Your Questions

I am a long-time fan (since long before the BBC movies), and you have been kind enough to respond here to my questions before. In a prior note you mention that your publisher " americanizes" the spelling. As a resident of the US raised and educated in Britain, which spelling do you use when you are writing? My English friend and I have had lots of fun over usage (esp with the idea of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich), but not so much spelling. In 2nd grade we were offered free ice cream if the entire class got 100 on our spelling tests....an easy offer for our teacher, as we had classmates newly arrived from England and Germany. Thanks for all you do, and best wishes, Sheila

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am currently smashing through your books. Especially the Saxon series. They are truly riveting. I never used to read before I joined the British Army but now I can't stop. Your books have truly captured me. So much so I am researching my family's past. I am currently starting The Last Kingdom for the fourth time. Are there any more books in the making? Sorry if I sound a little rude in asking but I've been raised on the Sharpe novels and glad to see them continuing and would love the same for the Saxon series. I understand if not. I'm so proud to follow an author such as yourself who has time for his fans. Thankyou and much luck for the future. Adam

Hi.. I'm a Brazilian reader and I love your books. But I need to know if the Burning Land is the last book of the Saxon Histories, because I finished Burning Land and I missed a continuation. Thanks Pellegrini

Dear Bernard, I've always had a great interest in the Viking Period in England. I have Nordic Genes and live in N. Yorks, Which as you know was the Danelaw. I've read all your books and greatly enjoyed them but at 78 I'm worried I may not live to read about Uhtred regaining his land and castle. Please re-assure me that you will conclude the story in the not too distant future. Regards, Stuart.

Dear Mr Cornwell, I must ask, was there any great temptation to actually reward Sharpe with a rifle battalion in Sharpe's Regiment? It seems most unfair that in the very next novel he is essentially kicked out of his battalion after saving them.

Tom

Hi Bernard i was just wondering when the next Sharpe book will be? And what time period? As there seems to be a bit of a gap between prey and rifles. And a question I've wanted to ask you for years is if all your main characters had a free for all or battle royal who do you think would be the winner? My money is on Sharpe because none of the others have is skill or speed

Matt Nicholls

It sounds as though Death of Kings will not be the final Saxon story. When will Uhtred finally regain his home and land?

Stuart Twitchell

Dear Bernard, The custom of the 'sarhead' plays an important role in your first Arthurian novel The Winter King. Through my researches I have only found a vague allusion to the White book of Hengest about the laws of Hywel Dda... Did you add anything to this material? Did you name Derfel's tutor Hywel like you did for these very reasons? MZ

Dear Bernard Thanks for your last reply concerning publishers etc. You say the next Uhtred will be called Death of Kings. Are you aware that the third of Conn Iggulden's Emperor novels about Julius Ceasar is also called Death of Kings? Might that not cause a few problems with copyright etc? Perhaps not as it is pretty generic I suppose but I thought I'd let you know anyway.Regards Rob

Hi Bernard,I've just seen on Amazon that the next book is called Death of King`s,do you think this will stay as the title,or will our friends in the USA change it,as they did with the Fort.I look forward to it what ever it is called,just keep them coming.All the Best Jim

Hi dear Bernard! Here is Annika Danielsson again. I would like to read some diary notes how it was to be a soldier in England in the 1880s ended. How do I get this? It would help a lot in my script writing. I only have 10 lines left to write, the first section clearly in my TV series. Saw your great videos on your page here and noticed that we are working of course similarly conflates into our imagination of the real facts, nice I think. For I believe that we pick up lots of people who are interested in history who may not have been there before. I wish you a wonderful summer. Best regards Annika Danielsson in Gothenburg Sweden

Dear Bernard Was just curious in a future Viking novel if not Death of Kings will Uhtred ever get to the Viking siege of Chester ???

After the Fort will you ever write again on the AR and if you did I wondered if you have ever been tempted by this guy, http://home.golden.net/~marg/bansite/btintro.html.

And after reading Sharpes Eagle where its said that he is Simmerson's cousin did you ever have plans for him to ever meet Sharpe as I think he would probably get on more with him than his cowardly cousin. Yours sincerely, Geraint