Your Questions

I am a soldier in the U.S Army, deployed as of right now, I greatly enjoy reading your books, they keep me company during long nights. I've read and reread the sharpe, starbuck, arthur, and alfred books many times in the last ten years. I was a civil war reenactor (fighting for both the North and South), when I first came across the sharpe series and got hooked. Now can't put them down, even if I know whats going to happen on the next page. I just wanted to say that without your books, life would very boring. I daily find motivation from the trials of the main characters. I have just recently began to listen to them on audio, due to not being able to do my job effectively while reading, but I can listen. Wish Sean Bean read the sharpe books though. I read somewhere that you where planning on writing more starbuck books. Is it true? I hope so.
"Just Lay Me Down"

Respectively,
Isaac

 

I really got hooked on this story.  Is there any chance you could continue it?  I know some gave it mixed reviews, but as a history buff, I loved it.  I am sure I am not the only one.  I have bought about 95% of your books, (ebooks more recently) on my Kindle.  After buying the Kindle I donated all the hard back and paper backs to the San Diego Libraries.
Grant Fricks

 

Mr. Cornwell - love your books. I've read all your Sharpe series, Warlord Chronicles, The Grail Quest,and am just starting the Saxon Stories (already have the first five books). Do you plan to eventually continue in the Starbuck Series (I've read the first three)?
Dave Davis

Any news of your next book in the Warrior Chronicles?  Please tell me it will be soon.  Also how many more books are planned for Uhtred or this series?
Harry Richter

 

Any idea when to expect the next of the Saxon chronicles? To give Uhtred and us readers Bebanburg!
Faidon

 

Do you have  estimates as to the timing of the next book in the series and further as to the number of books which the series might total. I'm 68 and I will not be a happy dead guy if I haven't got Uhtred his crack at Bebbanburg. Thanks for literally decades of great reading.
Bob Wicklund

Will we hear any more from Uhtred?
John Crain

 

Dear Mr. Cornwell
I love reading your books, they are all brilliant although my  absolute  favorite Uhtred. Any chance of telling me when the next book of him will be published ? Can´t wait.
Thanks and a happy new year to you and your family.
Regards Eddie

 

Hi Bernard,

You have started my reading books at 65 yrs of age, I have finished Death of Kings. can you tell me when the next book in this series will be released?
I await to read the further adventures of Uhtred.

Regards,

Graham Best

Dear Mr Cornwell,

On Sharpe's Father, is it: Jacobean - as in a supporter of the French Revolution?

My thinking: 'Happy Person' - JAC(k); 'put me in' - BE(rnard) CO(rnwell); 'take you out' - I aka AN; 'horse appears' - COB.

JACOBEAN.

Kind regards
Gareth

Mr. Cornwell,

Just wanted to drop a quick thank you for the many, many hours of enjoyment your novels have provided. I was first introduced to your works with the publication of The Last Kingdom, and was instantly hooked. I have bought, and read, everything you have published, with the exception of the Starbuck Chronicles, which is next on my reading list. Very much looking forward to this series as the American Civil War is of particular interest to me.
Just today I finished reading Gallows Thief, and found the book to be absolutely fantastic. I loved everything about this book and just wanted to thank you again for providing such great reading. I especially enjoyed the bond that was formed between Captain Sandman and Sergeant Berrigan; the last few lines of the book were wonderful.
Are there any further adventures in store for Capt. Sandman?

Thank you very much for your time.

Clay Odom

Will you be giving any talks in the Los Angeles area?  I've been a great fan for many years and also hope that Captain Starbuck will march again soon.
Gene Most

Dear Bernard,

We met once at UCLA and I am still an avid fan. Just read your Q &A in January's 'Quarterdeck' . Just wanted to say that making your acquaintance was and will always be one of my highlight moments, I ,too, find 'The Warlord ' series to be  my favorite of your series, I am just writing to say thanks for the many many years you have brought the highest quality of entertainment and art that I could ever have hoped for, and I wish you and yours well. Can't wait for the next Hookton novel or Saxon Tales. Just wondering do you ever think about using the ancestors of of characters from say 'the Warlord series' in novels of a later time period?  I know you did it briefly in the Starbuck stories but I can't recall elsewhere.

Turhan Poyadue

Mr Cornwell,

Have you any plans for a book on the battles near Durham. I live in Durham and love the place.Love the Uhtred story, having visited Bamburgh Castle many times as a child - one of my favourite places. Also are there any plans for  any stories about the Roman invasions. Many thanks for all your books, they are a pleasure to read

James Turner

I'd like first to thank you for your books, for the stories and for how you conquer our minds with such great characters. I'm from Brazil, a country that I must say, has a huge amount of fans of your work.

My first question is...there's any particular reason that you are not interested in writing about the Crusades? I doubt that any other author could beat you in describing that period of history and creating characters like you are used to. Anyway, could you suggest books that I'd enjoy to read like I do with yours about this specific subject?

As a second question, and I don't even know if you can answer this, what we, your fans, can wait for the future? There's a period of time that you look forward to write about?
Thanks for your time.
Lucas

Hello Mr. Cornwell.

I will try to ask questions that aren't asked as often, as I am sure you get tired of hearing many of the same questions repeatedly.

First off. I am honestly curious. After your novels have been published, do you ever go back and read them as published books? Not necessarily just to make sure if they turned out well, but because you genuinely enjoy reading them?

Second. I've noticed how in many of your series, your main characters tend to follow the paths of great men from history. Sharpe and Wellesley. Uhtred, and Alfred. Derfel, and Arthur, and so on. Is this coincidence?  Or do you enjoy writing about famous men from the perspective of a third party. I feel like through your fictional main characters you are truly trying to compliment the brilliance, and tenacity of these great men, as well as your own characters. If this is the case, where did the inspiration to write from this perspective in so many of your novels come from? Of course, I could be reading to much into nothing.
I won't ask who Sharpe's father is,although I have my suspicions. I am curious however, when did you decide who Sharpe's father was? Did the idea come to you suddenly or have you been thinking about it for a long time?
Lastly. Of all your books. Do you have a favorite series to write?
I would like to thank you so much for the influence you've had on my life. when I had nothing else I had your books, and that means the world to me.
Happy New Year!

Jared