Your Questions

Hello Mr Cornwell, I love your books and my favorites are the saxon stories. I was wondering when "Death of kings" will be published and for sale in Canada? thank you for your time Sincerely Branden

Did you ever consider doing a story based on the ulster cycles?

Eddie Mohan

Hi Mr. Cornwell. I´m Portuguese, 33 years old, and i began to read your books with the saxon stories. Love it so much i led my girlfriend to read them as well...and she almost became in love with Uhtred... I work in law, but i´m finishing an History degree because i do love History. And reading your books, above all, has taught me a lot, about celtics, britans, saxons, danish, etc...in addition, of course, to the pleasure they gave me. Well, i wouldn´t like to repeat any of the questions that were already made, but i also think it becomes inevitable. First, as an History lover, have you ever thought about writing stories in the age of, for example, Henry II (saw "the lion winter" a few months ago), the battle of Hastings or the civil war between the parliament and Charles II? Just curious...

Second, have you ever been proposed to adapt the saxon stories or the warlord stories to Television? Although I'm skeptical to these sort of adaptations ("The pillars of the earth" has disappointed me), i think they would became great TV series...

Third, have you ever been in Portugal signing books? Would that be a pleasant idea? P.S. 1 - Don´t know if you´re aware, but some of your books were part of the reading national plan. I was glad... P.S. 2 - I´m reading now an historical novel about the Portuguese "revolution" of 1383-1385, one of the first military "collaborations" between Portugal and England, which would became a formal alliance on 1387. The deceptions would happen later... Sincere compliments and a fraternal hug from one of your Portuguese readers, Vasco Cipriano

Dear Mr Cornwell First of all i would like to compliment you on your books, especially the Saxon stories. I,m a really big reader and i must say that Uhtred is one of my favourite characters ( the other one is Jack Aubrey). What i would like to ask is if there is a chance the books will get translated in Dutch. Not that i cant read English, but its always easier reading in your native language. Also i would like to ask if you are ever going to write a book about the Roman occupation in England, that's a subject i really would like to read about. Thank you for your time. Kind regards from Holland Jeroen

Dear Mr. Cornwell: You are my favorite author and I have read your historical works several times each now. The Sharpe series on PBS was my introduction to you. The Sharpe series is my favorite and Some fiend has provoked me to madness and I have decided, poor me, to collect musketballs from all of the historical battles in which Sharpe participates. To this end I ask if you have decided which campaigns in Flanders Sharpe participated? In 1793-1794 he would be 17 and in 1799 he is in India.. Thanks and Blessed Be, James RR

Please can you tell me are you coming to U.K this year,for a book signing? and if so when?

Stella Noble

Dear Mr Cornwell, Are you doing any booksigning events on 29th September when "Death of Kings" is released in the UK? Are you doing any talks or lectures during your visit to the UK? Where can I find out about them, please? Mrs D Collard

Hello Bernard. I started to read the winter´s king, so much emotions there. I would love to visit your sacred land and to be honest, the sacred land of the planet, universe England. What celtic book you recommend me ? Thanks.

Rafael

Just finished Stonehenge. Enjoyed the development pictures. Would like to have had a map showing the locations of the outland villages and route the bluestones took to Stonehenge. Also, knowing Lengar's deceitful track record, why would Kevelin not be on his guard and be so trusting and so allow the ambush after the stones were delivered?

Ed Zingone

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I hope you're well! I am writing to say how much I am enjoying the Richard Sharpe novels and how much I admire you as an author because you have been true to your characters. It is for precisely this reason that I believe I'm finding it very difficult, if not painful, to read "Sharpe's Revenge." I have come to really love that character and man, it is so difficult to read about how the army, love, and peacetime, have all roundly betrayed him. It was odd. As I was reading "Sharpe's Regiment" where he found Jane, I actually seemed puzzled. This was Richard Sharpe after all and it seemed odd that he would find true happiness in marriage because of the character. Well, you could have given Richard and Jane a "happily ever after" and have Sharpe retire a wealthy man in the Dorset countryside, but you knew that just wouldn't be right. I am very curious about one thing, as an aspiring writer, just how difficult was it to "stay true" to Richard Sharpe's character? Was it painful to put Sharpe through all of that? Thank you for the series! I'm looking forward to reading the Arthur books next! Take care, Matthew Mallio I am in the middle of :Sharpe's Revenge"

Dear Bernard, You mention that you're writing another Thomas of Hookton novel may I ask is it Poitiers ie the novel that you said you got part way through then stopped last time??

Also as there was a scottish force at Poitiers under Douglas how large was the force and was it the same Douglas from Vagabond?

Strangley enough with recent elections over here and the victory of the SNP in Scotland there is talk of the possibility of the break up of the United Kingdom and the end of the Union. I was curious what your view is ie do you think it will be a good or bad thing for England?

Now in virtually all your books the real life battle its set around is often a victory. I wonder if you would ever consider (careful choice of words here) write about a defeat. Some that spring to mind are the Siege of Burgos Wellington (and Sharpes too from Sharpes Enemy) one and only real defeat in Spain or Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans and Patay in the Hundered Years war. While Starbuck has Malvern Hill and Gettysburg to think about. Yours sincerely Geraint

P.S I can reccomend Prince Rupert the last Cavalier by Charles Spencer as a book worth reading on a very varied career to say the least and The Noble Revolt by John Adamson an excellent book on the background/build up to the English Civil war.