Bernard –

there is a passage in Sharpe’s rifles in which Sharpe describes his career up to that point in time – he mentions he fought in several battles in Portugal – though he had worked mainly as a quartermaster. Do you have any plans to fill this period of time in? I’m a huge fan of the series and your other works, having spent my youth reading the books almost constantly I have now started listening to them via audio book which I think has given me another perspective on the character and the series. It must be something about hearing the characters speaking outside my own head. I’ve heard some authors listen to their own work on audio book for a similar reason, do you ever revisit your own works this way? Speaking of other media has there been any interest from a television, VOD or movie studio in a Sharpe TV/movie series reboot? Given the success of the last kingdom series and television programs like Game of Thrones a new outing for Sharpe starting in India would be incredible, and with modern day techniques might do the series real justice (not to say that Sean Bean wasn’t iconic in the role). Lastly, the Arthurian trilogy is one of my favourite pieces of literature of all time. I used to regularly read it once a year, and I wanted to say thank you for it. I certainly think it was a huge influence and source of inspiration for me.

Will Hoffman