Your Questions

I have read almost all your books several time and and have thoroughly enjoyed them . I was wondering if you might write any more with Captain Rider Sandman and Sergeant Berrigan ?

Robert McDonnell

Dear Sir,

I am currently on the last book of the Sharpe series and was wondering if you plan on  coming out with any further books?  Also I have read  all of the Warrior Chronicles and I am looking forward to any new book on Uhtred.

Thanking you in advance,

Harry

I thought your three Arthur books were absolutely great.  I also very much have enjoyed the Saxon Stories, but my request is that you complete the Starbucks Chronicles.

JS

Didn't see it in the 200 questions section. Are you going to write any more of the Starbuck Chronicles. Hope so, love all your writing.

Dick Herbert

 

Ok, so I've read everything you have in print and just finished Battle Flag.  Like all your other series I have grown to like The Starbuck Chronicles and find myself at the end. Do you think you will ever pick up this subject again?  By the way, I liked the Sharpe series so well that in looking at your list of source books I found the reference to C.W.C. Oman. His series on the Peninsular War was available at the University of Oregon library so I read all seven volumes.  Quite a task and a slog at times but well worth the effort.  Not surprisingly the last couple of volumes had hardly been touched in the last 100 years since he finished and were in pristine condition.  I did my best to leave them that way for the next adventurer.
Thanks for your good work and I look forward to 1356 which I see is your next.
Ted Booth

I am playing a video game currently that is set in the Wars of the Roses period.

I have read or own (have not had the inspiration to start my copies of your sub-roman period novels) almost every novel you have written. I first read Sharpe's series maybe 15yrs ago.

The latest one 1356 is currently what I am travelling through. Why? Because I was inspired by the game war of the roses and needed a medieval novel to drown still further in the period.

Do you perhaps have plans for a WOTR (Wars of the roses) period series? The wars were such a complex set of events and turning of coats that hardly anybody you talk to has a real understanding of what went on. It would be great for you to straighten things out in an enjoyable novel :)

Thank you for your time.

regards,
Sean

Hi Bernard!

My brother was talking about a particular guard unit that wielded a double-headed axe as its hallmark. However, the period is post-medieval - and it's not the French sapper from Napoleon's army. I'm just wondering if you - or anyone else - would perhaps have some clue as to which country and the name of this particular guard unit is called?

Robert Douglas

Hello Mr. Cornwell,
I've loved the big battle at the end of "Death of Kings", with half of Uhtred enemies dead. I have some questions about some of your books:
1) In Harlequin, someone in France said that he saw a vision about "the Dragon killing St George". Later, you describes the standard of the English army as a Dragon, and Vexille was using the spear of the saint. It was proposital the irony of the Dragon REALLY defeating the side who was using the spear?
2) Will we have a chance to see Uhtred's son Osbert fight together with his father and/or defending Aethelstan, or Uhtred against the scots, in any of the coming books?
3) Will you begin another series of books soon, or you'll only continue the ones you already wrote?
4) I know that you don't like of write about the defeats of England in your books, but do you consider writing about any English loss in the Hundred Years War (maybe to Joan of Arc)?
5) Did you ever hid any reference to some of your books in another?
Sorry for the bad English, i'm brazilian... Will you visit Brazil sooner?

Ronnie Junior

Just finished reading Winter King, ready to start the next volume. Just one question. How did the farmers in Arthur's Britain grow corn when it wasn't available in Europe until the mid-16th century? A lot of historical writers make this mistake.

Did the Druids travel to Mesoamerica and get it from there somehow?

Thanks,

Andy

Hi Bernard and Merry Xmas!

I spotted an interesting message concerning the Baelearic Slinger playing a useful role within the Roman army. I'm also fascinated by how the Roman Empire utlized skills of various peoples as it expanded across Europe, Near East, and the Mediterranean. The Sarmatians (featured in a 'King Arthur' film starring Clive Owen) were intriguing. Also, since the Romans didn't really appreciate the power of archery until being defeated by the Parthians, auxilaries from Syria proved the only exception within their ranks. Although, perhaps Balista and Scorpion artillery are a larger form of archery!

Your own Warlord Chronicles - set just after the last legions departed Britain - featured the vestiges of Roman trappings...including a veteran Numidian! It's reckoned many Sarmatians also stayed on in Britain(nia).

Robert Douglas

Hi Bernard
Firstly, I wish you a merry ancient hijacked pagen festival on the 25th!
Secondly, I have recently been catching up on a series called 'Tribe' with Bruce Parry, I just wondered if you ever watched such documentaries for research purposes? I loved your Stonehenge novel and thought when I read it how well you had described the people and events that occurred and whether such programs help you imagine how people must have lived years ago. Anyway, keep up the excellent work.
Happy new year!
Stuart

Bernard,
I am an avid reader of your books and especially love the series with Derfel and Uhtred. Both are more than a little handy with a sword, I recall Derfel's defeat of Liofa and Uhtred's duel with Steapa. In a sword-fight to the death, who would your money be on?
Yogi from Wimbledon