Your Questions

Hello there, Just a quick one to satisfy my curiosity really. I live in London and recently went to visit my parents caravan at Durdle Dor holiday park in Dorset. I happened to have just finished the very good Grail Quest series and was wondering weather the Hookton that you described was based on / around the nearby Lulworth Cove? I hope you can settle my mind on this as they both seem very similar. Keep up the good work! Kind Regards, John Churchill

hey, my name is Gavyn, I'm 17 and from south wales :) this is just a little thank you :) i have just finished reading the Winter King and Enemy of God, i have just the 3rd book waiting for me on my book shelf, and i cant wait to read it but i thought that i would take the time to send you an email. I love those books, i'm getting a bit to into them that i'm just sitting on my bed all day and reading them, i love the fact that there not like the normal Arthurian tales, your stories make them sound a lot more believable, as if your telling what actually happened in them times. your books has inspired me to go out and look at some of these druid sites that still remain and to go to Angulsy. also did you go to any of these places you mentioned in your books as research ? thanks again i look forward to reading the third book Gavyn x

Hi Bernard, I think it is somewhere in Sharpe's Siege, where Fredrickson is struck by the resemblance between Sharpe and Captain Killick, the American privateer. Is this a pointer to Sharpe's parentage? Regards Willie

Regarding the "Sharpe's Father riddle", is the answer to the riddle "American"? It's difficult to explain how I came up with this answer, so I thought I'd just ask first whether or not I'm correct. Thanks.

Richard

Enjoyed The Fort. Question: on page 18 New Ireland is mentioned. I can find on reference it this in historical references. Is this pure fiction or can you point me toward a historical reference document? Tom Kennedy

Sir, I am a huge fan and have devoured all of your amazing historical novels. I especially enjoy the Saxon Stories. I was just wondering if you have ever considered writing your own version of a literary classic like The Count of Monte Cristo?

Rick Conard

I've just finished reading the last Sharpe novel 'Sharpe's Devil' and one of the things that made me particularly want to read it was Don Blas Vivar. I loved the character in Rifles and he seems to represent something of an old world as it were, in fact between him and Cochrane you see two sides of an old coin, I think. There is so much of the dark or crude side of humanity in your novels (which is good) but it is even better to see something of the good or righteous side so strongly and wholly represented. I wondered if you felt any admiration for the character you created. Or does he represent some values or characteristics you respect perhaps of men you have known? As an aside I want also to mention that I thought the book was brilliant and the twist at the end was excellent especially the way it was tied into the action. I saw in an interview once you said you didn't think the book worked, well it worked for me! Thank you for writing it and all the Sharpes.

Gary Watson

May I ask where you got the name "Finan" for your character in The Saxon Series? I've been researching my father's side of the family and have Finan ancestors! but can't find out much about the name - any help would be grateful!!

Marie Watson

Hi, Sir Cornwell. I am Brazilian I have just discovered The Saxon Stories. I am taking my doctorate course in Literature Studies and as a huge fan of Literature I can say that your saxon stories are among my favorites books ever. I have three questions: the first one is if you know when the Brazilian version of The death of kings will be released?

The second is I was wondering (not that matters at all, I am just curious), do you share Uhtred's aversion to Christianity?

The last question: will Uhtred be able to keep his romance with Alfred's daughter? If you tell me to wait for the book, I will understand completely, it is just that I loved that you put the two of them together and I am eager to know if they will have at least some more time together. Thank you. Catia Cristina Sanzovo Jota

Can you recommend a good writer who does speculative historical fiction about the departure of the Romans from Britain? That surely must have been a time of turmoil, as it seems like large numbers of 'foreigners' with families and community just seemed to disappear. Thanks - I always look forward to your books. Susan

Love your books but can't stand the Sharpe books published by Penguin. They are too small to read and fall apart half way through. Are they also published by anyone else? The HarperCollins ones are great.

Tom Bartlette