Dear Bernard Cornwell, We, myself and Lady Wife, have just this minute finished enjoying viewing about 9 minutes of an U-tube interview with ‘you at home’ in Cape Cod. Thank you for sharing some of your interests with us. It was good to hear your tongue in cheek recommendation of your edition of Sharpie’s sword (is that the Klingenthal or the model 95?) for trimming the long grass. I personally find the naval cutlass a little more handy for that duty while the recurved Greek Hoplite’s sword is dandy for light shrubbery. Will Sharpie and Harper ever campaign again? Or do I need to seek their like, their spirit, standing beside Merlin or at Agincourt?? Best regards – PJ and BM Dunn Bundabetrg Qld Australia

When will you release the next Sharpe book? Chris Lewis