Your Questions

Well I've loaned/given out so many of my Sharpe books I am currently replacing them with yet another set :P I've seen the Sharpe movies(?) .. my question is... do you know if they will all be out on blu-ray. Thank you for your work It helps me to relax & when I see Sean Bean as Sharpe I can't think of someone who could have played him better.

Marsha Williams

Because it is difficult for me to hold books, I have listened to both the Arthur Books and the Saxon Stories with great pleasure. I have two questions. 1)Would it be possible to post maps on the web sites for each of the series? I have tried to research locations on the web not always with great success.

2)Why was the reader changed in the last Saxon Story and why did the reader use the English place names and pronunciation rather than the Anglo-Saxon ones? I thought Jamie Glover did an outstanding job and I was disappointed with the current presentation. However, I eagerly look forward to the next installment. Thank you. Ellen Henrikson

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just wanna say THANK YOU! I really love your books. Especially about Uhtred of Bebbanburg and about Azincourt battle. Now I read Sharpe - 4th part - Sharpe's Trafalgar. It's not my favourite historic era, better is Viking era or medieval times, but I love it too because you can perfectly force my eyes to eat site by site. The story is very strong. So, Mr. Cornwell, I am looking forward to reading your next books, hope there will be many of them - and let me ask you one question - do you plan some books in the future in similar style as Azincourt and Uhtred books? I sincerely hope :-) Best regards Patrik Vidlak Czech republic

Any more Saxon stories in the works? I hope so. Soon I will have no more of your books to read.
William Powell

I started reading your books aged 12 and 13 years on and i am still like a child when a new book is published. The way you write really engages the reader and makes it so hard to put one of your books down (iv been late for school/work so many times over the years and i fully blame you). I'm currently awaiting the next book in the Saxon series and was wondering when the next book would be published? Finally i would just like to thank you for not only getting myself into reading but a whole generation involved and addicted to your great work. Gary

Dear Mr Cornwell, Will there be a 6th novel to follow Uhtred after ''The Burning Land''??? I cannot end until he reclaims his home from his uncle! Thanks for such a wonderfully written & researched historical novels, Yours truly, Louise

Is uhtred coming back just finished the burning land and loved all the books sadly I really don't like sharpe I neither like guns or shaun bean so I mix between yourself Conn and Simon Sparrow please let me know if there's something in the pipeline thanks for all the hours of enjoyment and keep up the good work. Mark Thistlethwaite

is there any new sharpe books coming out..great books
Zachary Smith

Dear Mr Cornwell, I have a terrible confession to make, I have been flirting with another historical Author who I shall not name here as it would be rather churlish to do so on your website (suffice to say Ghengis Khan never seemed cooler!) He was good, but you know how it is, you always remember your first! And so I returned to your works; Sharpe to be precise, and as I was reading I found myself unable to picture your version of Sharpe, instead Sean Bean's accent, appearance and demeanour; swam behind my eyes. I was wondering has Sean Bean's amazing performance affected how you see Sharpe? He really did an amazing job as Sharpe!! James

I have read most of your work and enjoy and appreciate your abilities to weave fact into fiction. I recently read Agincourt and it held me "chair bound" I wonder any chance of a follow on for Hook? He seems such a wonderful character living at a fascinating moment in English history not to develop futher.
Graeme Rand

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I have always been a fan of your books and have read all of the Sharpe Series, the Saxon Chronicles and most of the others. I have been involved in writing my own historical fiction for the last 21/2 years. Its about WW2, and I started with an idea, and thought it would be so easy to just write and the book would be done in no time. Was I mistaken, I've done reams of investigation, interviews, and probably read over fifty books on the subject.Also, Ive just returned from a trip to Normandy and visited the beaches and the American and British cemeteries.. Now, I'm at about 70,000 words and five revisions, and still not finished.. Three questions please: 1. how do you make sure that sentences or phrases from the many books you read don't somehow slip into your writing,

2. are books about WW2 still popular, and

3. if I can't find a publisher in the US, will it be worth a try to find a UK publisher, even though none of the principal characters are British? Many thanks. Alan

Good Day Mr. Cornwell, I have been a fan of your novels since I was about 12 and I first read The Warlord Chronicles. I'm 24 now and am diligently working through the Sharpe series (although they are hard to find in either chronological or publishing order here in South Africa). My question is about Stonehenge. Are there any good historical books that discuss the idea of a single architect of the monument? I would love to read any if there are. Scott Chapman

Dear Mr Cornwell, I am truly in love with your Saxon Stories series (and hope for many more to come!). So much so in fact, that I've decided to centre my English A Level Coursework on King Alfred. Quite what this will entail I don't know. But i had one query about the chap. In your books, he is portrayed as a superb statesman and scholar, and a just man. But not so much as a warrior, at least himself personally. Of course, this is where Uhtred comes in, but nonetheless I've taken for granted that Alfred was a frail chap, not really up for a shield war or anything of the sort. But all these websites i encounter seem to say (assume?), he's a 'great warrior' or had 'great military prowess'. Of course, I'm sticking with your depiction of Alfy, but i was wondering if you hadn't any comment regarding this? Maybe just that a great warrior king astride a magnificent stallion is more romantic that one, who ultimately, might have been hobbling around on crutches? Thanks :) George p.s. sorry its so frightfully long