Your Questions

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I just finished Lords of the North. I am smitten and you must write faster! :-) Seriously, I have long been interested in early England and the Norse Sagas. I actually drove to Lans aux Meadows to see the Viking ruins years ago. You make this period come alive. Is there a general history of this period you could recommend? There are SO MANY books about this period. Thank you and have a cool one at the Island House. Harry Haff

Submitted June 7, 2007

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A general history? There's always Frank Stenton's Anglo Saxon England, a bit long in the tooth now and doubtless superceded by other works. I liked Jason Pollard's biography of Alfred, Alfred the Great, and his bibliography will point you on to other books

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Is there a complete box set for all the Sharpe books? Mark Denny

Submitted June 7, 2007

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No, currently there is not.

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I wanted to first say off I first heard of you through watching the Sharpe's series while I was deployed to Iraq, after that I read the books and it they made me see a lot of myself in the enlisted Sharpe. But what hit me best was when I saw your name on the Saxon series books. I just can't put them down and most of the time I find myself reading them over and over waiting on the next one. It's quite pleasing to find that a lot of things in the life of a soldier haven't changed. These books made me realize that. Now if we could only get the Saxon series made into movies, haha. I would just like to ask if the shield walls are based off of the phalaynx formations. Drew Fesmire

Submitted June 7, 2007

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I doubt it's based on them. It's just the obvious way to fight if you've got guys hacking at you with axes, swords and other nasty things! The Romans did the same thing. I would assume it's a commonly derived solution to a commonly occurring problem!

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Mr. Cornwell, I've enjoyed your books since I first read "Sharpe's Eagle" in the 70's. I recently bought and devoured "Redcoat" and was hoping there will be follow on books in this series. Will there be any additional books? Thank you, Mark Tolzmann

Submitted June 7, 2007

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There will be another book (I think) during the time of the American Revolution, but it won't be a continuation of Redcoat.

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have enjoyed your sailing noves immensely, not only for the stories themselves but also for your very accurate depiction of the craft of sailing. On one of the early jacket covers, there is a photo of you at the tiller of a sailboat, and I thought "The man deserves a bigger boat!" (I'm an avid sailor myself) Through these early novels, I came to read most, if not all of your others. This morning I finished "The Pale Horseman" and am burning with a question for you. When I was 11, I read "The Long Ships" while living with my uncle's family in Sweden. It remains one of my favorites. While reading "The Pale Horseman", I couldn't help but think that you had brought forward at least one character from "The Long Ships", Brother Willibald, and at least one image, that of the wound Ragnar suffered in the final battle of your book. Whether this is the case or not, I enjoyed fond memories of my very early reading 42 years ago. Thank you for your gift! Lofton Harris

Submitted June 7, 2007

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Thank you! I'm fairly certain I never read The Long Ships! Maybe I did, as many years ago as you, but I confess to having forgotten it! And thanks for your kind comments.

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Dear Sir, Huge fan in particular Warlord & Alfred series. Any plans on Hastings 1066 etc. Or much earlier Boudica 1st british rebel? Mark Borland

Submitted June 7, 2007

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Anything is possible - but neither is high on my list.

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dear sir, have been a fan for many years, and am enjoying the story of Uhtred.I was wondering if you were going to finish the Starbuck chronicles as I've just finished re-reading them and have been left somewhat in limbo.

I met you a few years ago when you did a talk in EXETER about the Arthur books,do you have any plans to come back to ISCA? yours, Steve Gallett.

Submitted June 7, 2007

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I do plan to return to Starbuck, but don't know just when that will be.

Not sure when I might be back in Exeter, but keep an eye on the Diary page of the website for a listing of all appearances.

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Mr. Bernard, sorry about my english, but I´m brazilian. I loved too much your "The Arthur Books", they are wonderful. And, by reading them, I noticed the excellent movies that could be based on Arthur stories. They reminded me "The lord of Rings". Please, send your books to make a magnificent trilogy, like Peter Jackson did with Tolkien's stories. Why not Peter Jackson himself ?? Thank You, Fabio Valente, a brazilian phisician, 38 years old.

Submitted June 7, 2007

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Thanks you! I suspect, however, the films may prove too costly to make.

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I read the Artur books two times ( great job writing them) and I've noticed that the characters use the names of Celtic gods like Bel and cernunnos but never names such as lugh or Dagda.. I'm very far from being an expert, in fact I'm only a teenager who has read a small article about celt mythology, but I was given the impression that those two gods I mentioned where considered more important. Thank you for having such a creative mind and such a taste for britain's history, because, although I am from portugal, I think britain, because of all its history, is a fascinating place. João Luis

Submitted June 7, 2007

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I wrote them so long ago that I don't remember any of the research now, or whether those gods were more important, or anything at all! Sorry! I'm sure you're right, by the way! I'd look up my notes, but they're all in storage . . . . thanks!

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have been wondering if you plan to make the Arthur books, the Grail Quest, or the Saxon Stories into movies or a T.V. mini series in the near future? Amanda Muschbacher

Submitted June 7, 2007

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No plans at the moment.