Hi Bernard,

About 15 years ago in a camp site in France, I picked up the first of the Saxon series as a complete last resort figuring it was the best of a poor lot in the campsite library. Then found I could not put it down and I’ve read nearly all your books since, many several times. They’re a bit addictive when you get into them. A question….can you say yet roughly where the next Sharpe book will fit into the series?

Willie

 

Well –  I read (listened) to all 21 of the Sharpe books in the last 6 months or so.  I’m sad they are over!  Had previously read the Arthur and Grail Quest books.

Needless to say – I’m a big fan.  Rupert Farley did a fantastic job reading the Sharpe series on the platform I subscribe to.

I’d read you’ll likely do another Sharpe book at some point – my question is:  Will it be set after Sharpe’s Devil – or will you slide it in along the way somewhere?

Thanks!

Brad H

 

Dear Mr Cornwell,

First I absolutely love the Sharpe books. The descriptions of everything really makes you feel you are there and makes it difficult to put the books down. One of the beauties of them is that they are written around actual battles and teach some of the history of the era.

Both my father and grand father were riflemen in the KRR. My Grandfather in the ninth brigade on the Somme in 1916 ( where won the MM ) and my father in the 10th brigade in the second WW.

Hence my fascination with rifleman Sharpe, the Napoleonic wars and flintlock firearms.

In fact I have my own flintlock pistol which I enjoy shooting at my local club. The kick is something to experience and the flame smoke and noise doesn’t even scratch the scratch as to what it was like on a Napoleonic battle field.

Having read and reread the books and about to start the latest my question is, Will there be any more Sharpe books slotted into the originals. There must be many battles he could have fought in.

Thank you for your time.

I will live in hope.

Yours

Clive Grievson.