Your Questions

Hello. I am a Brazilian fan. Your stories are really amazing, profound and rich. And your battles are beautiful. Of course, I have no adjectives for you that you have not heard before. When will we have a continuation for the Saxon Stories? Don't you think about making stories for a electronic game? I am sure many people would like to make a game about your stories. A medieval story or a Victorian story. With battles, decisions and with A good story". Thanks for reading my mail. Felipe Rezende Crispi

Hello Mr Cornwell! You've probably heard this suggestion many times, but, I had two suggestions, or pleas rather, for more Sharpe books! The first is a prequel to the India series, it is mentioned often enough that Sharpe served in Flanders, why not base a book on his life leading up to Flanders, then off to India? The other suggestion is anther story about Sharpe and Lucille? Not sure why, but I liked hearing about Lucille, and Sharpe and "bloody cogwheels." Just a suggestion...Keep up the amazing work!

Love your books. A quick question; How do you research your books, by internet or on site across the pond? Bob Nearine

Will there be any further books on the Lazender family and any more after Sword song? i have all of the books in these series and would like to read more. Also will you be writing any books about 'Rider Sandman'. Thank you so much for such good books. I cannot put them down. Kind regards, Kim Allison

Are you going to keep Uhtred alive? If so when is the next Saxon Story coming out? Carl Sistrunk

I love the Saxon series. When do you think a new book will be coming out. I'm beginning to get Uhtred withdrawal! Paul Long

have read the Saxon stories too quickly. Will/when will Uthred return ? J. A. Nilan III

Hello. I was just wondering if there would be any more of the saxon series, with Uhtred Of Bebbenburg. (Please Excuse my spelling). It would be great to know if there will/would be. Thanks. Cameron.

Hi, just finished Sword Song and was wondering when the next installment in the Saxon Stories will be available ? thanks, Alex McQue

I'm a big fan of your books, specially the saxon stories. I think Uhtred is one of literature's finest characters. So, I'm looking forward to the continuity of the story. Any idea of when the 5th book will come out? Kelley

Dear sir,having just finished Sword song is and when is a 5th book being published? Thankyou for your time.
Steve Bairner

I have recently started reading your books and have started with the Saxon Stories. I read all four in a row and am now on the third book in the Arthur series. I am now hooked on your books! I was wondering when I can expect to see the next saxon book. Thank-you for reading my comment and question. Jim Yammarino

I'm writing this comment purely because I wanted to express my admiration for your work. The first book I ever read by you was "Sharpe's Devil", which I very vividly remember buying from my local newsagents one day in christmas-time during my last year at primary school. I am now in my last year of university and have read all the Sharpe's, all the Starbuck chronicles, all the King Arthur stories, all the Viking stories (very appropriately seeing as I study in York!), all the Grail Quest novels and I have just finished reading "Redcoat". Every single one of these books has been excellent in every aspect; the writing, the research... everything. But "Redcoat" is probably my favourite, which to be honest I find quite surprising, as I have put off purchasing this book until this week just gone. The breadth this novel took is quite amazing; so many different characters, from so many different backgrounds so excellently drawn together and described. I now wish to go to America myself in the hope of discovering my own Caroline Fisher! (and have recently made friends with somebody who lives halfway in between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, which is quite a coincidence really). But anyway the purpose of this comment, as well as to express my highest admiration of your work, was to wonder if perhaps there was a potential sequel to the "Redcoat" novel, to see how Sam and his new family fair in America once independence has been gained? This is probably a forlorn hope, but it was one that I personally would be very glad to see fulfilled! And incidentally I have eagerly been awaiting Starbuck's next adventure ever since I finished the last one! I appreciate how busy you must be, hopefully this comment has not been too ridiculous and time-wasting for you, and also thank you for writing such high quality books which have kept me entertained for a vast proportion of my life. Joshua Keighley

Greetings, Mr. Cornwell! While browsing in my local book store a year or so ago, I was quite fortunate to find Stonehenge. I've since read many of your works, The Arthur Books, The Grail Quest Series and the Saxon Stories. As a newly licensed English teacher, I am quite enjoying becoming acquainted with early and middle British history. Thank you for bringing history alive. When students see me reading one of your books, I tell them that it is NOT appropriate for them--too boring, with historical fact and detail and lots of sex and violence and blood. First, students can't believe that shy, modest Ms. Abdallah reads such works, and second, they want to know your name! Of course, I'm "tricking" them into reading some really awesome literature! Here's my question, and I apologize, because it's sappy: are you related to another well-known author residing in the U.S., one Patricia Cornwell? Just wondering. I look forward to reading future works, and since I own almost every book of yours I've read, you know I'll be re-reading your books again! I know this sounds nerdy, but I like to mix up the authors, but read books in chronological order of the events depicted. I gain a lot of insight seeing the same events from different authors' viewpoints. Sincerely, Your Fan, Katie Abdallah

i Iwas introduced to Sharpe at a young age and that led to my love of war and history, thank you . Anyway lately I've been reading the French Foreign Legion; any chance of Sharpe joining them in Africa?? love your work especially the Saxon stories. Jordan

I wrote a while back asking when Agincourt would be in paper back as i find them infinitely more mobile.A year is far to long to wait so Ive broke tradition and bought the paving slab version. What a most outstanding read.Congratulations and thank you Bernard for another fantastic book and god bless America for not giving out a green card. P.S. Will you at any time be visiting Oxford ? kind regards, Nick Horton.

Sir, I wanted to tell you how much I have enjoyed the adventures of Richard Sharpe. I am a re-enactor portraying a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and a Private of the U.S. Infantry on the frontier in 1819. My question is this: you haven written that Sharpe wears the badge of the "Forlorn Hope" on his sleeve. My friends and I have been searching everywhere we can and haven't found a drawing or description of this badge. was it an official British decoration or something the troops came up with on their own? Dwight Peters