Your Questions

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Your Warlord trillogy was outstanding. I have rarely enjoyed a story so much. I loved how you wrote Lancelot. I have always thought he was a bore. Your take on the character was anything but. His death gave me satisfaction. I just have a couple questions. Have you ever visited the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester? It's not all that far from Cape Cod. Do you ever give talks or have book signings on Cape Cod? Sincerely, Rich

Dear Bernard I'm a great fan of your books, and I've just finished the Grail Quest trilogy. Wonderful as ever. One question please if I may. I always enjoy the historical notes and I now have many (probably too many) resolutions to visit some of the battle sites you describe. However I recently had cause to be in the North East and went to Durham for the day. I know I got into the general area of the Neville's Cross field due to the name of that part of town, but I was particularly interested in finding the large dip in the ground on the Scottish right wing. I was with other people unfortunately so I couldn't stay long, but I came across an estate called Archery Rise, which was just a huge bowl in the land. It'll bug me forever if I don't know, so please could you tell me - is the present day Archery Rise the piece of ground you referred to. Thanks Steve Jackson

Dear Mr Cornwell, in the Grail Quest you said some knights used battle axes but by the hundred years war they were rarely used, also why was there no reference to the english useing two-handed swords which they used more than any one else in the hundrer years war? Will you ever write about Edward Longshanks? Alex Verrall

How did Hakeswell escape from under the Elephant's foot? Bernard Lea

I love your books and eagerly await each new addition. I know that Nate Starbuck is on the shelf for an indefinite time but I, for one, cannot wait for his return. Will a television series / movie be made based on the newer Sharpe novels? Andy Bertorelli

I am doing a charity quiz and one question has me stumped. In which novel, short story or play does Brother Bernard tell Jorge and Alvarez of the advance of a French army from Valladolid? I thought that it might be from one of your Sharpe novels and most likely Sharpe's Havoc - but on getting this from the library I find that this is not the one. Is it from one of your books? Are you able to help identify the answer? Many thanks. Malcolm

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I've been a very big fan of yours for some time now. I became interested in your books when I stumbled across information that you had written a novel about Waterloo. Though I have yet to read said novel (due to the fact that my local bookstores due not have copies), Waterloo, and with it Napoleonic Warfare (all warfare in actuality, as it is my belief that Warfare brings out both the best and worst in humanity.) are subjects that draw me to novels. I hope you can understand that last sentence, lol. I'm from Alabama, and we tend to not speak very clearly. But back to the subject, I began reading you're Sharpe series, not realizing that they were the background for Waterloo. Then I stumbled across your Arthurian books. I am a large believer in Arthur, and your books fit the image I had very well. It showed an Arthur who might really have existed, and the circumstances that led to his rise to legend. I thank you for these three amazing books. I have also read Stonehenge and the first two books in the Grail Quest series, though I'm waiting for the third book to come out in paperback before I purchase it as I can't afford hardback. But of all your books I find the Arthur series the crowning acheivement. It is beautifully written, not only in the storytelling ability but in the writing itself. It is rare to find an author who can pluck you from your seat and transport you to the fifth century, in the black years of Britian. It is beyond words. I was thinking recently that of all books, the Arthur series has the potential to make the greatest movie of all time, surpassing even Lord Of the Rings in power and scope. This ability lies in the books truth: That a man in the fifth century rose to power in Britian and fathered a legend that has endured for over a thousand years. It is a story of Arthur as it probably was, with the only magic being a man's ability to drag himself from his bastardly birth to greatness. If the movie had a directer like Peter Jackson, it would be a breathtaking classic of unimaginable power. It would be all the more potent because of it's believeability. I'm going to wrap this up because I'm sure you are rather tired of my ramblings. What I mean to say is thanks for bringing the Arthur tale even closer to truth, and I dearly wait for the day I am able to go to a cinema and ask for two tickets to see "The Winter King" (I think that, like Lord Of the Rings, if made into a movie the Arthur series should be a trilogy, just like it is in book form.) Also, is the War Song of Beli Mawr an actual song sung by warriors so long ago, or is it an invention of your own? If it is real, where can I find information on it? A loyal reader, Austin

Dear Sir I am a huge fan of your writing and have read every book you have written. The last series I read was the Starbuck Chronicles which I enjoyed immensly, my favorite series is probably the Sharpe series and I was wondering if the Lassan, the French General/Colonel Cavalry officer, was Sharpe's son? and if he will feature in the Sharpe series (or his own) at all? Is Sharpe's Devil definitely the last (in chronological terms) in the series? And will the next Starbuck book be the last one (I assume it will be about the battle of Ghettysburg) or will Starbuck exist as a character outside war? I realise this a lot to answer and so will be appreciative of any answer I get. Thank you very much. Will Hoffman

First off I want to say I love your style of writing. I just finished the Grail series and I got to say that is one of the best series I've ever read, and I don't want to brag but I've read a lot. I'm going to start the Warlord series, but I would like to know if you would ever start a last novel on it because I feel as though you left a lot of questions unanswered. Also I want to know if the warlord series is anything like the Merlin trilogy books by Mary Stewart? Frank Deansec

Did Hakeswill die in Sharpe's Siege? He turns up in some of the later novels how? Ps I asked you not long back about how I could get hold of the Sharpe video series in Australia your advice was very helpful and I am now the proud owner of the first two videos in the series. Looking forward to the new book. I hope it comes out in Australia soon. PPS I've read A great deal of historical fiction and yours is by far the best. Any more Starbucks on the way? Lee Brake