Your Questions

Dear Mr Cornwall, I love the Sharpe books, and am always wondering what his next adventure will be. One thing I noticed is a gap of 4 years between Sharpes Tiger (1799) and Sharpes Triumph (1803), quite a gap for the adventurous Sharpe. Have you ever considered creating a story to fit into this gap. I was wondering if Sharpe may have been able to get across to Egypt to fight the French, for example,as part of Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition in 1801. Could this be a possibility? Russell Dutton

I am a passionate reader of its books specially Sharpe's series. In the last year I have not more found translation in Italian. Can I hope this year to find some other of your beautiful books (in Italian)? Thanks in anticipation for the reply. Best regards Stefano Regonesi

Hallo again Mr. Cornwell, Before plunging into another question, I would like to thank you for replying to my previous question with sound advice. Thank you! After that, I was wondering why people, when asked in which time-period they would like to live?, they say : the middle-ages. I wonder why. Is it because there was less to worry about and closer to nature and less regulations? Or is this time-period just being romanticed by various poets of their and our time? Very best regards, Brendy

Have just received (for Xmas) the television Sharpe series - my wife and I have read all the books over the years and are enthralled once again. We live Spain Spain and during the last 40 years have lost touch with TV UK so it's been a real pleasure to watch one a night! My question is about Sharpe's daughter that he had with Teresa - did Ramona and Patrick bring her up or are we mistaken. Sorry to go on but we are a bit adicted!
Fred Donkin

Hello Bernard, I first discovered your books when visiting Devon and Cornwall last July. My wife and I attended my nephew's wedding in Holdsworthy (with the reception in Launceston). We had a wonderful time and stayed at hotels and B&Bs in Winchester, Bath and Exeter. I knew your books were sold in Australia (we live in Sydney), but when I realised that many of your books and stories are centred in the Wessex area I became quite enthralled with your work. Reading about Alfred has really bought the area we visited historically to life. Two questions, is Uhted going to get a fourth book? and do you have any professional contact with Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) who happens to be my other favourite writer these days? Ray

From Brazil> Until the present date only 13 books written for Mr. had been launched in Brazil. It would like to know if it would have the possibility to be launched more books of its authorship, and published for the Brazilian readers.
Gustavo Gewehr

Hello Bernard. First off just wanted to say I'm really enjoying the Uhtred series. Took me a little while to warm to them but now I would say they are my favorite series, bar the Warlord Trilogy. I have been meaning to ask you, can you recommend any other fictional books set around the time of the Norse invasions? I have read Tim Severin's books and thoroughly enjoyed them, wondering if there are any more out there worth reading?

Also I have been told to ask you, if I took my time machine out for a ride, and plucked Derfel and Uhtred from their homes, and stirred trouble between them, who would your money be on? Thanks in advance. Andy

Bernard, just finished Lords of the North and can't wait for the next installment. My question is about the editing process, I know that some publishers will edit books to within an inch of their lives, sometimes until the published book is unrecognizable from the manuscript. I know of some authors who have disowned books because of this. Did you ever have this problem in you early career? Because of your status as a respected author are your works now left pretty much alone by editors? or are you now so skilled and aware of what editors do that you avoid the 'chaff' during the writing stage? Thank you for your time, keep up the good work.....now hurry up and get on with the next 'Uhtred', Kevin

Dear Bernard After reading that you are thinking on a book on Agincourt I wondered if it would be just on Agincourt or would the battle of Shrewsbury and Henry's campaigns in Wales be included as well??? This also leads me on to my next question/query and that pretty much all of your Archery novels are against the french who it must be said until Joan of Arc were never really that much of an opponent indeed its hard not to feel for them when they are simply getting slaugherted. So I wondered if you had considered any of the battles against the Scot's a much hardier and touger enemy (ever considered Flodden?) a man is know by his opponents at the very least. btw you have probably already read them but if not two books I can reccommend Robert Hardy and Mathew Stricklands The Great War Bow and John Saddlers Border Fury on the English/Scottish wars.
Tony

Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your Sharpe series of books. I came to them after seeing some of the movies on BBCAmerica and I just can't rave about them enough. I literally read the entire 21 book series between thanksgiving and new years. And that is even with taking time for my 2 year old son and my doctoral dissertation. I read every spare moment I had until 3 or 4 in the morning sometimes. I don't know if it is just reaching the end of the series or something else but I feel like Sharpe's Devil saddened me. Somehow I feel like life as a farmer does not hold the respect or excitement that Sharpe deserves. I know it is silly to worry about a fictional character but he is so real to me. Do you really think he lives happily ever after in France? Is that really fulfilling for him? And finally why does his son use his mother's name instead of Sharpe? Thanks for your time Katherine Theyson