Your Questions

Dear Mr Bernard
I finished the Pale Horseman and very sad about Iseult death. I will start Lords of the North soon.
Saxon tales are very good for make a movie, animation or tv-series about it. are there some plans to make it?

Nika
Tbilisi, Georgia

Many thanks on all the hours of pleasure you have given me with your books. I was just wondering what Uhtred's thor amulet (the one he took from a boy he beat up as a child) is made of, as I found on my second read of the series that in lords of the north he has a bone one. I was confused as I thought it was a iron one. Then in sword song I found it is actually a iron one. Not that it actually spoils the story in anyway I was just curious.
Can't wait for the next in the series!
Mike

Many people write many fan letters. I am not one of those. I was born in 1939 and this is my first. I have enjoyed your writings over the years and have just, regretfully, finished Death of Kings. 1356 is next on my personal must read list. When I closed the book I searched my clothing for signs of wounds. Is slamming a sword into a horse's mouth an actual battle tactic ? I can only imagine how many facts your research uncovered that never make it into your books ! PLEASE KEEP WRITING !!
Richard Barnes

Hi.
I just read your novel 1356 and enjoyed it very much. I do have a question about the historical accuracy of some of the statements. You have the Scottish prince willing to accept confession and mass from a Roman Catholic priest. It has always been my understanding that Scotland was fiercely Protestant and resisted any connection with the Catholic church. Am I wrong ? A small point maybe. I think that most Scots were followers of John Calvin and Martin Luther but I guess 1356 would place this before the Reformation. Thanks again for a great Novel. I will now move on to Agincourt.
MW

After doing some family research I came across my great uncle a john taylor who joined the ist battalion essex regiment at worley in 1904 (essex born and bred) like my mum and gran his number was 8176 he served in india and though out the great war wounded at galipoli in hand to hand with the turks.
and then in france survived the 1st somme offensive, right till the end of the war (there is a picture of the originals who landed in galipoli taken on VE day only 50 men and one officer surviving), he married a belgian girl in 1919 (flora eliza dumont) served in ireland against the IRA , took his discharge in 1922 at the grand old rank of private the same as he enlisted at worley in 1904.then moved to belgium with eliza My point to you is I have hit a brick wall researching in belgium (not interested) that's the thanks my family gets for saving there arses twice (my dad did the same in WW2 ) can you introduce me to anybody who can help me find more about them (they had 2 children) I am sure you would have had a john taylor next to harper and sharpe a true essex man through and through.
yours w.warne

Dear Bernard Cornwell,
I picked up Sharpe's Eagle due to my interest in British History, and was hooked. After reading Sharpe's Tiger, I immediately ordered all the books chronologically between the two.
I haven't been hooked like this since George MacDonald Fraser Flashman, so thank you kindly.
Would it be possible for Sharpe and Flashman to meet? Perhaps he can visit Eton in his dotage to give the boys a speech?
Andrew

Just finished,and thoroughly enjoyed" Gallows Thief". Any plans for bringing back Rider Sandman(and associates) for an encore.
George Martinson

Dear Mr. Cornwell,
I would like to thank you very much for the novels you have written. I was introduced to you by a family friend who gave me his three Arthur books and the Starbuck Chronicles as a Christmas gift. Since then I have been astounded by the vivid detail portrayed in each novel, and thus I am always on the look for the next one. My question is that, after the Pagan Lord is published, what book do you plan to tackle next? If you do not have an answer, I completely understand. I apologize if I am being to pushy for you. God Bless, and may your writing continue on happily.
Sincerely,
Christian Wilson.

Dear Bernard,
A new series from sounds really good, when can you spill the beans? But what about poor old Starbuck. None of us are getting any younger, so please get back to him sooner rather than later.
Kind regards,
Lee Menzies

In your answer to Neil on 5/20/2013, you referenced a "new series." Please, tell us more?
Jeff Hill

Any chance that you could give us some details on the "cosmology" of the new series you are working on?
With eager anticipation,
Dalton in South Carolina

I am researching the barber-surgeons during the English Civil War and have found the basic information on-line and in books.  Your stories are always so rich in detail of the daily life of your characters and I was wondering if you could give me any advice on how to find that type of information.  I know this is a bit like asking a chef his secret ingredient but if you can over-look this, any direction would help.  I live in Dallas and have made one research trip to London last year and unfortunately did not know what I needed at that time.
Thank you very much.

Susan Fesmire

Hi Bernard

La Malice was steel or perhaps iron, but in Roman Times did the Romans have steel or even iron weapons?  I thought they had only bronze, which would have made it pointless melting La Malice down with the other weapons.  Literary license perhaps, or simply the usual church relic invention?
Still, a rattling good yarn and up to your usual standards.  I'm looking forward to September and "Pagan Lord", but waiting with bated breath for the next Starbuck!! :-)

Phil White