Your Questions

Hello Sir, I've just finished 'The Burning Land' and loved it as per normal. I was wondering if you would consider writing an account of the Battle of Hastings? Cheers, Rob

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have enjoyed your Sharpe novels immensely and hope that there will be more to come. With the recent sad passing of George MacDonald Fraser, you are now the sole master in the field of British Army historical fiction. I can't imagine Sharpe enjoying retirement. Might he be called to the colors again? Sincerely, Robert McArthur Poway, CA, USA

When will the next Sharpe come out? I have read all 5 times over - he is my hero. lol ty
Brian

I notice that your last Sharpe book was written in 2007. Do you plan another one soon. I am getting tired of rereading them, although frankly, I enjoy them as much in a second reading. Hope to see another Sharpe book out soon. thanks, Ronald Monache

Amazon (that well-known site selling all sorts of things) have now offered to sell me one of your books called "Killer's Wake". Is this one of your titles I am unaware of, or is it one that I already have but published under another title for the non-UK market?
David Eric Coote

Hi Mr. Cornwell, First, let me thank you for your wonderful books, they have been very enjoyable. I am a fan of the Arthur books and the Saxon stories. I was hoping you could maybe point me in the right direction or perhaps tell me there is no connection about this subject: the celtic britons and native americans (u.s.) seem to me to have alot in common--- from the gods they worshipped to their tribal ways. I don't know if the native americans are used as models because we have more info. or if they really are alike. Thanks again for your books and especially for this site. Happy holidays to you and your family and I hope this finds you all doing well. Robert

hi, as an avid reader of your books, have you any plans to write any more books on the Starbuck chronicles, you seem to have left it so you can. Am currently enjoying the Burning Land. Regards, Joe Sale

Hi Bernard, I have read all your books and I am fan of your work. The only books I haven't read are the Nathanial Starbuck ones, please don't tell me you are shelving Uhtred in order to write more of these. Surely the Starbucks books are not popular and you're just doing it for the American market. If it is more starbuck books please stop, they are eye gougingly bad!!! They don't fit with your other work at all. They just don't stand up!
Mike Malone

Sir, First, I'm nearing the end of the Sharpe series and I want to say thank you for a wonderful ride. Second, a question: If, after a book is published, you note an historical inaccuracy (not literary license, but an actual mistake), is it corrected in subsequent printings? For example, in Sharpe's Waterloo, on pg 232 of the Penguin edition, you have Sharpe looking west from Hougoumont to the British left when obviously you meant east, and on pg 233, with the except of Buelow, the Prussian CCs are incorrectly assigned to their respective Corps. I ask this not to quibble--I have found the books immensely entertaining and illuminating--but as a matter of curiosity. respectfully, Andy Clower

Dear Mr Cornwell, With the recent discovery of possibly the largest hoard of Anglo Saxon gold and enamelled treasure in Staffordshire/Mercia. Would this find change the way you view the Mercian Kingdom and how any future stories in the Saxon series unfold?

Adrian Leigh

Dear Mr Cornwell, During an email conversation with some friends we somehow got on to the topic of your books, which two of us have read repeatedly, a question came up about the Sharpe novels, so I jumped onto wikipedia and found your riddle - "Take you out, put me in and a horse appears in this happy person!" for Sharpe's father, its been maddening me since, has anyone guessed this correctly? Have you got any others clues?
Richard Hatton

Greetings Mr. Cornwell, I've just finished reading Sharpe's Enemy, and may I say how relieved I am that a certain someone has finally been dealt with for eternity. I don't want to spoil anything for another reader, so I'll just leave it at that. My question is about the origin of this character. I am assuming he specifically is fictional, but I wonder what factual stories you may have come across that support that such villains such as him existed in the British Army at the time.
Robert Alan Long

The Saxon series has been really enjoyable and can't wait for the 6th book to come out. Ares these going to be ongoing like the Sharpe series? If so can't wait.

Also would there be any chance of making a TV series about the Saxon series?

Finally, I read in the Q & A that you are in the process of writing a story about the American Revolution, when do you think that will be out? Keep up the writing great work.

G. Roberts