Your Questions

Dear Mr. Cornwell Please may I take the liberty of asking you a question - how do you come up with names for your story characters? I am writing an article on this subject and I will very much appreciate your views to quote. I'd love to know what sort of names do you tend to lean towards or away from and why. Are there any names that you avoid using? Many thanks for your time. Yours sincerely, DB

Hellooo. I'm a big fan of your books, especially Sharpe and the Lords of the North series. I really think Lords of the North would make a great Tv series/film. Have there been any talks about filming these or any other of your stories? (Other than Sharpe of course). Phil.

My husband and I have truly enjoyed the stories of Uhtred. Can you tell us when the 6th book will be coming out. Thanks, Pat Deasum

DEAR SIR PLEASE CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SAXON SERIES WILL BE AVAILABLE? I MUST ADMIT THAT I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE OUT THIS MONTH BUT YOU HAVE RELEASED THE FORT. THE SAXON SERIES MUST RATE AS YOUR BEST WORK TO DATE.

David Robson

Hey Mr. Cornwell I'm a great fan of our books, and have read a lot of them. I do have an question about a follow up to "Sword song", are you planing a 5. book in the series... you have left open a lot of good ends to make it... ;o) Best Bjarne Laursen, Denmark

First I must say keep up the good work ! read the Arthur books, fantastic really stood that on its ear and if BBC's sniffing round please give it to them. The grail quest was another great story but what I'm interested in lately is how Uhtred makes out, so if you have any spare time ? and did I mention my father is reading them also and he's 91, not to put too much pressure on you. Ed Schumacher

Mr. Cornwell, I was wondering if there is any plans to film Sharpe 's Trafalgar, as it is a fantastic story that I think would look epic on the silver screen. Also, will you ever continue Sharpe's story chronologically, as in post Devil, as I would like to see a bit more of Sharpe and know how he fared in peacetime.

Owen Duffy

Mr Cornwell, I recently spent a 6 month tour in Afghanistan and got really into your books after a friend gave me a loan of the the saxon stories, I preceded to buy all of them and all the grail quests. I am currently reading through the Arthur books and I have read the Sharpe books and own all the TV series. To cut a long story short, will you be doing any books on Scottish figures or anything on the British army's conquests in your future writings? Sorry if this seems trivial, you probably get asked this all a lot. thanks

Alexander Reid

This is not the 1st question I have ever asked you. But this may be one of the strangest. Ok here it is... If you could live your life again would you do it in exactly the same manner as you have done already? Thanks Adam, Cheshire, UK

Hi, I always read the questions board with interest and have one to put to you. You often say that a tremendous amount of research takes place prior to writing your next novel and many books are read on the subject. I am presuming that you keep them all so how big is your reference library at home. Over the years it must have built up into a huge collection of books - perhaps one of the best historical reference collections around? Regards Andrew

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I was just wondering if you were giving a talk about 'The Fort' in Maine since it is set here? I read on the diary page that you'll be giving one in your hometown, but what about here? Ryan Quint

Hi, Just wondered if you have any plans to write about, or know of any other fictional novels that deal with, the pagan side of anglo-saxon histroy, the coming of the English saxons and their settlements etc, like Hengist and Horsa? All these sort of novels I find in shops are all about Vikings and it gets tiresome. A book on pagan saxons and this side of British history would be great. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Neil

Hello MR. Cornwelll, I am a new fan. I was turned onto your Sharpe series by my dad and my uncle. Tried to watch the BBC movies after reading the series, however, i could not. Have you thought of marketing your books for higher budget film production? The Sharpe series could easily out-sequel the James Bond franchise. I believe "A View to a Kill" was a 4 page teaser. Your books are prime for my generation! Thank you for writing such killer novels, and thank you for adding the historical notes for those of us who care!
Billy Heidt