Your Questions

Hi Bernard, Just finished the Arthur trilogy last night , to my wife's delight, as the light will get switched off on time tonight. Absolutely brilliant is all I can say , the characters were truly believable like those in the Saxon stories which first got me interested in your work. One question on Excalibur with regard to the ending, I felt you captured Arthur's departure beautifully but felt a little at a loss for Derfel, are we to believe he had a miserable life with Sansum or are you planning to bring back his character with further adventures not including Arthur ? I am just about to start the latest Saxon story so maybe Uhtred answers my question, as he does reflect Derfel in many ways, be it a few hundred years later. Anyway , not to go on, I really enjoyed the trilogy, keep up the great work and continue to provide us mere mortals with some healthy escapism for many more years. regards, Eamonn.

Mr. Cornwell, First let me say that I love your books, and I have recommended them to many other teachers at my school. As a teacher of English and History, I have to say that there have been quite a few tidbits of what life was like for an everyday soldier that make it into my lessons. When teaching the War of 1812 ( I teach in Guelph, ON, Canada) I make sure that the students learn drill and are taught how to fire a musket. ( with metre sticks of all things). So thanks for all your help in this regard. Secondly, I have recently acted in a movie about World War One entitled "The Great War Project" put on by the cbc, and it only took actual descendants of Canadian ww1 vets. It led to a great deal of research on the war from Canada's side, and talk about interesting! Dark, but interesting. Have you ever considered writing something about World War One? Incidently there was an officer from Hamilton Ontario named Sharp. Thanks very much for your work, as it inspires not only the writer, but more importantly the teacher in me. Chris Brown, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Hi, I have to say I absolutely love your books. I find them so much easier to pick up and read unlike any other book I have read. I'm not quite sure what else to say as all my questions have been answered on the questions page of your website. My father also enjoys your books especially, despite being a Methodist minister, the Grail quest, Stonehenge and the Saxon books. Long may they continue. As all other fans I'm desperate to get my hands on your next book and I suppose the one question I have is what will Azincourt be about? I fully expect your answer to be wait and read it! Can I also ask will Sharpe continue? Thank you for your books again. Ben Sharp (the correct spelling(!))

Hi, i am a huge fan. I'm half way through reading your Sharpe's series and started your Starbuck chronicles. I found rebel amazing and inspiring. At this moment I'm writing a story for a contest based on the american civil and I want to know how did you get such great plots?
Matthew Kong

Hi Bernard Love the books! I was reading Sharpe's Eagle the other day and it occurred to me that Harper would almost certainly have received an officer's commission for his act of outstanding bravery - will we ever find out why that didn't happen? Thanks! Aaron

Hi Mr. Cornwell! I'm from Brazil... I must say, the Grail Quest are the best books I ever read! Do you never think about making a movie about them????? I really hope so!!!! The characters are really alive to me.. it will be so wonderful see them taking real shapes in the screen! Well, I'm sorry for my terrible English.... I hope you can read.... kisses and more kisses, Bruna!

Dear Mr Cornwell, I am an avid fan of your books after picking up a copy of the Pale Horseman and would like to ask, if at all possible, for a drawing/sketch of Uhtred's Sword Serpent Breath as (when I have the required money) I would very much like to have it made (if that is at all possible). Thank you very much for your time.
Jack Spence

I´ve just finished reading the last Arthur book and am half through The Sword Song. I'm sure the similarities between Derfel and Uhtred have been mentioned a lot before with the whole pagan/raised by the enemy people/greatest warriors/oath valuing/"fate is inexorable" and so on. When you named Uthred's daughter also "Star" I became sure it is all done on purpose. And afterall Uhtred picks up a little where Derfel left:A great pagan warrior oath bound to a christian he doesn't like. I read both series together, one book from each at a time and I somewhat have the feeling that since the Arthur story is a legend and adding new chapters to it wouldn't be quite right,couldn´t it be that the Saxon stories is a way of revisiting the fun you had writing the Arthur books? With the added bonus that a christian king may contribute with better plots than a christian bishop would do... Anyway,I´d like to say that one book at a time you're getting into my small list of favourite writers next to Isaac Asimov,Conan Doyle and Maurice Leblanc. The only living one I can write to... :-)
Luis Barreto

Dear Bernard I just wanted to thank you for signing my book after your talk in Chelmsford which btw had excellent chemistry and banter between you and Mr (or is that major now!) Monk. Anyway at the signing I heard you say you are tempted to write about the burning of Washington in 1814 but that you said it would not be Sharpe I was curious who it would be???????

Now in regards to the Peninsular war have you ever thought of getting Sharpe to some of the operations under Murray and Bentnick on the east coast against Suchet which has long be seen as the ignored part of that war?????

And finally in regards to Starbuck you said in your talk you liked the complexity of him fighting on the wrong side. Yet it must be said Lee was very much a an honourable man and in the sense quite safe any chance of getting him to the west under say someone like Forrest and really making it complex. Anyway thank you again for an excellent talk yours sincerely Geraint

I love your books! I finished sword song and can't wait for the next book in the series. I have also recently discovered your audiobooks. I have always hated exercising because I find it sooo boring. But I have started to listen to your books on audio (only the ones I have already read, I like to read things first) while exercising and it has completely changed my mindset! I actually look forward to getting back on the elliptical now! So, on behalf of me, my wife, and my decreasing cholesterol level, thanks!!! One other quick questions, have you ever been approached about turning any of your books/series (especially the Saxon series) into a computer game? Marc