Your Questions

Hello,

Don't have a question. Just wanted to say that I am a great fan of yours and your Saxon novels are superlative and have given me many pleasurable hours of reading in my spare time. Earnestly hope you don't stop the series, ever. To put things into context I have been an abiding Viking fan long before you started writing (have read the Norse sagas, learnt a bit of Old Norse as well as visited  archeological burial sites in Scandinavia). Your novels add fun to the history though from a British perspective. Any chance you'll visit India, specifically Mumbai, ever to give a talk? There isn't much of a market for historical fiction from overseas in India but I am an Indian who's different. Always have loved ancient European history specifically warrior tribes and tales of battle. Anyway keep up the good work, sir and god bless you ( and England! )

Adit George Mathai

Hi!

I'm a great admirer of your work, I've read many of your books and I really love the Saxon Stories. I got really excited when I heard it would become a TV series, but I haven't been able to read any news since last year!

Can you give us more details? When is the expected release date? Will we see something this year?

Thank you! And thank you for all the books you've written, they're amazing!

Murilo

 

Hi,  Of all your books you have written which ones are your favorites?

Jon Hadley

Dear Bernard,

I just finished Waterloo and enjoyed it tremendously. I really liked the design of the book too, with the regimental badges at the beginning of each chapter and the carefully chosen paintings at the ends. As a painter myself, I always wish books that use these historical works of art would give more of the technical details. I loved your account of how Lady Butler painted Scotland For Ever with the Scots Greys CHARGING her at her easel! And I have the nerve to call myself a plein air painter (hides face in shame). I have searched every site I could, including the Leeds Gallery, and can't get an answer to my question: how big is this canvas? If you know, I wish you'd tell me.  An educated guess is fine.  It looks absolutely ginormous.

Thank you!

Medrith

Any theater this summer in Chatham?

Thanks for all the stories.

Henry

Dear Mr. Cornwell:

I am nearing my eightieth year...please tell me that Lord Uhtred will soon be heading to Northumberland to retake Bamburgh Castle from his uncle.  No pressure, but time is flying.....Blessings to you and yours.

Phyllis Dand

Dear Bernard,

Just a quick thank you for all your work down the years. I think I've probably read everything you've ever published, and more importantly, enjoyed every last second of it. Your love of history is palpable, and combined with your obvious emotional intelligence and wit, makes for wonderful narration. I have yet to read your Waterloo book (it's in my queue!) but absolutely love the fact you've ventured into non-fiction. Your research has always been immaculate for fiction so it makes sense that you've made the stride into non-fiction!

I would love to see you venture into the world of non-fiction again, have you got any plans to do this?

Thoroughly looking forward to Uhtred's next story and I love how you can trace your lineage back to these times! Furthest my dad could get back was to a bunch of farmers in Gloucestershire in the 1500s, what else would you expect with a surname like Bullock!!

Anyway I'm rambling now, thank you again for everything.

Very best wishes,

a dear fan, Marcus Bullock

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

As much as I enjoy reading "Vagabond," I can't understand why you made Charles de Blois an evil character (rape, etc), contrary to what is know of him historically.

Sincerely,

Jean Brun

Hello,

A couple of years ago I read Warren Ellis's graphic novel "Crecy", you wrote about the 100 years war  in a different format : Fiction. Have you ever been approached and / or tempted to work on a graphic novel? Spiegelman  raised the standard for graphic novel when he (deservedly) won a Pulitzer for Maus.

Adrian.

Dear Mr Cornwell

I am currently reading my seventh book of the Sharpe series and have read the first five of the Saxon series. I have thoroughly enjoyed each of them.

Do you plan to write another Sharpe novel in the near future?

Thanks

David Harrell

 

Hello Mr. Cornwell,

Is there a chance that Sharpe will come back and ravage Napoleon's hordes in another novel?  Was he present with the 95th at Rolica and Vimiero?  I have every Sharpe book and love them all!  Thank you and take care.

Sincerely,

Jonathan