Your Questions

I'm reading the Sharpe books in historical sequence on Amazon Kindle and just starting Sharpe's Siege. I'm looking ahead to buying the next few and noted that Amazon have the next 3 ( .. Revenge, Waterloo, Devil) individually available at £4.71 each but an omnibus of all 3 for £9.99. What is confusing me is that they say that the latter is approx 356 pages which is only roughly as long as one of the constituent books. Nowhere does it say they are condensed (which I don't want). Clearly I'd like to buy all 3 together if it saves money but not if they aren't the full editions. Can you help to clarify this for me please? I'd prefer not to bother you with this but I can't find the information elsewhere. And thankyou for writing such superb stories. I've now started reading Hornblower in between Sharpe books to avoid finishing Sharpe too soon, I fear the last one will come too quickly.
Russell Gadd

Bernard,

On a wargaming site that I frequent there is an ongoing discussion about an item on this page
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/apr/18/top-five-deals-london-book-fair

This :
" A History of Waterloo by Bernard Cornwell
The historical novelist Bernard Cornwell, who has written over 20 novels telling the story of a soldier in the Napoleonic wars since 1980, turns to non-fiction with an account of the battle of Waterloo. According to the Bookseller it will be published in time to mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat in 2015."

Having seen you always reply in the negative to readers' suggestions that you turn your hand to writing history I find this dubious.
Is this correct?

Duncan

Bernard,

please please please can you give Uhtred something fit for a warrior ... the poor bugger only ever seems to get bread and ale and cheese! Where's the pressed udder? the slabs of meat dribbling with juices? Surely this warrior lord needs a bit more in his diet!

Another request, please can you get the Uhtred saga out of your system asap, it's holding up the next Sharpe and Starbuck.

Thanks,
Dean in Cumbria.

Hello Bernard,
I'm a big fan of yours and your character more endearing, in my opinion, Uhtred. I read the book shortly death of kings and was worried about one of the characters. you do not mention where this priest Pyrlig, or if he is alive. I wonder if you will mention it in the book The Pagan Lord?
I apologize if the questions are not made ​​here, but it's because I could not make it elsewhere so site.

I am reading your excellent book "1356" and have come across the word "horrid" used at least three times so far. I have always been fond of the word that my Grandmother Becker would use when something was "horrid".

So I looked up "horrid" in several dictionaries and they generally agree that the first known use of the word was around 1590. Interesting?
Doug Becker

Hello again Mr. Cornwell,
I decided to get myself The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for Christmas last year (from the Cambridge University Press) and, well, it arrived in (quite literally) Anglo-Saxon. Can't read a word of it. Is there any place I can find this in a "live" language? Or could you recommend any other sources to learn more about the Dark Ages before England was united?
Reigh

When are the Saxon Tales going to be finished?  You and George RR Martin are driving me crazy.  I'm 58 yrs old. If I were a believer, I would be praying that I live long enough to finish the sagas.Sorry for being impatient, but I have to find out Uhtred's story.
Marc Greenstein

 

Howdy Bernard,

I'll open the same as everyone, ,we,i.e, my wife Chris and I plus son Bryan have read all your books and seen the Sharpes series, so sucking up done, quick question ever since reading of Uhtred in the last Kingdom and the following books I,ve been intrigued with the bits at the end of him as an old man and I suspect that you have his last battle to be at ...Bruananburh....according to history THE Battle this would make Uhtred at the time around 71 years old, 4 years older than myself but with a much harder life lived.  Don't worry about answering if you don't want to confirm and spoil the ending for the rest of your devotees.
Thanks for all the entertainment Keith,Chris and Bryan.

Hello, I have read all your books about Uhtred, but he isn't at the end of his story.
Please don't let me wait to long for the continuation of Death of Kings, and the worriest news would be that there wont`t be a continaution. Please bring him home!
Sorry for my bad English. Congratulations for your wonderful historical histories.
Greetings
Franz Simons
Aachen
Germany

Dear Mr. Cornwell,
I´m from Denmark, and live in Germany, and I´m a fan of your Uhtred Books. Can´t wait til the next one will be in the shops. My question is, that I´ve heard that there will be a movie or TV series of Uhtred, is this true?
Nico

I have enjoyed the previous books in the series about Uhtred  - are any more planned?
David Obern

 

Mr. Cornwell,

I just finished " The Death of Kings", and I've really enjoyed the entire series! I am wondering  if you plan to write at least one or more novels in the series as a conclusion to Uhtred's goal to finally fulfill his ambition to conquer Bebbanburg?

Tom Wroblewski

 

Dear Bernard,
Thanks for some good books. They are really great!
I kindly ask you to let me know if you plan to write more books to the Uhtred story after "Death of Kings"?
If you do please give me an idea of when i will be finished. Can't wait to read it..
Than you in advance.
Best regards
Ib Norvin

Dear Sir,
as a great (dutch) admirerer of your books I would like to ask you if there is more to come about Uhtred of Bebbanburg after his last adventures in "Death of Kings"?  In your stories he becomes an old man living in his beloved castle of Bebbanburg. Many events must have happened between this last novel and the recapturing of his castle.The same question about Thomas of Hookton after the battle of Piotiers in "1356" I can't imagine him going back to England and leave Castillon d'Arbizon just behind him.  I also would like to thank you for the great joy you give me by reading your superb novels. Forgive me my English, I am Dutch though with Frisian(farmers,millers& fisherman), French(Huguenots from Bordeaux) and Hungarian(gipsys tinkers) blood.(there is indeed history everywhere and I love it!!)
Yours sincerely

Pieter Sibinga Mulder