Your Questions

Dear Bernard,

I am confused, will your next published book be the next Uhtred or the new series you have started? As usual I have to bring Starbuck to your attention, neither of us are getting any younger and I don't want to find out what happens to him from you when we are together in Valhalla. Kind regards

Lee

Mr Cornwell

I recently read Gallows Thief, having been concentrating on the other series' before that.

I love how you caught the squalor and harshness of the era. Were you ever tempted to do more with Sandman? He probably could;t rescue another; he wasn't actually that good at seeing the truth was he, but his import business and the surrounding intrigue?

Sandman makes reference to being rescued in Spain by a small company of rifleman; this was not a subtle reference to Mr Sharpe was it?

Loved the latest Uhtred book and liked the way you started the narrative with the son as a means to prolong the story perhaps. We get to read more then!

Thanks and keep up the good work

Steve

Hello Bernard,

massive fan of your works. I was wondering, now that you're 70, do you have any plans to retire? Or will you keep going until you, uhhh, join Uhtred in Valhalla (assuming he got there!!)

Dan

Dear Bernard,

I am a retired light infantry officer. I have some combat experience from Northern Ireland including shooting my way out of an ambush (at night), dealing with the the results of a booby trap bomb explosion and the mayhem of riots. On my first tour I was 23 and ended my last at 43 before command. When I finally retired in 2004 I was ambushed again, this time by post traumatic stress disorder which has now mostly gone.

I am a 'combat veteran' and as such always enjoy reading your books. You manage to capture the feel of combat: the fear; the apprehension; the excitement; the elation; and the sickening 'come down'. Well done. I have particularly enjoyed your stories about the archers and the 100 years war. I also enjoyed and appreciated 'The Fort'. My experience with the Territorial Army and the Ulster Defence Regiment showed me the potential for mismanagement inherent in all part time military forces as demonstrated in your book by the American Forces. I have had to deal with one or two 'Paul Reveres'.

I am re-reading 'Gallows Thief' and enjoyed learning about 'the flash' which is still part of our language (my Mother was a cockney). However, my interest was piqued by learning that Captain Rider Sandman commanded the Grenadier Company of the 52nd. The exploits of the Light Infantry Battalions during the Peninsular War and the 52nd at Waterloo form the ethos of my Regiment, now the Rifles. Did the 52nd, who became Light Infantry in 1803, have a Grenadier Company? Perhaps they did, just the tallest and smartest men. I can find no evidence one way or the other. Certainly the ethos and way of being of Light Infantry Battalions and the Grenadier Guards, both of whom I prepared for Northern Ireland, was even in the late 1970's completely different.

There is really no need for you to reply. I am just passing on my interest and enjoyment of your books. Keep up the good work!

Best Wishes,

Clive Burt.

Hello Bernard,

I have read all your book translated to Swedish. I find them awesome!

I suppose your are familiar with the writing of Simon Scarrow?

In his books the number of fighting soldier seems to be much greater compared to your books describing England some 800 years later.

Did the population decrease or was it not possible to engage people?

Would be interested to have your comments.

Thanks,

Mats

Which books or authors influenced you the most when you were young ? What about movies like " King of the Khyber rifles :"

Donald F. DiIenno

Your Sharpe books Series really helped me growing up and it gave me a passion for history which i will follow into A level where the Napoleonic wars do feature. But I will also be studying the rise of Prussia under Frederick the Great and was wondering if you had considered looking at this period of time because during the war of the Austrian Sucession and the Seven Years War there are great battles and outnumbered armies and even the daring move when hussars took Berlin and the general was instantly made a marshal. This is an interesting period that has seemed to be passed over and i was wondering if you could see if theres a historical book or even a series in there.

Thanks for listening to me

Regards

Michael Summers

Mr. Cornwell.

I absolutely love The Saxon Tales. I often wonder about authors and the series they write. Before I ask a couple of questions I want you to know that this series is so good I make myself put the book down so I can enjoy them for a longer period of time. As I read your books I open google earth/ maps/ images so I can see where these battles are taking place! My question(s); Do you know how the story is going to end right now, or do you keep getting ideas as you write and there is no telling when they will end? How often do you write? Thank you for your time - I look forward to the next book in the series! Your books have inspired me to visit England in the next 5 years... it will happen!!

Jason

 

Hello!  I am a huge fan of the Saxon Tales and I plan on reading all your other books too.  I'm just wondering...is the empty throne the last book in the series?  There is no intro into the next book at the end, so I was curious.

Laura Venter

 

I just want to say I really enjoy your books! I was wondering if after the main character dies are you going to have it where his son takes up the quest?  Also when is the next book going to be released, I'm addicted!

Brandon

 

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the Warrior Chronicles. They are an exciting read, and I find myself so engrossed that I barely put them down before finish. The same went for the Grail Quest, Arthur and Stonehenge novels. It was only as I wrote this e-mail, that I realised just how much I enjoy an historical novel. Well, one written by you, anyway.

I wondered if you knew when the next book in the Warrior series is to be published, and how many more there are in the pipeline?

Kind regards and thank you for writing such brilliant books,

Kevin Griffiths

 

 

 

Am reading Agincourt again and I have to ask. Are you related to Sir John Cornewaill or is it a happy coincidence?

Jonathan Mullins

I am revisiting my Sharpe collection in chronological order and wondered if there is a plan to fill the gap between Sharpe's Trafalgar and Sharpe's Prey as I am curious about his treatment on joining the Rifles?

Andy Allan