I just want you to know how much I appreciate the Sharpe series. As an amateur historian, I have tried my hand at writing a historical novel but never seem to get beyond page 20 or so. I truly admire your talents.
Dan Deyo
Hey Bernard
Just wanted to let you know as you have probably heard a gazillion times I love your books and am currently waiting on your newest book Flame bearer to be released. The last Kingdom series is 1 of the best series I have read in a long time and I cant wait to finish it so I can read the rest of your great series. Any way have a great day and keep it up.
Blaze Coulson
Dear Mr. Cornwell,
like many others I very much enjoy reading the Uhtred books. However, there are a few suggestions I would like to make.
I find it rather sad that the time span covered per book has decreased bit by bit, while the number of pages per book don't vary much. I find the amount of explanations relating to former books and contexts of the current books suggest readers don't grasp what you have written in the first place. A short round-up of the previous books is okay in a preface for readers starting anew in the middle of the series. However, this would in my eyes suffice.
Hopefully the next book will be released before too long.
Best regards,
Helen Townson
Mr Cornwell,
I have read all your books and love the attention to historical fact you use and explain in the final section of your books. I have just learned of the TV series for The Last Kingdom and it is wonderful. Having read the books makes that even more the case ... please hurry them up for season 2 as I'm about done with season 1. I read your autobiography and learned of your connection to that era. Best wishes
Keith Ott
Hello Mr Cornwell
I have been watchin a series on Netflix called The Last Kingdom. I really love history so I was greatly enthralled with this story. I had this feeling I had heard this story before and that it was a true story or a legend... so i read up on it... Uhtred and King Alfred... who I had never heard of till your books.. so thank you for that also. Id imagine King Alfred is very well known in England and you have done him great service in my opinion. It is true isn't it? I can just feel it... was it Eadwulf II of Northumbria? His son was named Uhtred...Well sir regardless if it is a true story or not you have done an absolutely excellent job of portraying history during this time period. I was just thinking about the whole Viking time period and how little i really new about what happened... and next thing I know Im watching the The Last Kingdom. Thank you.
Ken Stillabower
Sir,
Coincident with reading your English historical novels, my sister informed me that on her DNA analysis that our family was mostly English and not really German at all! I read your novels thereafter with increased devotion. I have learned so much from your books and I think I better understand why the English and their elite warriors and nobles proved to be so successful. I had chosen to avoid reading the American series from the Confederate viewpoint, in that I did not like that American experiment at creating a landed gentry, but maybe I should read those novels now that I know my forefathers were quite possibly the bastard children of English gentry. Keep writing amazing works of literary art!
Mark Hiser
Mr. Cornwell,
I have read all of your books and the have brought me much enjoyment. I was really impressed with the casting for the BBC presentation of your books. The characters in the series truly mirror the descriptions and spirit of your books. This is too often not the case during the transition from the written page to the screen.
I look forward to the next installment, as well as your next book.
Thank you for making history come to life.
Richard Kadien
Dear Mr Cornwell,
this is a simple message of thanks. I have read all of the Grail Quest and Sharpe series of books and I am well on the way to completing the Last Kingdom. Your books have been Christmas, Fathers Day and Birthday gifts from my family and have given me many, many hours of relaxation and fun. I love history and you have fired an interest in periods that I was never previously interested in, causing me to read books on Waterloo, Wellington etc. (I recently found that Wellington donated his memoirs to my local museum in sleepy Much Wenlock Shropshire). Being an ex Christian and devout atheist I especially liked your Cakes & Ale article as well as the way you have framed Uhtreds outlook on life. Once again may thanks and keep writing.
Kind regards
Jim
Just wanted to thank you for making my year of reading so great. I have read five books from the Saxon series and am excited that there are even more!
That's about it.
Tom
Good day Sir Bernard Cornwell!
I'm Kevin from the Philippines. I'll be honest. 1356 and The Fort are your only books i have read so far. I got those from a bookshop which only sells second-hand books. Regular bookshops don't have your books, unfortunately. I liked 1356 and The Fort and so I started collecting your books but I can only buy at this particular bookshop. Finding your books is like a game of luck for me. Until now, I haven't yet completed any of the series, but I hope in time I will. I won't make this long. Best of luck!