Your Questions

Dear Mr. Cornwell I am from Brazil and I have just now finished to read book 4 from The Saxon Stories, it was amazing. I would like to know when next book may come to Brazil. I hope not have to wait two year to meet Lord Uhtred again. Thank you. Luiz Kanis

Dear Mr Cornwell, My question to you may seem silly but here goes. I am writing a novel, well I have finished it actually but I am going over it and want to check something out. The story is set after the American civil war and someone is shot with an old hand gun and I have this man's face destroyed. He is a bad man and I want it destroyed (yeah a bit gory) but what kind of gun can do that? It was close range if that's any help. Thank you in anticipation of a reply. Margaret

what is the origin mythically of Lughtigern the Mouse Lord? All I can find is that it relates to the God Lugh, and was from Irish Myth. I was surprised there is nothing in wikipedia, and the only references I can find are modern internet users who have taken the name. Is it from a specific irish legend? I found in a book on google book search a reference to Lughtigern a god, and another inspecific reference to a cat of legend, but I would like to find the actual story.

Tamara Sanders

Dear Bernard In regards to the Sharpe novels you have written on Wellingtons battles and the triumphs he (and Sharpe) had I wondered if you will write about his (Sharpe's too?) only real military defeat in Spain or indeed his career which was the siege of Burgos and where Wellington himself remarked of the french commander he met a very good soldier (though I admit it would be strange and Interesting reading about Sharpe get a beating)??

Also you have mentioned doing more one off novels in the future any chance on one on Guilford courthouse that was a real epic battle and you being a man who is British but lives in America would be tailor made for it if you dont mind me saying. Yours sincerely Geraint

P.S If you have not read it Brendan Simms 3 wars and a defeat the rise and fall of the first British empire I can recommend.

Cannot stop reading your books Mr Cornwell and I still continue to be amazed at the historical detail you include, Azincourt was a masterpiece. Surely there can be no finer way to learn about conflict and British military history through the ages than to read a Bernard Cornwell book! Any chance that you might be in the UK to promote your latest book, The Burning Land before the end of the year? Many thanks for continued fantastic fiction!

Kevan Timms

dear Mr Cornwell,I would just like to take the time to thank you for the Sharpe novels. I started reading Sharpe back in 1994 and was instantly hooked, when you decided to go back and do the Sharpe pre peninsular novels it made my day, I still read and re read the first three time and time again. I was just wondering if you had any plans to do a story about Sharpe's daughter (with Teresa) as I think she would have quite a fiery temperament, I think she would be a fantastic character. kind regards Matt Brooks

Dear Mr Cornwell, I am a huge fan of yours, am currently reading your books so far about Uhtred, fantastic. I have one question, how do you get such vivid and compelling descriptions of so many different aspects of life and warfare? When reading about fighting in a shield wall I can imagine it as you are writing it, similarly with the Sharpe series and so on. Do you do historical re-enactments or is it purely book research? By the way, can you please write more of the Uhtred books soon, I'm nearly finished the ones so far! Kind regards, Martin Pratchett

Hi Mr. Cornwell, I was wondering if you were still planning on writing more on the Starbuck Chronicles? I know your web site says you intend to but just wanted to know if you've given it any additional thought. Obviously I'm a fan. I've read the first three and I'm hooked. Thank you for taking time to read our email! Christian

hi Bernard, I had a question about the battle of Talavera- I know that the capture of the eagle was a fiction, but was the battle a British victory? I thought it was really inconclusive, yet (maybe to my eyes, of course) it seemed a victory in the novel (although it was not said what was the outcome of the whole battle) and did as many British as French troops die? I imagine the French suffered more casualties, but...

Teo

Hi Bernard, I've bothered you quite a bit of late with questions. I promise this will be the last one for a while. I'm just wondering how you harness your research?? What I mean is, do you simply underline passages in books or capture useful information in a notebook. I find I read something useful but then when I want to use it, I can't exactly remember the source or what exactly I read. At other times I hear a useful quip or expression in a pub but then can't remember it later. Is it a case of keeping a notebook to jot down ideas, research references etc?? Regards Willie