Your Questions

Firstly i would like to thank you for many hours of stimulating and entertaining reading. i have travelled with Sharpe Uhtred, Derfel, Starbuck and many of your other heroes and villains and had the pleasure of introducing them and their stories to relatives and friends. Will there be a follow up to the Gallows thief? The idea of having someone giving the dammed a last chance before the scaffold lends itself to many possible tales.

Is there a chance you could direct your talents to the Scots War of independence perhaps following a young Scot as he travels and rises in the world with Wallace Moray and Bruce.

Can Uhtred have a positive relationship with at least one of his sons , his personal life seems especially hard even for an absent father busy saving the realm.

Any chance of you visiting Australia for a book tour in the future ? once again thanks for the pleasure of your books. Mike Loughman

Dear Mr. Cornwell, First, I'd like to tell you that I have never heard of you or your works, until 2 years ago, when i saw an old book titled "Sharpe's Battle" on a church garage sale and bought it out of curiosity. After that and until now, I have searched all bookstores here in New Zealand, and bought all of the Sharpe's series, Azincourt, The Grail quest series and the Starbuck Chronicles series. Your works really inspired me and I'd like to thank you for it. Second, I'm just sending you an e-mail to ask if you are planning on continuing the Starbuck Chronicles anytime soon? Since, I just finished the Bloody Ground, I can't wait to read the next book. I'm sorry if I'm too forward. Thank you for your time. God bless.

Ian Herrera

Dear Mr Cornwell, First of all I would like to tell you that I'm such a huge fan, when I read your books it makes me feel like I'm in the story watching it. Secondly I was wondering,if you got the chance to have you books shown on tv as either a mini series or as a film (like the sharp books) would you allow to?? Stephen

I know who Sharpe's father is. Solving the riddle you gave required only wikipedia and a thesaurus as well as a dictionary. Its Major Peter D'Alembord AKA dally. A dally is the name of a horse (a horse appears in this happy person.) He takes over Sharpe's rank of captain after he becomes major. (take me out and put you in.) I believe he IS the right age. he would have been in his very late teens or early twenties when he met Sharp's mum. TELL ME SIR! AM I RIGHT?

Kyle Prince

As is the form I'd like to first thank you for your books, Particularly those concerning one R. Sharpe. And then, as also appears to be the form... A quick guess at Fatherhood of said hero. Is he a "humble man"? Arrived at with not a little port on board and based upon the notion that Bursue is a medieval peasant dish sometimes attributed to be the filling of the original "humble pie" & that Burmese was a former mount of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. One can but try.

Nick

Hi Bernard Is the answer to the Sharpe's father riddle "Turpin", as in Dick Turpin? cheers Tim

Dear Sir Is there another Sharpe on the Horizon? If so, is there an estimated release date?

Has Sharpe decided to walk away from his issue with Pumphrey? I was really surprised he did not even give him so much as a slap. But it also made sense because Pumphrey is perhaps too clever and powerful, and Sharpe perhaps realised he was maybe out of his depth?

Lee

Yes sir.My Question is as follows. I've often wondered why Richard after Lucille died didn't get married or have a relationship with Lady Anne Camoynes? She and Richard would have been quite a match. And if its about class i am sure she wouldn't have mind, and why not write a book about her? She'd make fine reading..

David Robinson

Mr Cornwell I would just like to thank you for providing hours of pleasure with the Saxon Stories.I was just wondering in this age of reality television and remade movies is anyone going to turn this great series of books into films? I am sure they would be box office success

Richard Williams

Hi Bernard, I have really enjoyed all the Saxon stories and finished reading "Death of Kings" a few weeks ago and in fact I've also just polished of "The Fort" since which was fantastic, but I digress). The Anglo Saxon period is the era I find most interesting, primarily for the same reasons touched on in your books, this is where England as a political and cultural entity was formed. I live very close to Kingston Upon Thames and loved the fact you describe Edwards' coronation there (at the Cyninges Tun). I was wondering if you were aware that in the town centre today there is what they call the "Ancient Monument" which is supposedly the actual coronation stone of Edward, Aethalstan etc. and also a stature of Aethelstan himself. It is situated directly outside Kingston police station and I was wondering if you were aware it was there or even if you had ever visited it and hence the inclusion of it in the book? Also I am aware many historians do not believe this stone to be the genuine one however it has always puzzled me why more isn't done to promote this important piece of our history? Given how much the Scots have made of the stone of Scone I don't know why almost nobody seems to aware of the stone at Kingston and it's significance? To be fair to the local authority in Kingston they promote the stone's presence, and the significance of it very well but nationally there seems little interest. You make the point very well in your historical note in Death of Kings, "In school it sometimes seems as if Britain's history begins in AD 1066, and all that went before is irrelevant." And Bernard I would also like to say thank you very much for the immense enjoyment you books give me. My girlfriend is taking me to visit Bamburgh Castle as a birthday present next month, I have bent her ear so much about how great the tales of Uhtred are! I'm now about to start on the Thomas Hookton tales!

Adam Porter

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Have you written a story set in Ethiopia, where two soldiers one British and one American, fix armoured cars and fight for the Ethiopian King? The story takes place from 1920-1940?

Michael Burgess

I was very pleasantly surprised you answered my question (kind of). I know you are busy - but just wondering if have had a chance to read a novel called "Shantaram," and what you think of it. Thanks again for your own writing and novels! Jay Sheth