Your Questions

Mr. Cornwell, I`m from Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. Sorry my poor English, but i think you will understand me. I`m just one of many fans you have in Brazil. I love all your books. Unfortunately the translation of them to Portuguese is slow. The Sharpe Books have only 7 (or 8) oh them in our language. I´am 38 years old (almost 39). I love medieval age, and want to make a tattoo with medieval theme. If possible, please, send to me medieval pictures of warriors and archers. English warriors and archers, of course. I love the British history. Why don´t you write pirates stories? Thanks a lot. Marco Antonio.

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am a huge fan of your work. I've read your "Saxon Stories" books, as well as the "Grail Quest" novels and "Stonehenge", but my favourites are "The Warlord Chronicles". I have read the entire series 11 times through, and have 2 copies of each novel (I had to buy new ones after the 10th time through, as they were beginning to fall apart, although I still have the first 3 as a 'display' set). I have visited England, although not recently, and am planning to go back in the future. I have been wondering, of all the historically significant places mentioned in your "Warlord Chronicles" novels, which is your favourite, and which would you recommend to an aspiring historian? Thanks, Chris Spackman

Dear Bernard, If you could spare a moment to help me with a couple of questions i would like answered, i would be very grateful. Firstly knowing the South Essex are a fictional regiment. What divisions did you attach them too during their time under Wellesley /Wellingtons campaign of the Peninsular?? this is to help me in my holiday preparations of Spain and Portugal. Secondly i have just reread the Sharpe novels pertaining to that campaign and in my haste i forgot to write down where Sharpe travelled. i have used Brians time line as a reference, but he really only mentions the major engagements and not the smaller villages and towns Sharpe inevitably ends up being in or travelling through. can you help or point me in the general direction. again thanks,and thanks for the tip previously given about Julian Paget's excellent book. i have it and am loving it. Steve Fleet

Hello Mr Cornwell This is my second attempt to write this email, the first produced an error code about half an hour ago, which I expect you will ignore unless it reoccurs. I enjoy your stories a great deal, listening to them while I drive. I see that another Audio Book listener has made a similar request .... I would really like to know where all the place names are: Towns, Rivers, Battlefields and Swamps, including how big they were in those days. A map with the audio book would help, as I understand you publish locational maps with each written book. But we really need the maps and information here on the website, please! Kind Regards and God Bless from Steve Jubb

Mr.Cornwell I am all caught up with your work and while waiting for new books I re-read Sharpe and Starbuck, they are my favorites.I have this feeling that I might be reading of the adventures of Sharpe's son Patrick. Is my crystal ball filled with a false cloud or is this a maybe? Thank you for your time Kevin

Hello again! I have a question regarding your depiction of christians in your work. I've always noticed an amusing and subtle (sometimes not so subtle) mockery of them in your novels. I wouldn't ask except i've noticed it in almost all your books. My question is why? Rollin Horton

Mr. Cornwell, I noticed a recent question about your religious background (which I was interested in also after having read Stonehenge and all the Saxon books). Mankind's relationship with the Deity (or deities) certainly has produced interesting stories throughout history. Though you may have personally come to doubt Christianity's beliefs... your characters seem fair. They tend to abuse all religions equally. I'm an ex-Southern Baptist in Tennessee myself... and still believe in God...Jesus... and great heaping mounds of Grace. I just got tired of the guys running the show down here... collecting their silver and building bigger and bigger churches. I don't think I can buy into your blame Christianity for all the evil its brought argument though. Bad men abusing religion to get their way has been around a lot longer than Christianity has (see Stonehenge). Following the two basic rules of (1) Love God, (2) Love your neighbor enough to treat him as you would like to be treated... surely can't be to blame for all the world's inhumanity to man for the last 2 millenia can it? Steven Lynch

I just read the comment from Nicolas regarding Nelson skimming his shot to cause more damage. I have no idea if that works with naval cannon, but as a correction officer I was taught to "skip shoot" the shotgun so that rather than receive a direct blast inmates would be hit in the lower extremities as the pellets rose up off the ground. Of course this was only used in serious situations such as a prison riot. I don't know if the same theory would apply to naval engagements. Also, I asked once before if you had given any thought to having Sharpe and Harper's decedents carry on together in conflicts occurring after the Napoleonic Wars? Michael A Clar

Dear Mr Cornwell, I thoroughly enjoy your books, keep up the good work. In Sharpe's Waterloo, I remember a comment made to Sharpe, which, if I remember correctly went " A wise man keeps his own counsel, else he embarrass the incompetent who rule over him." A remark that struck a chord and I cannot forget. Is this a real quotation or one of your own? I have found it to be very sound advice. This, together with, "Do unto others as you would be done by." have helped to steer me through uncharted waters. Thanks again. Graham Twyning

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I want to ask, if Azincourt will be released in German and when it could be? Thanks for your time! Greetings from Germany, Fridolin Mueller

I am a disabled Vet and use audible.com to hear your books, but most of your books are abridged and I miss 1/2 of the books can you fix this? Rick Ballou

As with so many others, I love your books. Problems with my eyeight, combined with a reading-intensive job (teaching Greek and Roman history at the University level), make it very difficult for me to read much for pleasure. I have been enjoyed hearing many of your works on audiobook as an alternative. Unfortunately, most are not available, or at least not available in the US in unabridged format. Could you please ask whoever controls the rights to the distribution of your audiobooks to free up the others in unabridged format (and to make more available)?? Right now I can get most Sharpe books, the Starbuck Chronicles, only the third Uhtred book, and none of the Arthur or Grail Quest books. What a disappointment! I have read them all before but, like old friends, I miss them very much. You have a wonderful gift. Vanessa Gorman