Your Questions

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Hi Bernard
I have just finished 1356 and as usual found it  great entertainment , I wondered if  we will be hearing more of Thomas of Hookton , and also of Nickolas Hook from Agincourt  I know your you must get these questions all the time , but it would be a shame not to hear of these wonderful characters again
Thank you

Dave Buck

Submitted March 31, 2014

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Right now I do not have further plans for either Thomas or Nick Hook, but who knows?  Never say never....

Q

Hi,
I am an avid reader of all your books.
I have been told that there is a film in the making of "The Warlord Chronicles"  ( my introduction into your books) .
Is this correct?

Best Regards

Eddie

Submitted March 31, 2014

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No, sorry, I don't think so.

Q

I have read all the Sharpe books several times and truly loved them.  I am happy to read that you are considering sending Sharpe on another adventure.  I found Capt Frederickson to be a wonderful character and hope to see him again - any possibility?
Dan Monette

Submitted March 31, 2014

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It is possible...

Q

Why did you stop your series at the Battle of Antitem? There is SO MUCH MORE...
Alan Levith

 

I'M pushing 80. Have read everyone of your books. Right now reading ,The Pagan Lord. Would like finish to The Starbuck Chronicles.  Was wondering if you were going to finish the series any time soon?
Bill Johnston

Submitted March 26, 2014

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I do hope to return to Starbuck one of these days.

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Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I just finished the last available book in the Saxon Tales.  The Pagan Lord was the best one by far, but OH! What a dreadful ending!!  No...not dreadful.  It left me SO wanting more information!  Please tell me the next book is coming out soon.  I need to know what happens.!  OK - enough drama.  I really love this series.  My family is part Scot and part Anglo Saxon.  I love reading about our ancestors.  You have truly brought this era to life.  Thank you (now please finish the next book in the series :-)
Marie Dolton

 

Hello
Just finished The Pagan Lord
Have read all the warrior chronicles , Arthur and Sharpe
Question-when will the next WarriorChronicle come out? I read October. Please advise.   Thanks in advance
Bruno Timpano

 

When does the next book come out? Thank you
Stan Craig

Submitted March 26, 2014

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The next book of Uhtred's story will be The Empty Throne.  It is scheduled to be published in the UK in October (January for US publication).

Q

I am sorry to have missed your recent appearances at the Library Society and the Citadel and was wondering whether you planned to give any additional talks in the  Charleston SC area this season?

I just finished reading The Pagan Lord with great enjoyment. Thank you for all your novels, particularly those in the historical fiction realm.
Lawrence Olanoff

Submitted March 26, 2014

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Sorry to miss you too!  Nothing else is on the schedule for this season.

Q

In your novel 1356 Thomas of Hookton arrives at the Saint Junien's Monastery together with his wife an others, you write "The horses filled the small space between the walls and the abbey church. Thomas swung down from the saddle..." On the next page you write " A cobbled street ran in front of the abbey and at its far end, where another gate through the monastery.........Thomas could see a mass of saddled horses and four sumpter ponies being held by servants. He dismounted...." I have read this two or three times and it appears that you have Thomas dismounting when he has already dismounted. Have I read this right or am I missing something?
Mike Kightley

Submitted March 25, 2014

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Oh my.  I guess he is off and on that horse so often it is hard to keep track....

Q

Hi
Is there any chance that the warrior Chronicles could become a TV series( like Vikings)
Thx
bruno timpano

Submitted March 25, 2014

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I guess there is always a chance...

Q

any more novels involving Romans in Britain stories on the horizon?
Peter Smedley

Submitted March 22, 2014

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No plans for the Romans.

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I am eagerly awaiting your next warrior book and will be tapping into my Brit friends to get my hands on a copy in October!
I enjoy reading the comments & questions from other readers, taking extra delight when someone tells you they weren't readers before they encountered your books! Naturally everyone is pestering (nicely) you to write more, either to add to your existing series of books, or to take up a new era in history. Your answers indicate you are working diligently on projects and hint that you hope you have enough time to complete everything you have hope to write, and that led me to wonder about your early years. Were you always compelled to write, and when were you first published? I'm curious to know if, looking back, that these days you are wishing you had written more so you wouldn't so far behind! Having said that, it's obvious you still find joy in researching & writing, and I sincerely hope that remains the case for you. Thank you for filling many hours of my life with wonderful characters, stories and history. I wish you many more years of fruitful endeavors!
Lyn Morris

Submitted March 22, 2014

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Oh it does. Yes, I think I always wanted to write, but I also wanted to be a test pilot and that never happened (too blind). Life is full of accidents. I would never have become a writer if I hadn’t met the American blonde and been refused a work permit. So if I’d met, say, a Scottish brunette (dream on) who knows what would have happened? I was first published half a lifetime ago, when I was 35, and no, I don’t regret not starting earlier. A writer needs a certain amount of experience before he or she starts to scribble, and mid thirties seemed about right. But it’s all luck.  Remember: Wyrd bið ful āræd!