Your Questions

Dear sir,

I was wondering if you will have some kind of role in the upcoming TV-series based upon your "Saxon Stories" books, like an consultant or executive producer? Maybe writing a script or two?

Do you have any say on who gets cast; you must have some mental picture of how your characters look?

And will it have Sean Bean?

With regards,

Oystein Tvedten

Oslo, Norway

Mr Cornwell,

I am eagerly waiting for the next installment of the Warrior Chronicles, The Empty Throne.  Why the delay between release dates in the UK and the US?  Yes, I am just being impatient, and want it now! However, I do not understand why, at least, the US edition is not released before Christmas - would that not help with sales?

Keep up the good work! I thoroughly enjoy all your books.

Christian Nelson

 

Hi, I'm a huge fan of your books, my favorite is the Saxon Tales, and I noticed that the release date for The Empty Throne and last years Pagan Lord are different for UK and the US and I was wondering why?

Thanks,

Jim

Due to your extensive knowledge on both men, I was wondering, who do you think was the better military commander? If the battle of Waterloo were to have been fought a second time, on a dry field, to give Napoleons artillery a chance to relocate, who do you  think would have won? Did Wellington win because he was a better commander, or did the rain gods favor the British as they did at the Battle of Agincourt?

Austin

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I have most of your books,and loved them all rereading them until I have to replace them because of condition.I love the way you are expanding old favourites such as the Harlequin series and Agincourt series,but please could you not do the same for in my opinion the best series The Arthur Saga , I know I am asking the impossible but I do have a soft spot for Derfel.

Martin Slater

Dear Mr Cornwell,

A huge thank you for all the wonderful books, unfortunately I have read them all, so some other writers get a chance now.. I have one question about the waterloo battle: I read an article by franck ferrand that states that one of the main reasons for the result was the use of a wrong map (by approximately one km) that napoleon used to plan his battle upon, thus his famous artillery having little effect and creating overal confusion during the battle.

What are your considerations on this? Does it make any sense to explain some questions that you must have asked yourself during the research you did?

With sincere thanks for all the hours spend reading,

Henri

 

Mr. Cornwell,

A week or so ago I read a comment from a 19 year old reader who expressed his great pleasure in having just read his first book by you, "The Winter King". I must be honest and say I remember a day when I was 19, not a very avid reader or student for that matter and I walked into a rather large book chain, searched the store and came across that image on the cover and left with the book. It was ironic to see a young man make his comment much the same way I felt as a kid years ago. Now through many years of reading and four deployments, if was that first novel that gave me a love for reading as well as a love for history. I have since read over 20 of your booķs and am working toward completing my Masters in US Military History as well as working toward becoming an Army Combat Historian.

I am slowly working toward becoming a writer. I already write for school but I am talking in the novel sense. My first goal of course is to write one book but my question relates to a multiple book series. I would like to know if you have a technique in writing a multiple book series and tieing book 1 all the way through? I had made it through the Burning Land and now have restarted the series, repurchasing all the books digitially. As I am reading I have the perspective of knowing what is coming mostly and I see how you weave it together. In a series like "Grail Quest" and the "Warlord Chronicles" those are three books and slightly different in constructing but the "Warrior Chronicles" has become 8 books. I cannot speak to the "Sharpes" books because I have only read "Tiger" but do you have a method you are willing to share? I have an idea for a series but have yet to figure a way to start when I already know how I want the story to twist and end. I am not asking for the surefire method, just an idea because I understand writing is about technique and not everyones is the same.

I understand being a novelist this may be a question you would rather not answer but whether you answer my question or not, I would like to thank you for many an early morning, many a quiet night, many a long duty and many a long flight, having this time filled in reading your novels.

Take care,

Jason

I greatly enjoyed your book about the battle of Waterloo. I've read others and will no doubt read more too in the run up to the bi-centenary - but yours brought life and a lot of clarity in shortish order. One editing point tho - I don't think I've misunderstood - but the references to Sir John (Charles?) Colville (pages 267, 326, 327, 328 and 341) seem to relate to Sir John Colborne?

Anyway thanks very much for the pleasure you've given over the years with your brilliant storytelling.

Christopher Hubbard

Mr. Cornwell,

I have not only read but BOUGHT every single one of your books, often more than once as I give them as gifts. Thank you for many fine hours, days, months of pleasure. In the Saxon Tales, Uhtred very often refers to the building skills of the Romans, and laments that the Britons of his day cannot compete in this area. Do you have interest in Roman Britain or the Rome of republican/imperial times? I doubt you will start a new series, but I know you could have made a proper job of a Roman Britain series of novels. Thanks again.

Kevin Snell

The father's Sharpe is...Garret Colley Wesley.

Tiago Sepulcri Salaroli

 

Based solely on your response to Luke Fieldhouse that Sharpe's father was not unlike the Scarlet Pimpernel, would Dr. Christopher Syn (aka, The Scarecrow) be a possibility?

Your biggest fan,

Steve Rose

 

Sharpe's father is Sidney Carton.

Take you  and put me in.... He swaps his life for Charles Darnay A horse appears..... There is a race horse in NewZealand called Sidney Carton This happy man...... "It is a far far better thing......

If this is wrong how about a clue? What nationality is Sharpes Father?

M Davidson

 

Dear Bernard (I hope you don't mind)

I have just spent probably one of the best literary weeks of my life reading your history of 'Waterloo'. I have read all of your Sharpe Books in fact I have read everything you have written with much pleasure and enjoyment.

I really just wanted to let you know how impressed I was with 'Waterloo'. I simply couldn't put it down. I have learned a great deal from this Book.

I would like to THANK YOU very much for all of the Books you have written and that I have enjoyed over the years. It has been a wonderful experience reading them. I am looking forward to more Books coming out in the future.

All the very best to you.

Ian.

If you have the time to reply - are there any more 'History Books' planned?