Your Questions

Thank you for so many well researched stories. I have recently finished re-reading all of your published novels and am eagerly awaiting the next. To help me last until it is released can you please recommend another author with a suitably large list of titles? Please take care and continue to produce as many books as you can as you are one of only three authors I have read that are still writing and my wife would have no idea what to buy me for our anniversary if you stopped!
James

Dear Bernard As we are all aware, Sean Bean brilliantly played Sharpe in the TV series but may I ask purely out of interest if you ever saw Paul McGann playing Sharpe before he broke his leg and do you ever wonder what his interpretation would have been like and how it would have differed from Sean Bean's? PS Any thoughts yet on the next one? Rob Comber

hello I see that your next book is not another of the saxon stories. Will there be more? By the way, us lawyers sometimes enjoy your books as well. Joe Mueller

Mr. Cornwell, I just finished reading Sword Song and really love the series!! I am just curious as to when you may start working on the next one, the earliest you would expect it to be released, and how many there will be in the series total. I have fallen in love with Uhtred's story, and can't wait for the next one. By far my favorite series I have ever read. Keep up the great work! Thank you.
Brian Verslues

Can you tell me when the sequel to Sword Song will be published? I am already missing Uhtred's escapades! Andy Goldberg

Mr. Cornwell, I am a very recent reader of your books. I was actually looking for a new sci-fi book in the library when I just happened to go into the Adult fiction section and pick up The Last Kingdom. I was going to put it back but I have always been a lover of history and I found it intriguing. Well, after that I read The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North and Sword Song. Now I have never written to an author before but I must ask you, Where and When will I be able to read the next book? I just started reading your books last month and you had me when Uhtred received his name in such a shocking yet funny manner. (Ok it was terrible his brother's head was cut off) Nevertheless, it gripped me and now I want the rest. As I know others do. I have not read the Sharpe series but I have started the Winter King just to keep myself occupied. I see on the internet that Azincourt is coming to the UK in October. What about the US? I refuse to read an excerpt I want the whole book. (I don't want to spoil the surprise or suspense.) So let me know when to expect or if I should expect more about Uhtred. Sincerely yours, JoAnna C. Hampton

Mr. Cornwell, I am sad to say I only 'discovered' your work about 3 weeks ago. Since then I have read through the Saxon series with the exception of about 30 pages of Sword Song which I will finish at lunch. I was disappointed to see that this is the last book written in this series but glad to see that it was only written last year. When will the next in this series be out? Hopefully soon. I will pick up The Winter King this evening and start that series until the next Saxon book comes out. I love everything Viking and am really enjoying these books. Please keep up this series, at least until Uhtred takes back Bebbanburg. By the way, I'm descended from this same family as well. Thanks for your work. Rob

Hello Mr Cornwell, I know you must have been asked a thousand times already. Just I would like to know when the next Sharpe book is out?
Bob Carrick

I was just wondering why Uhtred, in "Sword Song", was not earlier alert about the "Bjorn's" rise from the dead since Vikings would not bury their dead into the soil but would burn them instead. just a question-the rest of the story is great as usual!

Carsten Schmidt

Hi Bernard, Just finished reading the Grail trilogy - for the second time, and I have a question relating to the Battle of Crecy. In one of your descriptions of the scene you describe the English as flying the white dragon on red background flag,amongst others. We know that this flag is known as the Saxon flag, or the war flag of the English, but I thought this was last carried into battle in 1066? Could you let me know if you have found another source that tells of its use in 1346? Best Regards Graham

I love your books. I've named my son after Patrick Harper. His obsession with birds and his tender human nature enriches his character. How can you be persuaded to write a book or small series for him? On a particular road trip, with a broken radio, wife and I made our own Harper story we call "Harper's Lament". It's a tale of Harper's attempted defence of a small Spanish village against a raiding French force. Unfortunately, we can't do justice to such a wonderful hero. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent. Samuel Hill

Hi Bernard, I assume with getting published it's a case for everyone who gets published, 50 or 100 don't. Is this simply because a lot of what is submitted to publishers is really not very good? If one does submit a really good book, can one be sure it will get published or does luck, timing or lap of the gods etc play a part. Or do some really good books for some unknown reason not make it? Willie from Ireland

Dear Bernard In your Sharpe novels the one battle Sharpe missed was Corunna I was wondering if you had ever considered writing a one off story on that battle with a different character other than Sharpe since it was the Dunkirk of the Napoleonic wars and its a shame (from a readers standpoint) that you missed it?

And to really stir the pot How about Dulong from the french perspective? He is one character that does deserve more page time.

And you have said after Azincourt that the next book will be a Uhtred book. Will he being going up north to give his brother in law Guhtred a hand against the Scots invasion of his kingdom. I hope you don't mind me saying but for a man whose castle he wants to reclaim is in the north he spends far to much time in the south.

Finally will you be doing any touring in the Northwest for Azincourt? yours sincerely, Tony

P.S You have probably already read it but if not I can recommend John Gallaher's The Iron Marshal Louis Davout on who was arguably Napoleons greatest marshal.He and Wellington would have been an interesting battle.