Your Questions

Dear Bernard, Recently just watched Waterloo (with Christopher Plummer as Wellington) again for the first time, in a long while and have a question about it, I hope you can help with. It's the bit where the British or allied troops are lined up just before the battle starts ,drinking their gin (and no doubt crapping themselves!) and start singing a couple of songs that go a bit like this:- One goes, "Who's the fella with the hooky nose...our (something) ... who's the fella who etc etc. and the other one goes, "Boney fought the prooshians aye, aye, aye." It's a great bit of the film that puts you in soldiers boots so to speak, but the question is do you know if these are authentic songs (that were sung at this or other battles), and if so how they go exactly? Hope you can help. Thanks, Paul.

Hi, sorry about all the questions I've been asking you lately. I was wondering if you have read the book, The Da Vinci Code. and if you have, did you find the writing just as bad as I did. Don't get me wrong, the story is interesting, but Dan Brown's writing style is that of a highschool student's. When I was in 6th grade I read the book, and even then I could not stand it, about chirstmas time I started reading your books and then reread the Da Vinci Code and found it even more, whats the word, Amateurish, Thanks, and I'm sorry for asking a question that doesn't have anything to do with your books, Thanks, Calder (14)

A few years ago you were set to come and visit Truro in Cornwall in the UK. I turned up to see you but unfortunately the event was cancelled. Do you have any plans to return to my part of the UK at any time in the foreseeable future ?? Many Thanks PS Keep up the wonderful books. I can't wait to read the further adventures of Richard Sharpe in "Sharpe's Fury". Shaun Hosking

Any chance of celtic britain against roman, stories in the near future? or anything around the pre roman celtic period? (not stonehenge era) many thanks Mike

Mr Cornwell, hi my names Jim, your books are brilliant! Well, that was to the point I guess! Anyway, I'm slightly confused, I keep finding references to your saxon stories as a trilogy, however at the end of "Lords of the North" you make it quite evident that there is going to be a fourth book! Is there? Can you tell me any info on such? Yours in confusion Jim D

Dear Bernard, I have just finished reading Lords of the North. This series is your best yet - is there to be a fourth or even a fifth in the series? If so how soon can I get copies? yours, Richard

Firstly I would like to thank you for all the great stories and the hours of entertainment you have provided for me over the last ten or so years. I began with Sharpe and have been hooked ever since. I have recently been re-reading your Starbuck chronicles and I am currently half way through Copperhead. I had a question regarding a character called Patrick Lassan, a French Cavalry Colonel who befriends Starbuck. Lassan claims his father was an Englishman and his mother French. Lassan was named after his father's best friend, Patrick. Upon entering the army, Lassan's father wanted him to become a British rifleman, "the best of the best". Is Patrick Lassan the son of Richard Sharpe? Mathew Smart

Mr. Cornwell, I'm only 16, but I already read all the Sharpe books and am excited about the next one. Meanwhile, I picked up the Starbuck series, and I'm wondering, is Colonel Lassan the French observer, son of Lucille Lassan from Sharpe's Revenge ? Jonathan

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I live in the US. I thoroughly enjoyed your newest Saxon book, Lords of the North. I actually ordered it via air mail from the UK. I devoured the book in just a few short days, and when I was done felt terribly unfulfilled, desiring to read the next one! I was just wondering if there was a timetable for the next book? It will give me an idea of how many other books of yours I can read in between. I've finished the Grail Quest Series, Warlord Chronicles, a few Sharpe books, and Gallows Thief.

Anyway, I was wondering if any of your trilogy/mini series books (i.e. Grail Quest Series, Warlords, Saxon Series) have been mentioned for the movies?

Finally, and this may be a little personal, so don't feel obliged to answer it, but what is your religion? I've noticed that in all the books of yours I've read, Thomas of Hookton was a Christian, Uhtred has been pagan thus far, and Derfel testified to be a Christian, but you kind of get the idea that he still loved his former religion more. So, what is it? Thank you for your books, and I hope you live to an absurdly old age so you can keep writing them! Tim Newman

Mr. Cornwell are you a Christian? You seem to have a good grasp on Biblical doctrine. Look forward to hearing from you. Mark

Dear Mister Cornwell, My name is Cameron Stewart and I love your Sharpe's series and I also love history having my father to thank for taking me all over Europe. Which brings me to the question have you ever considered writing a novel on the British army in the zulu war, because few other authers have done so and that along with the Napoleonic wars is one of my key interests. Please keep up the good work and and I hope to see more books of Richard Sharpe. Cameron

Dear Bernard. Thank you so much for signing my Warlord Chronicles in York. It was the first time I had met you and a real pleasure (I was almost first in the que amd had my little 10 month old son with me). It was a lovely trip, despite it taking 2 and a half hours from our home in Cumbria to get there. Anyway, just to let you know, I have now read Lords of the North (In between changing nappies and juggling milk bottled) and found it to be the best so far in the Uhtred series - I presume there is going to be another? Thanks again, Jane

Dear Mr Cornwell. I have just finished the latest of the 'Saxon Stories' and as with the first three...it was fantastic! I know I'm being greedy but, when is the next installment due out? Also are there any plans to follow up 'Stonehenge' or is it going to stay as a one off? I would also like to thank you for the many hours of wonderful reading you have given me, my next task it to convert my girlfriend! I'm sure it wont be hard! Kind regards. Stuart Moss.

Hi Bernard I have just finished reading the Lords of the North and I thought it was totaly fantastic, nobody else can capture what it must have been like to be in a battle like you, . Any way can you please tell me when the next installment of Uhtred will be published and do you still have any plans to write a book about Agincourt or any plans for any more Thomas of Hookton books as these are still my personal favorite, even though the Uhtred books are a very close second, once again thankyou and please keep writing these excellent novels, Alan Ralph

hiya I've just finished the arthur books which are brill and out of this world I've read all of the sharpe books and the grail stories and the arthur stories are the best. I got to ask are you going to write anymore? Jamie