Your Questions

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

Hello Mr. Cornwell, just received my copy of The Fort and plan to dive in ASAP. I had a question about your writing style. Do you write all your descriptive material related to the five senses as you write the story or do you go back and add it in later? I'm about 99,000 words into my first novel (the one I promised to send you a free copy of when I accidentally shorted the postage on the last book you signed for me), and I basically started with dialogue and action description, but initially very little related to the five senses or aside material. Of course it's easy for me to find where I need to make changes once I've written a rough draft of a chapter. I just didn't know if you had the same issue or if you're so used to writing now that it comes naturally. Thanks!

Charles Curtis

Sir,I have read all your Arthur,Stonehenge,Grail Quest & Saxon Stories.They are absolutely first rate;I appreciate the research & the historical accuracy you achieve in your books. Question:Does Uhtred of Bebbenbang ever get back to his ancestral home in Northumbria? I have not been able to find a book covering this phase of Uhtred's travels.Is such a book envisaged? My wife & I visited Bamburgh Castle(Bebbenbang)on a trip to the UK..What an awesome place it must have been in Uhtred's time! Thank you for your great historical novels Regards; Ron Leeds

Dear Mr. Cornwell; In one of the ''saxon stories'' Uhtred has a meal of cows udder,I want to use that word in a report but have scanned in vane to find it. I don't have time to reread all the series plus i am not sure which book it is in. Could you please tell me what that word is before I go crazy? Thank you so much. I look forward to finding out what happens to Uhtred next.Bob

Hello, I left a comment a few months ago asking about the best battlefields in the Peninsular War to go and visit and when I looked back at that list you gave me, my dad (who's now reading Sharpe's Enemy) asked about the "Gate way of God". Would you be so kind to let me know if it's worth visiting and if anything is still there (if it wasn't something from the imagination)? Dave J

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I was a student at West Point, studying the Napoleonic Wars in a History of the Military Art class when I first came across your book Waterloo almost 12 years ago. I enjoyed it immensely but did not immediately continue with the Sharpe series (though I did enjoy Trafalgar and have since begun the series chronologically). I instead discovered an interest in your works set in the Medieval period, particularly the Warlord Chronicles and later, the Saxon Stories. Of particular interest to me is the period of time between Henry I, The Anarchy and the rise of the Angevins and their involvement in the crusades and crusader states. I realize that the popular version of Robin Hood takes place in the latter part of this period and that Dan Brown seems to have unleashed a wave of authors covering Templar stories and the crusades so you may feel that this content is overdone. However, I would love to read more historically accurate stories of this period. Do you have any plans or interest in writing about this time, using either events in Europe or the Levant as a background? If not, would you be so kind as to recommend someone who has? Thank you and keep up the incredible work. I am eagerly looking forward to Saxon6 and will be eagerly looking forward to Saxon7 about 3 days after the former is published.
Dan Rutledge

Hello, Just finished reading "The Winter King" and I have a question about names of people in the story. Many of the names look more-or-less Welsh (use of "ll" and "dd", for example). So I have been hearing them in my head with Welsh pronunciation; the "voiceless lateral fricative" for the "ll", and "th" for "dd". And "Derval" for "Derfel". Just wondered if this is how you hear them, too? If I were reading aloud, would it be correct to say them that way? Thanks. Cyn

I would just like to thank you for writing your books!!! I was introduced to your books by my mother several years ago and have now read just about every book you have written (except the Sharpe series). The first thing at the top of my birthday and christmas lists are always any new books you have written. So far my favorite has been "The Warlord Chronicles" since I am a huge Aurthor fan. I love the lore that surrounds him and I enjoyed the books you wrote about him. A question I have is, do you try to write historically when you write? I know you usually include a section at the end of your books outlining any true historical facts about the books, but I was wondering if you try to research the history behind the events you write about, or do you just write and match them up later if things pan out? (I ask you thinking I already know the answer, but it never hurts to ask. thank you). I hope you are doing well and life has blessed you with many great times. I hope to be able to read more of your books soon (I'm currently in the middle of the fall semester at a local Bible College. Its called Eternity Bible College in Simi Valley, California.) Please come to the area soon because I would love to thank you in person for the many sleepless nights and for allowing me to loose myself in such wonderful books. Brandon Arrieta PS. do you plan on writing any books on Robin Hood? I know he is a very popular hero of English lore...well at least he is in California.