Your Questions

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Thank you for some of the most entertaining books I have ever found. My favourite reading is the arthur,saxon, & grail quest series. So my question is, when can I expect the next in the saxon series?. Having just finished Lords of the north I hope it is not too long coming!. Regards John Wingfield.

dear Mr.Cornwell I started reading your books with the holy grail series and thought they where fantastic, I then moved onto the stories of Uhtred which I also loved and was wondering if there will be any more stories of Uhtred? thankyou for your wonderful books. Marc

hi,enjoying your books,1 question when will Uhtred ride again and when the films will be made? lord of rings pales into insignificance by the way.thankyou for your time.Doug

hi, first of all thanks for all the great books. they really are great escapism. My question was if you had a release date for the next book in the saxon series, after " the Lords of the North"? Because I was wondering if it would be released by christmas?. Keep up the good work! thanks and regards Luke Gibson ( Australia)

Thank you for many years of enjoyment I have had reading all your books (one collection that I will not be getting rude off) I have just finished your latest saxon series (The Lords of the North)and like most of your series cannot wait till the next one. The question I like to ask you is this, are you planning to do one more book for Uhtred or is there going to be more? I wish you all the best and eagerly wait your next novel. Kevin Harland

Excellent news about the 4th Saxon book coming out so soon, I had heard, and I was dreading haveing to wait so long (had been told October07) before it would be out and I would have forgotten a lot of detail by then, mind you, good excuse to re-read them over another bottle of Whisky or Brandy (Vintage Saxon of course hehe) Have you decided on the title of it yet? Happy yule by the way. Dave.
hello I am wondering if the saxon stories will end with lords of the north or if you plan to continue the stories after that? Dan

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The next book of the Saxon Tales is likely to be published in October 2007 - no title yet, but I'm thinking on it! No film plans at the moment, but there will be more books in the series.


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G'DAY BRENDON HERE,I ENJOYING YOUR BOOKS SO MUCH I AM STARTING TO COLLECT THEM,.COULD YOU TELL ME IS SHARPE'S WATERLOO IS GOING TO DVD? KEEP UP THE GOOD WRITNG.

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'Sharpe's Waterloo' is currently available on DVD from both Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.


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I was under the impression that Obadiah Hakeswill died when he went into the pit with the snakes at the conclusion of "Sharpe's Fortress", but he then surprisingly reappeared in "Sharpe's Company". What did I miss? I love the Sharpe series, and am attempting to read it in chronological sequence. I am now at "Sharpes Sword". The Grail Quest series was also great, and I read almost every book of yours I can find. Thanks for the great entertainment and education. Phil Patchett

I love your Sharpe books, but something is puzzling me. I thought Obediah Hakewsill dies in India. But I see that he shows up later in the Share series? Leo Sacco

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The snakes wouldn't touch him! He survived. He couldn't be killed (says so in the scriptures). If you were a snake, would you bite him?


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Would like to acquire Sharpe DVD's with subtitles &/or sound in Spanish language and /or Portuguese language. Does such a critter exist? Where? If not, any imminent plans for same? Thank you /WES

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I'm afraid it does not exist - at least not at this time. If that changes, we'll post the information to this website.


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Hello, After reading all of the current "Saxon Stories", I thirsted for more and turned to the "Arthur Books". I noticed that you left Excalibur off to where there was the possibility of yet another book based on Derfel. While I won't hold my breath that another one of that series would be written, have you ever entertained the thought?
Steve in California

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I won't continue Derfel's story, the Arthurian saga without Arthur is like Hamlet without the prince, so I won't be writing it!


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How do you do it? Yet another wonderful book series. First there was Sharpe, then Warlord and Starbuck series. I have now completed the Grail series, the finest yet! I told my father I had no interest in reading a medieval book series, but under pressure I bought the first book, Harlequin. I was so impressed I had to buy the other two books immediately. Is there any possibility of adding more books to this series? I know the Grail quest is complete, but Thomas is still a young man and there are still many great battles to be fought in the Hundred Years war. Thank you once again! Simon

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No more books will be added to the Grail Quest series, but another adventure for Thomas? I guess it's possible, but not likely to happen any time soon.


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dear Bernard, thank you for the hours of enjoyment that your books give me, especially the warlord trilogy and the Uhtred books. I wonder, will Uhtred make it to Bebbanburg? An achievement in those days,I know,but not impossible.

I would also like to know if you would ever consider writing about 1066 and all that? Especially about the flight of the thegns and siward barn to join the varangian guard. If not could you recommend somebody who has? Anthony Barry

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Uhtred is still a long way from Bebbanburg, he won't get back up there till much later in the series.

It hasn't tempted me and, alas, I don't know of any novels on the period . . . . . sorry!


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Dear Sir, I was recently reading an interview with JK Rowling in which she had mentioned that when she writes about her famous characters she is not influenced by the young actors that portray them in the movies. Given the amount of references to the Sharpe's tv series that are included in the questions you so kindly answer on your website, I am compelled to ask... Is your inner eye influenced by Sean Bean? I confess myself a fan of your books first and like to think of him as portrayed on some of the earlier covers of the US editions (Sharpe's Enemy comes to mind). Thanks for the wonderful description of the picture drawn of him by the French soldier in Sharpe's Escape, I really enjoyed it. He was quite a sight. Also (and I apologize for going on).... Will you ever let us know what's become of Antonia? A short story perhaps? Is she bold and daring like her parents? I hate to think that the daughter of such characters would end up as some Spanaird's little wife having twelve children and keeping house. I am sure you have a clear picture in your mind of what her future was like.... Care to share? (one can only hope....) Thank you for answering my silly questions. Your are a wonderful storyteller. Elise

As a great female fan of the Sharpe books ( I have read them all several times and always avidly await the next one ) there is one thing that has always made me wonder: do you know what happened to Sharpe's daughter, the one he had with Teresa and left behind in Spain? This is the sort of thing which bothers us women! Ann McRae

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I still see Sharpe as I first described him - black haired, scarred, etc, but I now hear Sean Bean's voice when I write him - an excellent choice for the role!

Actually I have no picture whatsoever, oh dear. Well, maybe a little. Perhaps a short story? Seems the likeliest solution (in real life Antonia has just had her first baby, thus making me a grandfather.)


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Trust you're well Can you clear up the question of the 7 barrelled gun which Harper carries through the series,which was a gift from Sharpe to Harper (1) Was it the same gun which the Marine sargeant uses in Sharpe's Trafalger which Sharpe admires (after all theft from the work place is rife!) (2) Is the actual gift of the gun recorded in print as i've read all the books and the gun just seems to appear. Andy Houghton

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It's not the same gun, no . . . but obviously that's how Sharpe becomes aware of the gun, and the gift happens between books, so to speak.


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I look forward to new book from you any time, but book release in January? Did you piss off your publisher? Aren't you going to be missing Christmas purchases? Chris Purple

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Well, there you go! Not much I can do about it.