Your Questions

I hail from the Essex village of Leaden Roding and I'm curious as to why you chose to include Leaden Roding in your brilliant novel 'The Winter King?
Steve Stannard

Dear Bernard I am from Nottingham and have just been reading the history of my local regiment, the Sherwood Foresters (recently merged into the Mercian Regiment). They are in the process of returning from a bruising tour of Afghanistan (where 9 of their number were killed). Apparently the title Sherwood Foresters first appears in 1415 as the name of company of Nottingham archers who fought at the battle of Agincourt. I believe this is a story you are currently writing, is there any chance your hero could be come across this band?

I was also wondering if you had considered writing about another local hero, Robin Hood, after all he could be thought of as the original (Lincoln) Green jacket? Many thanks Rupert

Don't want to take up too much of your time so I'll keep this brief: What is the next book on and when does it come out in the UK? Keep writing, Paul

Hi Bernard, I am interested in Prehistoric Britain and have a particular fascination with Stonehenge. I couldn't put your Stonehenge novel down having now read it twice! I think it's brilliant and would make an awesome film. Has there ever been any interest in making it into a film? What with Braveheart, Excaliber and others I think it would be well worth the cost. Colin Hughes

hello I came across a web page today as I was looking up reference to your book 'Sword Song'. It mentioned that you would be coming to the UK in December to sign copies of this book. do you have dates and locations for book signing? thank you, V

Mr Cornwell, Thank you for your last reply. I will most certainly follow your advice immediately. I have become a huge ancient history fan ever since I read your works and other history books like Adrian Goldsworthy' s In the Name of Rome. Sir, I have a question: after you finish the Saxon Stories, will you consider writing about the Romans? -Best Regards. Jack Jiang

Saxon Stories fantastic series, noting else to say on that, in the books there are so many names and places which are unfamiliar to me and I live in the west country, and trying to search for some of these places have taken so much of my time. Where is Oxton and the river Wiskas examples? Some books have a basic map with many of the main places marked, would this be something which you could consider at some point or maybe a link to a website that gives a map of these places Keep up the good work. Craig Parkinson

Dear Mr Cornwell: I recently read the first three of your Saxon Stories. I became aware of the series when I learned my favorite actor, Richard Armitage, was reading the audiobook of Lords of the North. While I waited for the CDs to arrive, I read the first 2 books and quickly fell in love with the story and characters. But Richard Armitage's narration of LotN was amazing. I normally have a hard time listening to audiobooks but was riveted to Armitage's performance. And it was a performance, not just a reading. There were times I forgot that he was the only person reading it and I got so involved that I actually cried at points. Do you have any say in who narrates your audiobooks? If so, please try to get Mr Armitage to narrate Sword Song and following books. You and he have a built-in audience at the Armitage Army messageboard. Many of us have been introduced to Uhtred's world because of him and are anxiously awaiting listening to him read your next books. Thank you! Julie

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Your books are fantastic. As a child and teenager, I read all of C.S. Lewis's Hornblower books and most of Alexander Kent's books as well. When I discovered Sharpe (from the PBS series), I was hooked. They were probably one of my few indulgences that helped keep me sane when I attended law school back around 96 to 98. I didn't have a lot of time to read for pleasure, but reading a Sharpe book every couple of months really helped me keep a level head. I would be very interested to know whether you have noticed a difference in the perceptions of American readers vs. your British readers regarding the Sharpe series. Although I'm sure both British & American readers love Sharpe, do you believe they view him in a different way? From my perspective, he'd have made a great American -- but I'm glad he was a little too young to have ever sailed over to help the Redcoats, or we'd probably still prefer tea over coffee. Thanks very much, Mark Taylor Rogers, AR

As a history student I find it particularly interesting to delve into lots of different periods of history, and look for connections between them... What attracted you to the particular historical periods you've chosen to set your stories in? And another thing (apologies for pestering you) - which of your own books have you reread?
Jen Waghorn