Your Questions

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I see a lot of speculation of who Sharps father was. The only character who fits time, place and social class to be with the quality of prostitute who was his mother was the orphanage master. Sharpe killed him in the Denmark book.

rgm

I had a question, somewhat hopefully asked. Have you thought about any books further exploring the life of Thomas of Hookton? I noticed his name mentioned in your Agincourt novel as an Archer of similar status to Robin Hood, among archers anyway. This seemed to imply thought of his story after the grail. I really enjoyed the character, so had to ask. Thanks for the time, and for your work.

Mr. Cornwell, I could not stop seeing the others questions, and I think read something about you have plans for a new story for Thomas Hookton? Sincerely pleased, Eurico.

Mr Cornwell I have read all Saxon books twice and awaiting the next one,. Will this be the last in the series?

Gary

Dear Mr. Cornwell I am writing to congratulate you because I have read many of your books (The Arthur Books, The Grail Quest and the first 2 books of the Saxon Tales) and I appreciated them very much. I am an avid reader of historical romances since I was a teenager and I found your books very accurate historically and very pleasant. Your battle scenes and reconstruction of eras long gone are very precise and colourful. But my favorite of course is Mr.Sharpe. I became hooked after reading almost by chance the first book of the series, Sharpe´s Tiger and one scene in the book captured my imagination. It is the scene when Sharpe killed the tiger in the courtyard of the prison before running away with his friends. The scene is very much like the scene in the movie The Gladiator (2000) but I read in the back of the book that you wrote Sharpe´s Tiger in 1996. Is that correct? I ask you because the method employed by Sharpe to kill the tiger is almost exactly the method that Maximus the Gladiator used in the movie, stabbing the tiger through his open mouth. I am certain that the original idea was yours but could you please confirm?

Another thing, when did Sharpe really first met General "Daddy" Hill? In one of your books, the one when he captures a seminary in Portugal, the officer that greets him is General Hill, if I am not mistaken, but in the next book you wrote that Sharpe had not met General Hill before. I am sure that I am making a mistake here, but I am trying to read the Sharpe´s series in chronological order, and I became confused with this. Excuse the long letter, and perhaps many other things you have explained in your final books of Sharpe, but I am still in his 12th( Sharpe´s Battle) and I have already bought all the collection because once I finish one I begin another one! Thanks for your time >From a Brazilian fan Deniza Futuro

While doing some research on the war of 1812, I discovered that an officer named Lieutenant William Henry Sharpe of the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment was the commanding officer of Fort Wellington at Prescott Ontario in 1846. Could this be a relative of Richard Sharpe, perhaps another son? Link: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/wellington/natcul/natcul3.aspx#off.

John Blake

are you kin to John Le Carre?

Paul Deaton

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I have two quick questions. What are the chances of you writing a novel or series of novels covering the life of Jeanne d'Arc? There's a great story there for someone willing to tell it. Is the next Sharpe book on the horizon? I really am fond of those books. Thank you for your time.

Hank Pryor

hi Mr Cornwell I'm a a massive fan of your Sharpe books and have currently almost finished with Sharpe's Trafalgar again having finished Waterloo I have read that you are reluctant to take Sharpe back in time again however are we likely to see captain Joel chase and co again in the future books? many thanks.

Gareth Brookes

Dear Bernard Cornwell, My name is James Wyllie and I live in Monifieth, Angus. I go to Monifieth High School. I am in second year. My favorite books are The Winter Knight, Enemy of God and Excalibur. I am really interested in the time of Arthur and Napoleon which were really interesting periods of time. I have not started reading the Sharpe books yet but I plan to do so soon. I started to read your books when I was on holiday. It was called the Winter Knight. I read all of the books on the same holiday. I would really like to start the Sharpe books but I am reading lots of other books. I really enjoyed reading about the shield walls and other military information in the time of Arthur. Where did you get the information for your books? Who is your favorite author? I think that you should write about the shogun of Japan and those wars of supremacy. What is your favourite period of history? You’re sincerely, James Wyllie.

Mr. Cornwell allow me to start by saying I have fallen in love with your style of writing. I am currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I was an avid reader as a youth but I had not read a book in over 15 years until a friend gave me a copy of Heretic. I devoured that book in a little over a week and promptly got myself a Nook so that I could download the rest of the series. You sir are a very gifted story teller and I thank you for rekindling my love for a good book. I have since finished the Grail series and felt depressed I had to leave Thomas of Hookton behind. Only to discover another character that i have enjoyed even more so far, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. I am currently on "The Lords of the North" and loving every word of it. I am taking an English Composition class online and actually used Thomas and Uhtred for my compare and contrast essay. I just wanted to thank you for being my escape from the chaos and stress of daily life here in Afghanistan. Also I would like to ask if you had ever given any thought to writing a series about the Knights Templar or Freemasons? I know these two have been done by many other authors but I would love to read a novel written with your style about them. Thank you again for such wonderful novels and I look forward to finishing the Saxon series and potentially moving to the Sharpe series. Robert Teal "Walking in the light"