Your Questions

Hello Mr CORNWELL. I'm French, I love your saxon stories, and I just wanted to know when the French translation of "The Burning Land" will be available? Kind regard, Liard

Hello Id' like to know, when we will have the cnahce to read the last new books "Burning Land" and the Fort in a french translation ? I take a look in Michel Lafon publishing house, but they don"t announce anything about your two news books.

Valeix

Hello Bernard, I am a 17 year old student currently reading through my second set of books written by you(The grail quest) I finished the saxon stories and was wondering will there possibly be a film about Uhtred? I would really love to see something like that a film. Please come to Eastleigh waterstones one day I would really enjoy seeing you and getting your autograph Your sincerely Jordon Pope

My Dear Mr. Cornwell, I want to thank you for all the hours of reading you have provided me. Have you ever thought of doing a book about the battle of Colloden, or a series of Scottish Clan books? Only yourself could do that subject justice. Thank you sir. E. R. Strachan

Back in 1993, prior to going on a family trip to Gettysburg, I saw a book titled Rebel and after some time picked it up. Little did I know then that I had just picked up the first book by the man who would become my favorite author. Thank you. My question and another part of the story is, while at Gettysburg I bought the first book by Shelby Foote in his Civil War Narrative, I finally decided after 18 years to dedicate myself to reading it,It was hard to get into no Nate Starbuck, I am currently on the second novel now, I couldn't help while reading it to put Nate Starbuck in the stories involving the eastern theater. I also picked up on things that were in your book as well. I have read that you have read the narratives and was wondering if they helped influence you in your writing of the Starbuck Chronicles? I know you are very busy with your writing and that you have many stories to tell but as a fan could you please fit just 1 Starbuck story into your writing?

Don Slayton

Hi again, Mr. Cornwell. If I'm not mistaken, somewhere in the Starbuck Chronicles, you mention that Colonel Lassan was at the battle of Solferino in 1859, and that it was there that he lost his eye. This is interesting because the battle was bigger than any that Sharpe fought in (160,000 on each side), because of the particularly fierce nature of the fighting, and because of the high casualty list. Perhaps, in a future Starbuck novel, you can devote a few pages to Lassan telling Starbuck the story of his part in the battle? It would be easier than writing a whole novel on Lassan. Alan Kempner

Dear Bernard, It is some time back that i finished your last Saxon story as I have read each one as soon as it was published. The next Uhtred scheduled for October is already in my Amazon shopping basket! I actually plan to read them all from the start again as they are wonderful stories and I am fascinated by that historical period. There was an element in The Last Kingdom that I have sort of missed from the later novels and that was how you captured the Viking culture and beliefs; the reading of omens in the flights of birds, the sacrifices to the gods, etc. It brought a magical element to the book that is common throughout the your Arthur books. Is there any way that you could insert a little more of that into your future Saxon books? I don't want to seem pushy but you really make another age and time come alive with all those pre-Christian beliefs and superstitions.

On another quick note, I recall reading that you had planned to write seven or eight Saxon novels in total, is that still the plan or will there be more than that? Keep up the great work, you bring joy to your readers! Erik

Me and the lads were having a little discussion about Nicholas Hook. At one point you mention that the archers were whistling a popular Robin Hood tune. I can't really find any surviving tunes that are that old, though many probably have older roots. So were you assuming that the many ballads would have had recognizable tunes, or is there a specific tune that you had uncovered? It'll probably appear trivial to you, but one of the lads wants to whistle it, he just cut himself a warbow modelled on Hook's, and is about the same size and stature, so it seems apt enough to us. Nils Visser

I am a bowhunter (deer and wild boar) and wondered what was the draw weight of the long bow used at Agincourt?

Jennifer Boynton

Dear Mr Cornwell Do you have a title in mind as yet for the sixth Saxon novel and, if so, will you share it with us? Thanks once again for a wonderful series of novels. Fred Marsh

Hi,I enjoyed reading or listening more than once most of your books. I would like to ask you about the french colonel character at Starbuck series, who if i got it right is Sharpe's son. Is it in your plans to join the two series with some books for instance for the Crimean war? Or the Sharpe series is over for good? Many thanks for your excellent books

George