Your Questions

Hello Mr. Cornwell!

Greetings from Saarland (Germany)!

I‘m a big big fan of your books and I think I‘ve read them nearly all!

One of my favourite are the Starbuck - Chronicels!

So I would like to know, wether you plan to write more of them?

Here in Germany I can only get 4!

Best wishes!

Wolfgang

I know you were a fan of the GM Fraser Flashman papers.  Have you ever been tempted to become the new editor of the papers?

Currently rereading the Arthur books and then I'm going to hit the Saxon books.  Thanks for the wonderful stories.

David Tuck

Dear Mr Cornwell!

 

I think I can say that I am a fan of your books, especially of the Sharpe series and the Uthred series. However, one thing intrigues me: In your non-fiction book about Waterloo, as well as in one of the Sharpe books, you mention that British soldiers spit their bullet into the muzzle during loading, in order to speed it up. Can you please let me know, where this piece of information comes from/is based on?

 

Best wishes from Germany!

 

Carl Schulze

Hello Bernard,

Can't thank you enough for your books. To say I've enjoyed them would be the understatement of the year. And you have singlehandedly awakened interest in the history of the creation of England. No small feat. Alfred has displaced William thanks to you.

But I've been wondering, after your star appearance in The Last Kingdom, whether you'll be starring in another show soon. Assuming they can afford you of course.

Cheers,

D'Arcy

Hello Bernard.

I have been a reader of your books over many years and thoroughly enjoyed following the Uhtred story from the very beginning. A minor point I have noticed; in several of the books are references to Uhtred handing out shilling coins - but the shilling was not introduced until the beginning of the sixteenth century in the reign of Henry V11. A silver penny, in use extensively throughout the eighth century would be worth very roughly £20 to £50 in today's currency so a shilling would have been worth anything from £240 to £600. Still; Uhtred would have been able to afford it!

Christopher Allen

Dear Sir,

I’ve been a fan of your work for many years, in particular your Sharpe series and most recently the Starbuck Chronicles. I have just finished The Bloody Ground and from what I can find, you have previously said another novel is in the works but other projects have got in the way. Can you give any indication if the fifth novel in the series is likely to be published, please?

Thanks,

Josh

 

Hello. Do you have a prediction for the next Starbuck Chronicles book?

Marcelo Visentin

 

How can we convince you to finish the civil war series with Mr Starbuck?

i devour all you write but keep waiting for you to revisit this series.  So much started and left unfinished.

thanks

And thanks for all your writing endeavors.

ba

 

Nathaniel Starbuck must march again…..On the count of three no matter what happens or wherever you are….You will sit down and immediately start a new Starbuck novel….1…2…3…!

Kiyan Kurji

Hi,

I was sorry to hear that you had pulled out of The Cheltenham Literature Festival next month as I haven’t been lucky enough to meet or see you at an event yet and I’d spotted that you were on the brochure. I do hope there were no health reasons which prompted it and do you think you might return to the event or an event nearby in the future?

 

Eagerly looking forward to the new Sharpe book I think I guessed it was At Almaraz from the description about a year ago and I’m excited to see what you do with it as I’ve recently finished reading every Sharpe book and short story after about 2 years as I’d become a bit of a Napoleonic nerd needing my fix. I’ve since read about 30 of your books and love them all as I slowly work my way through your collection, done warlord Chronicles so Last kingdom book 2 next.

 

One of my favourite books you’ve written was actually your non fiction on Waterloo the way your get all the facts but present them with the narrative style and urgency of a novel. Any chance of another one on Salamanca or Vitoria? Also please keep Rupert Farley as the narrator of Sharpe or indeed for all your books as I recently listened to a Sharpe book and he’s untouchable. Whacky thought but you couldn’t make the timelines work to have Sharpe at the battle of Leipzig sent with the rocket battalion because that would be awesome?

 

Hope to meet you in the future and that you are keeping well and sorry this is so long I’ve been trying to to vomit praise too sycophantically.

Yours sincerely

Stuart Carver

Hi Bernard,

I have searched repeatedly and cannot find any information about where Sharpes Command will fit into the chronological order, other than it is in 1812. Am I missing something, surely this is something fundamental that lots of people will want to know!

I'm currently re-reading the series after last reading them at uni 20 years ago and am loving them every bit as much. I'm currently in 1811 so want to fit Command in at the correct point of the story!

Any help much appreciated and thank you for a series that has fueled my interest in the Napoleonic wars generally, introducing me to the likes of Forester and O'brien etc. too!

Kind regards,

Jason

Hello there! I first off want to start by saying I'm a huge fan of yours and will forever be grateful for The Last Kingdom series. I listen to them in the car over and over from first to last and they are absolutely incredible. I watched the show before I read the books and was also, obsessed. After I read the books though, I couldn't help but feel like the series was done an injustice. I always tell my fiance' that if the show had a budget the same as GOT or Vikings, it would be the best show to ever air on any platform ever, I felt the same way about the movie as well. I really don't want to sound ungrateful, but I wanted to ask your opinion on the matter. Do you think the show could have been better? Do you wish anything would have been done differently? I personally wish more than anything that they would have kept Sigtryggr alive and done a whole new season based off of War of the Wolf. That was such an amazing book and probably my favorite, aside from War Lord of course. The war at then end of War Lord was so beautifully written, I can see, hear, smell, and feel everything going during the battle of brunanburh, there is nothing else like it. Sorry for rambling, but yeah, how do you feel about the series/movie? What would you have done differently? What would you have liked to see brought to life? Thank you so much for taking the time! I hope this message finds you!

 

P.S. I CAN'T WAIT FOR UHTRED'S FEAST!

 

Ryan Dakhil

I just finished watching the entire BBC series of Sharpe, I'm a middle school teacher and my summer break is over tomorrow. I've read every book of yours I can find and loved almost all of them, especially Sharpe and the Saxon Stories. I don't know who owns the TV/Movie rights to Sharpe, but do you know of any talk about creating a new version of maybe a BBC/HBO reboot  with you having more input, especially having historical notes at the end. Sean Bean was the best, just looking for more Sharpe! Love your books, Thanks for all the great reads, and getting a little history wisdom on the side!!!

DWIGHT HIXSON