Your Questions

Mr. Cornwell....I've been reading your work for almost 30 years now. I just had a reader spasm when I looked to see "Whats Coming" and there was nothing there. Please tell me you are in good health and that you are just "chillin".
Eric D. Hauptman

DEAR BERNARD HOW LONG DO YOU SPEND WRITING A DAY AND WHAT IS YOUR NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE? MANY THANKS GREG

watched a show on NGC called the 'Lost Gold of the Dark Ages' Looks like something up your alley. Kind of like the gold discovered around Stonehenge. If anyone could write a book on it, it would have to be you. Keep writing. Peace.

Stanley Hotler

Kudo's to you Mr. Cornwell. You do make history come alive and I wonder when educators will realize how important a good story is to inspiring students. I believe it was in Sharpe's Company that the question was asked "Why are we fighting ?" ,,, I found that fascinating and insightful. Was Britain driven by the greed of the East India Company ? I wonder how many wars, had corporate greed as their driving force ? Today we disguise these motives better than they did in the 19th century but I fear there are so many hidden motives that drive conflict even and perhaps especially today. I've enjoyed all your books and again thank you for making history a wonderful adventure to discover. G. Mascari

Mr Bernard Cornwell I read somewhere that the Saxon stories were based on a ancestor of yours but he was later .I have just got a book by Richard Fletcher called Bloodfeud that is about a saxon called Earl Uhtred who was killed in 1016 and a bloodfeud lasted 60years is this the ancestor of yours? Thanks Alan

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I just finished all the Sharpe books (and Starbuck's & Uhtred's books) & loved them all - thank you! I got caught up in the emails concerning Sharpe's Father & thought I would take a 2 guesses at it...In Sharpe's Prey, Sharpe meets a widow Astrid, who had a husband Nils who looked just like Sharpe. Could Nils' dad be Sharpe's Father? OR perhaps Lavisser's English dad? Lavisser had the blue eyes & sharp features a little like Sharpe. He was a second son, his older brother in England inherits. So....perhaps this older brother dies too & Sharpe somehow or other gets to inherit his very own Estate/Home Sweet Home??? "Lavisser" has 8 letters, but I couldn't figure out the horse bit. ;) On another note, I was happy to learn that another Saxon stories will be coming out next Fall 2011...and then perhaps another Starbuck????? Yeah! Oh, please, let it be so!!! Thanks, Lorena Hoo Al-Ali

Dear Mr Cornwell, I have read all the Sharpe books and have enjoyed them very much. Thank you for writing them. I noticed that, in Sharpe's Regiment, you introduced characters called Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith. Was this the result of an unhappy experience with the Thundering Herd? Yours sincerely Henry Male

Will Sharpe join Wellington's side for Wellington's last 'battle' in London in April 1848?

Nils Visser

Bernard, I have been a longtime fan of yours. I met you in L.A. several years ago. I had a great appreciation for your Warlord series and especially for the character Sagramor.I have always anxiously anticipated your new releases. I recently picked up a copy of your new book 'The Fort', and I found myself mildly disappointed[a first]because it seems to break completely away from your former style. In the past your stories seemed to be character driven, and what wonderful characters they are. 'The Fort',however, seems more plot driven, and the characters are hard to identify with. Why the change,and how do you feel about the results?
Turhan Poyadue

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Thank you for chosing writing as your career. You bring so much knowledge and enjoyment into our lives but what I believe may be even more important - you encourage a whole new generation to read books on history as a follow up. I have always been interested in history and anthropology of culture and even studied the subject for a while. Now I continue reading on my own. I would be very grateful if you could suggest a few books which would help me in better understanding of: 1. pre-Roman Britain 2. Celts and Druids I have some knowledge of Latin as I have studied it for 4 years(long time ago), but would prefer a translation. I can also read in French and Italian. Alas - no Greek or German. Scholarly books and/or essays - do not frighten me. I do enjoy reading them. There are so many books on the market and one cannot have or read them all. The sources you have used for your research seem to be the ones I am looking for and I hope you would not mind sharing them with me. For the past few years I have concentrated on Asia and somewhat neglected Europe. Also, I would be very grateful if you could comment on my question concerning Merlin. There are many "versions" and "variations" on this character in numerous book and movies. The one I found very close to my heart was Merlin from John Boorman excellent movie Excalibur. His sarcasm and wit came back to my mind when reading your Arthur trilogy. Did you even remotely think of Boorman's portryal when creating your Merlin? And did you like this movie? Thank you so much for all your books and especially for the Arthur trilogy. Your devoted fan, Basia Jakubowska, New York