Your Questions

Is there a name for the bladder telegraph in Sharpe's Gold. Is it an optical telegraph? Do you know who first used it? Thanks!
Sandy Loeppke

dear Mr Cornwell,loved the sample of the burning land,thanks.but please tell me that you are already working on the next!!(or a new Starbuck)yours.Richard Dorrean

I am a big fan of all your works, and just completed The Starbuck Chronicles. There is unfinished business here, and I humbly request that a method arises for you to complete his story.
Joe Doyle

Hello Bernard. At the end of your fourth Starbuck book, you say that Starbuck will return. Will this happen as it must be 12 years since that promise was made. As an avid fan, I really do hope so. P.S. Really looking forward to the Burning Land,s launch

Lawrence Kenwood

I was wondering if you were going to continue the Starbuck series, I enjoy the read of the series and would love to see it continued.

Jeffrey Gates

Mr. Cornwell I love all of your books. I just finished Agincourt and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't have much time to sit and read anymore, so I listen to audio books on my commute. Can you tell me if there are any plans to release the Arthur books on audio (other than the ridiculously hard to find cassette version)? It's a real shame that your self-described favorite books are not available to a large portion of your audience. Thank you for the hours of enjoyment. I'm looking forward to The Burning Land and the Arthur audio books, Frank

Dear Mr Cornwell, I noticed in answer to a question posted in 2007 that you said a new Sharpe book for a year, possibly two. Is there one coming soon? I absolutely adore Richard Sharpe and can't wait to read more of his adventures. In fact, my best present when I turned 18 was the then-current set of Sharpe books. Thank you for your time, Samantha

I think I am thick but I cannot understand why your book is called Azincourt instead of Agincourt. I would love to know. Wonderful book. Thank you
Maggie Barnard

could you give some indication of whether the occurrence of the number 16 in you book is just coincidental, or is it more significant?

Regards,

Morag

Dear sir , I recently read your book Crackdown , and thoroughly enjoyed it . I have had the book for some time , but was saving it for a special occasion . I read it while on holiday in Port St Mary on the Isle of Man . Nick Breakspear is one of my favourite characters , a good man who you would want on your side in a tight situation . Did you spend much time in the Bahamas researching the drugs trade ? once again thankyou for all your hard work and effort in writing so many excellent books . Best wishes , Kevin Michael Hill .

I'm trying to track down documentation of Dane/viking origins of northern English names. Specifically, my name Goodall, which I've heard is an anglicized version of the Danish "Gudahl" meaning landowner. Unfortunately I am unable to find any documented references to provide to the Family Tree DNA coordinator for the Goodall Surname project. In your research for your viking series, have you found any internet or printed resources for such searches you could recommend. Love your books from Richard Sharpe, to archer series and now the saxon stories. Being a sailor, loved scoundrel too.

Eric Goodall

Hello Mr. Cornwell, can you tell me if and what time some of your books will be released in German language (Azincourt, the new Saxon book and maybe Starbuck) as I tried to read Starbuck in English which is not really as enjoyable as in my mother language. thanks in advance, Markus

Dear Mr. Cornwell, My name is Sarah McCabe. Im a senior in high school, and Im part of the Writing Center program at my school. Writing Center is a class run by upper classmen where you learn to become a writing tutor. Its basically students helping other students learn how to improve their writing skills. We teach the students who come in and ask for help, but we are also given assignments to help us become better writers. One of these assignments is a research paper on a topic of our choice. For my topic I chose to research Norse Mythology so that I can modernize it. We learn all about Roman and Greek mythology in school, but they never teach us anything about Norse myths. I want to re-write Norse myths in a modern light to help spread the knowledge Norse culture. So, Im sure youre wondering what any of this has to do with you. Well, for one chunk of our research paper, we have to have an interview with someone that could be considered an expert in the area we are researching. I wanted to interview an author since I wanted to know more about the research it takes to write from previous facts. I know how much work goes into writing a novel since Im trying to write one myself, so I dont expect to actually sit down with you and have a one on one chat. If you could answer a few of my questions though, Id be extremely grateful. I just wanted to know how much research you have to do when you write, and where you usually go to get good, reliable information. I was also wondering how you figure out where to stick to the facts youve got and when to take creative license. Is there a generally accepted rule or do you just play it by ear? Thanks again for taking the time to answer my questions! I hope your next work is coming along the way you want it to, and that you dont get a severe case of writers block anytime soon. Sincerely, Sarah McCabe