Hello, Mr Cornwell.

I'm a great admirer of your work, especially the Sharpe's adventures. In one of your Sharpe's stories, Sharpe says that the cavalry is the dumbest branch of the army. I had heard that before, but I never understood why. Would you, please, tell me?

Thank you,

Humberto.