Your Questions

I just received notification of your highly anticipated new Saxon book, The Pagan Lord. The cover showed a warrior, I'm assuming Uhtred holding his sword with a necklace and a cross pendant wrapped around his hand. A cross, I thought? Shouldn't that be a Thor's Hammer medallion? I don't mean to nit pick and I am uncertain of how much say you have regarding the covers, but a Hammer medallion would be exceptionally cool. I love all of your books, but these remain my very favorite. Keep up the good work and thank you for the magnificent stories that allow me to escape into this world of warriors. Strength and Honor,

Brett Parker of Bow, WA USA.

 

Dear Bernard,

I apologise if I have already submitted this, but last time I wrote it didn't submitted at the end.  This year is the anniversary of the battle of Vitoria and they were celebrating the event did you get an invite? I look forward to your book on Waterloo having read Sharpe's Waterloo and visited the battlefield many years ago.  A few years ago I read a book on the battle of Ligny Napoleon's last victory. One of the things I remember is that Napoleon ordered his Medical staff to take care of the Prussian wounded, because he knew they would be harshly treated by the local population.  Napoleon truly was the patron of soldiers whatever army I bet Sharpe nursed a secret regret he wasn't born French.

On a completely different subject in the next few years there are anniversary's of so many battles, wars, etc. One thing that seems to have been overlooked is the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta and the siege of Dover Castle in 1216 by the French.  I was wondering if you had thought about writing a book, as Dover Castle would be a splendid backdrop to any story.
Andrew Walker

Hello from Norway.
I never use to contact authors of books I read, but this time I am doing it different.

Just want to say that I love the Saxon stories.
Since I am a Norwegian it is great to see a author that really makes the vikings come to "life" with very good writing.

Can you maybe say how many books you have planed in the future whit Uhtred?
Hope there are many to come.
I have read them in Norwegian now and have just started to read them in english, and the norwegian translation is really good so looking forward to see if the person translated them have manage to "capture" the way you are writing.

Keep up with writing about Uhtred!!!!

Kindest regards from the home of the Vikings.

Thomas Andresen

Hi Mr. Cornwell.

Whenever anyone asks you to write more Starbuck, your standard answer is "I hope to get back to Starbuck one of these days."  What would have to happen for "one of these days" to arrive?

Alan Kempner

Hi Bernard.

I have just finished reading the "Starbuck Chronicles" again (third time!). Reading the synopsis I learn that Lassan was, in fact, the son of Richard Sharpe. I must have missed this, when was this revealed. Will there be another book in this series? I think, probably your best. Best wishes.

Mike

 

Hasn't it been long enough? When will Starbuck "march again"? I enjoy your writing style and subjects very much. I,too, compare you to Shaara.
George Lawry

 

Let me start by saying I appreciate your work very much and count many of the Sharpe books as some of my favorite novels.
Two quick things:
1. How do you decided upon a time period/event to set your story? The eras depicted in your novels are very eclectic and some surprising. What leads you to pick these more obscure periods over other, more obvious one (eg Rome)?
2. I love historical novels. Be it war or mythology or plots/intrigue I'm in! Are there any other novelists working in this field that you could recommend to me?

Thanks,
NCM

As a man who obviously and rightly treasures his country's heritage, are you at all concerned by the steady Islamization of Great Britain and Europe in general?  Since you like to write about history, maybe you should write a book about the England of your youth when British men and women could speak and walk the streets freely without worrying about being attacked because they are not Muslims.  In 50 years THAT England may be a nothing but a fading memory.
Mike

Dear Mr Cornwell

I have just read 1356 and enjoyed it thoroughly, as I have all the other Thomas Hookton stories. It is a period of history not too well covered as say the Tudors and it is a change to learn a bit more detail of those times. I actually enjoy these more than the Sharpe ones which I like a lot.

So.. please keep writing more Hookton stories!!  I am 65,  any chance you can produce sufficient to see me out.......?/!!

John Brown

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Wirral.

I enjoyed reading "1356", but had a question on Navarre.  In your book, page 82, there is a sentence, "The King of France, ignoring the Englishmen in Calais, in Gascony and in Brittany, had instead chosen to march against the Kingdom of Navarre on the edge of Normandy."  I thought Navarre was located in the Pyrenees, not in northern France.  What's up?
Michael Fitzgibbons

Mr. Cornwell,

Let me begin with saying how much I enjoy your books. They are great sources of knowledge about history, written with actual history in mind mixed with a dash or two of fiction.

Recently, I learned of the American Stonehenge, http://www.stonehengeusa.com/, and found their theories interesting. I wonder what your thoughts are, in light of the research you did to write your book.

Regards

Rob Dombowsky

I Have read all 6 of your saxon series and looking forward to The Pagan Lord.Can you possibly explain briefly what happened to the original Britens after Roman conquest.Being of English descendents I wonder what am I,German,Dane,Briten,or probably a mixture of all.
William Newcomb