Your Questions

will there be a follow up to death of kings for the ending seemed to suggest that

Brian Watt

Hello! I have just finished re-reading Death of Kings, another absolutely riveting tale of Uhtred. I first fell in love with your writings after getting my hands on a copy of Stonhenge and am now the proud owner of all your books with the exception of the Sharpe books which are not to my taste. My question is regarding the closing lines in the historical note of Death of Kings, "...so Uhtred must fight again." Dare one hope that this means further Saxon/Uhtred books? and if so perhaps you would be able to give a tentative date? I do appreciate these things take time, however, please excuse the impatience of an avid fan. With kindest regards, Vicky Cadd

Sir I am fascinated with the period of history covered in The Arthur Books, The Warlord Chronicles and The Grail Quest, but particularly The Warlord Chronicles. I wondered, having just finished reading The Death Of Kings will Uhtred ever return home, I await the sequel with relish and some impatience.

Andrew Woolley

Hello, Just finished "death of kings"....... Amazing I have loved all you creations. I have read all of the Saxon, Sharpe and warlord stories to date. I have them all on my book shelf. When can I add another Sharpe or Saxon story to my collection? You must get this question a lot and you clearly do have a life other than writing but these books are awesome and I can't thank you enough. Alisdair Castle-Smith

Hi Bernard, Love your books, thankyou. I have just read one of your answers that said it will be a few years until the next Saxon story. I nearly choked on my tea! Surely you were joking? You cant leave us without Uhtred for that long. Please reconsider. :)

Neil

Mr Cornwell, I am a huge fan of yours and impatience is driving me to contact you. I assumed (quite wrongly!) that the Death of Kings would be the last installment of the Saxon series of books. May I ask when the next one is due to be published? Also, is there a teaser available as in your previous books? I can't wait for the next one. Regarding your bookshop visits, are there any plans for you to visit Manchester, England any time soon? Thank you for reading and in anticipation of your reply. Regards Paul

Mr Cornwell. In vagabond historical note you mention that king David was ransomed by one John Coupland. Could you tell me your source for this information or indicate a suitable search site for this information. my grandfather was John William Coupland. Sincerely, William Coupland.

Hello Mr. Cornwell, Your novels are wonderful... can you tell me when your novel ''the burning land'' and ''DEATH OF KINGS'' will be translate in french, please? thank very much Wilfried

could you tell me if your book " the burning land " will be translated into French ? I love your books but unfortunately for me, I do not speak English very well.Waiting to be able to read

Graziella Burckel

Dear Mr Cornwell, I was just wondering if you know why there is no easily available unabridged audio version of the Arthur Trilogy. I admit that in the end I just bought the hardcopy and downloaded the audio version from a torrent because I feel the abridged versions don't do your books justice. I would still like to buy an official Unabridged audio version from Audible or somewhere like that to add to my collection. Thankyou for your time!

Peter

Hello, Mr. Cornwell! I'm a huge fan of yours and love reading your books on my Nook...so I was wondering; are your Arthur books going to be available on the Nook at some point? Thank you!

Aaron

Hi Bernard, I can't find most of your Arthur stories on my Kindle. Just the last one. What seems to be the problem? Tom Shineman

I have just recently discovered your writing. I have read the first four books in the saxon series in the last two weeks. I cant put them down. I love them. Which series would you recommend I read next?

My next question is I have tried to locate information on the arm rings you mention in the Saxon series and I have been unable to locate information on them. Can you help? Thanks so much and might i suggest stop writing other series and just write the saxon series. You're great!!

Lanny Boone

'The Holme' I have just read Death of kings and I was born in Huntingdon (or Huntandon) which made it all the more fascinating. I lived to Godmanchester most of my life (gumcestre est 1212 so we are celebrating 800years next year) reading your historical note about the battle in 902 I could not help but think it may have been at 'port holme' the largest water surrounded meadow in Europe (so the claims are) its situated in Huntingdon right next to the bridge that crosses the ouse (the use) into Godmanchester.

Danny Evans

Hi Bernard, I have recently re-read the Warlord trilogy and I was struck again by just how fantastic they are and I was just wondering if you had any plans for a new novel (or series hopefully) regarding the wars between the Sais and the Britons for mastery of the country. Thanks for your time and best wishes, Sean

Hi Bernard Nearly finished DOK & I have to say its one of my favorites already so thanks for that. The last book I read before was "The Lion Wakes" by Robert Low which I really enjoyed although there were a few passages written pretty much phonetically in Scots which I had to get my Scottish girlfriend to help me out with !!! I was wondering if you were aware that an "Utrecht" of Bebbenberg crops up in the story & I'm assuming they are of the same line on which you based Uhtred in the Saxon Stories? I have also read that you yourself are descended from this line. I would imagine that due to their location there must have been a lot of colourful characters throughout history from the Utrecht's of Bebbanburg from establishing their own kingdom in the north & then dealing with Scottish & Danish raiders right the way through to being heavily involved in the Anglo-Scottish wars. You must have a very interesting family tree....!!! Lee Davies

Mr. Cornwell: I first discovered your work on an audio book of Agincourt, and I've been swallowing them whole ever since. I'm an admirer, but I've decided to tell you that in spite of my devotion, I was very angry at you one day: the day I read Sharpe's Regiment, in which you described the horrible murder of the little dog Buttons as he cried. It's difficult for me to read of the horrendous things men do to each other in war, but I keep reading because I know it was real, still is real... in fact, your books have made me see how over these centuries men have become less and less directly connected with the killing they do in war...and in wondering where the first disconnect really was (with the longbow?) But your gratuitously cruel description of the murder of innocent, darling Buttons, which I read with my beloved little dog on my lap, was incredibly hurtful and I was not happy with you as I tried to stop crying. I knew from the time little Buttons appeared that there was to be some such ending for him, but the horror was unnecessary, really... I just wasn't prepared well enough, I guess, for the cruelty of the Author. I scattered curses on your head that day, and I hope you felt some of them! (Assuming you haven't forgotten Buttons..!) I am still reading, wary of any appearance of small cute innocent creatures... Anne

Hi Bernard, I have read all of your books to date, and have just completed Death of Kings which again and helps to fill the void of what could have been in the Arthur series (my personal favourite to date). I must also complement you on The Fort as this has now sparked an interest in the AMI, have you any plans in the future to highlight similar conflicts interchanging the brilliant portrayal of historical characters with all the colour and ’Englishness’ of the British officers with the actual letters and dispatches that add so much to the story and truly expands on the historical note section, which so often makes me, the reader want more facts on the subject be it man or battle.

Brian