Your Questions

Hi there Bernard, Is Colonel Patrick Lassan in the Starbuck Chronicles meant to be Sharpe's bastard son? thanks for your time, Matthew Williams, Nottingham

Hello Mr. Cornwell, Big fan! I am through Sharpe's Sword, and most the way through Copperhead in the Starbuck series. Forgive me if this is answered in books down the line, but is Patrick Lassan Richard Sharpe's son? He has an English father whose best friend is named Patrick and his father wanted him to be a rifleman. The ages would match up as well. Thanks.

On a different note do you have a personal dislike for clergy and lawyers?

Joe

Ditto to all the great comments regarding your books, I only wish that you could produce more than one a year. Why don't you follow the James Patterson formula and bring on a team of co-authors? You could do the world a favor by mentoring others in your craft while at the same time providing much more enjoyment to your fans. Don't compromise the quality, but please increase the quantity.

Roger

Hello Mr Cornwell, just a quick question- When you finish a book, about how many words are in it? Thank you, Ryan

First of all I want to congratulate you on some of the finest action adventure writing ever put down. In my own personal reading the Horatio Hornblower series is the only equivalent. Anyway I just finished Sharpe's Fury and was preceding onto Sharpe's Battle. The question I have actually is about Sharpe's Battle. I read a synopsis that said Sharpe encounters Obadiah Hakeswill again. Wasn't he killed Sharpe's Fortress? I thought that Sharpe caught him trying to escape after the fall of Gawilghur. He died after falling into a pit of snakes? In Sharpe's Battle he returns and tries to rape Teresa an ex-lover of Sharpe's.

Terry Long

I was just thinking that one day it might be quite a good idea to write a series of books about the holy wars? Have you ever thought about it?
Luke Phillips

Any plans for a follow up to Gallows Thief?

Susan Gray

Dear Mr. Cornwell, you did it again, kept me up night after night reading "Sword song". Yet again a fantastic storyline...I'm really looking forward to the next one "The burning Land". I've given up waiting for the books to be translated into German...far better in the original language. Any idea, if any of your books might make it into the cinemas??? I wish these ones would!! With many sincere greetings from a German fan... Mrs. DEane

Hello Mr Cornwell, I am a great fan of yours. I have noticed that you have the movie "Sharps Peril and Sharpe's Challenge" on DVD. Can I buy the books? I didn't see them available on amazon. Sharpe's Peril is only available in the UK format on DVD. I would like to purchase both the books and the DVDs for my collection. Thank you, Bill

Bernard, One of my favorite Sharpes books is Sharpes Prey in that it went over some of the earlier years of Richard Sharpe, when he was young. Have you ever thought about writing a short story about his early days when he meet Maggie Joyce at the age of 12 and stayed with her for three years in her tavern? Those were the three years that really formed young Richards life. Tony Contreras

Hello Mr. Cornwell; I just wanted to send a quick note to tell you how much I enjoy your work. I live in Westwood MA and just spent the weekend on the Cape--Chatham is a lovely town, and from the video it looks like you have a beautiful spot. Do you have a book signing schedule--or do you avoid doing signings? Again, thanks! Dave Slocum