Hello Bernard, Do you have a sixth book of the Saxon Series coming out? Thank you, Christine

Dear sir, I was never much of a reader but then I came across the Sharpe series, and fell in love. I still have many Sharpe adventures to join but I have also been stuck on your Saxon Tales. I am eagerly awaiting Uhtred’s return to Bebbanburgh, which you hinted at near the end of Burning Land, and was wondering when Uhtred and my own dreams may come true? It is not easy to captivate a 22 year old college student but you are truely an amazing writer. Thank you kindly for hours upon hours of excitement and keep ahold of your sword!

Chris Deneen

Hi Bernard Just finished The Fort, WOW, probably one of the most informative historical novels I have read. Who would have believed that of Paul Revere. thanks for a fabulous tale. You have probably answered this question already – what’s happening with Uhtred? is there anything on the horizon. For some unknown reason I thought that he was in print this year. Is the next installment due —–soon. All the best, Bob Standring

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading The Saxon Stories and eagerly await to read of Lord Uhtred in action again. I am 67 and hope to live long enough to read of his reclaiming Bebbanburg. Do I expect too much?

Larry Embry

Dear Genius (hope that’s not too presumptuous!) As a long-term fan of Richard Sharpe, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for the hours of pleasure derived by myself and family from your myriad volumes (I wonder what you do in your spare time…) I first encountered your name in a library in Cambridgeshire in 1991 or ’92, when I liked the loose cover illustration on a book called ‘Storm Child’, and found – at last – an adventure story writer who didn’t resort to silliness (a la Bond, which is entertaining in its own way) to maintain a reader’s interest. I went back and collected the library’s other Bernard Cornwell book (Wildtrack) and found it equally enthralling. And then we found Sharpe – and then Arthur – and Starbuck and, after all that and more, what we regard as your best to date – The Saxon Stories. I acquired all five volumes in late October and have read them all. And here’s the punchline: I can find no reference to Number 6, although your notes at the end promise it. So is it ‘work-in-progress’, in early planning, or just a twinkle in your eye so far? I hope you have time to tell me! Best Regards David James

Is there or is there going to be another book in the Saxon series after Burning Land?

John Lenz