Your Questions

Hi there! I'm from Brazil and I'm a big fan of you,and i have one question for you. The Arthur Books are my favorite novel of all times but one day i noticed one curious thing: the first book have a bear in the book cover (in the brazillian version), and the bear is the Arthur symbol. the second book have a dragon in the book cover, the king symbol. so far so good. but the third book have a horse in the book cover. i dont know if you have knowing about the book covers in other versions, but i just want to know: Why a horse?? I'm sorry about the grammar errors. and thanks a lot if you read this. bye. Nilton Sebastião Garcia de Almeida Neto

Love these well written books! Would just like to know when the next (6th) in the Saxon Stories may be available if possible please! Also, Thomas' story is done/caput .. no more ?? Thanks for taking so much of my time.

Jim Garry

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I've recently purchased & viewed the first 10 Sharpe TV series show along with Sharpe's Waterloo. Having numerous times read the Sharpe novels, I was wondering if at the time the series was being developed in 1993, whether you were offered a chance to write any of the screenplays of your books? If not would you have wanted to?

Earlier you had mentioned that you had no control over the content of the TV series, but I was wondering, as the writer and creator of the Sharpe characters and stories, how you felt when new characters & storylines (Sharpe's Gold) were used. Did you feel that the visual concept presented by these film stories added to or subtracted from your original vision of Sharpe & his adventures. I myself especially like Waterloo, but can't understand why the producer of the TV series couldn't get the name correct or use the right name of the Scottish commander (Mac Donald) during the fight at the H. Chalet. As a student of history it always bother me when a real individual accomplishments are not presented correctly. Most of the stories had parts of your story lines although character names were changed.

Which of the series movies did you personally enjoy the most and which one best presented Sharpe in the manner you as the author wrote him? Thank you Jeff Juri

I have read almost all of your Sharpe series and am nearing the end. I will be sad to see the series end. I was wondering if you could extend the characters into civilian life... You do your research so well on the battlefield, perhaps you could research famous murders/crimes of the period and have Sharpe with Harper as an assistant set up a detective agency of a sort. Your attention to period detail would be welcome to loyal readers and extend the life of Richard Sharpe and Harper (and company) so that we can continue to enjoy his exploits. A loyal reader of all your books Jim Broadbent

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Are you planning a book tour of the US any time soon? If so, might I suggest adding a date in Charleston, SC? It's a lovely city with plenty of history you might find interesting.

Also I wanted to say how much I love your work. I don't want to bombard you with requests or ideas, but I have to ask if you've ever considered writing about Minden, Blenheim, or even Dettingen?

Or have you thought about another book from the Napoleonic Era from a Frenchman's point of view?

Can you recommend any more historical fiction novels that cover Napoleon's other campaigns? I apologize for all the questions again. Thanks for your time. -Matt

I have read all your books and enjoyed every one. I also wargame the Napoleonic period and have been researching the Battle of Barrosa 1811, which is the background to your novel Sharpe's Fury. It really does match most of the accounts I read. But there is one thing that I am having a problem with, which is the village of Barrosa? You mention it within the novel and at the end in the Historical Note. However, I could find no trace of the village in the accounts I read or on any maps. I even contacted the Spanish Tourist Board who only mentioned a beach called La Barrosa. I know there were several villages in the area and some ruined watchtowers with the name, one on the hill and another on the beach, but I have still been unable to find anything relating to a village bearing that name. I know the novel was written some time ago but I wondered if you had any details or information that shows or mentions the village? I have no problem if you have called a village that name for the sake of the narrative, but I am really puzzled as to why I can't find it? I did wonder if it might be a village built after the Napoleonic Wars? I'll appreciate any help and advice you can offer. Thank you.

John Walsh

Mr Cornwell I'm a huge fan of your Arthur books, and love investigating the areas/locales you describe. One area I'd love to know a little more about is the scene of the battle of Lugg Vale. I understand the River Lugg runs from Powys through Hertfordshire, but am interested where the battle took place. Many thanks for your time. Dean Little

I am eagerly awainting the next Saxon Chronicles book, Have you had any inquiries for a tv mini-series based on the stories? Also, any inquiries re a film based on your Agincourt? Best regards from a big fan, Ross

I purchased a Kindle and use it for all of my reading now. I like to refer back to the maps you have included in your books, but the Kindle is difficult to read maps with. Is there any way you could post your maps that we can print out?

John P. Hodson

Probably as one of your younger readers, I have just finished Agincourt (or Azincourt?) and once again have been stunned at the great quality of your work. In the past year, I have read the Grail Quest series and then dove straight into the Arthur books. I tend to drift more towards your books about the middle ages and the great battles of England and France, is there a chance that there might be more of these in the future? Thanks for the many hours of splendid reading and more to come as I start the Saxon stories! Chris Dieter