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The Pale Horseman (Reviews)

Barbarians at the Gate by Bill Sheehan Sun 22 Jan 2006 The Washington Post Cornwell’s latest, a multi-volume work-in-progress set in the 9th century in the embattled England of Alfred the Great, began in rousing fashion with The Last Kingdom…

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The Pale Horseman (Extract)

I love the sea. I grew up beside it, though in my memories the seas off Bebbanburg are grey, usually sullen, and rarely sunlit. They are nothing like the great waters that roll from beyond the Isles of the Dead…

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The Pale Horseman

The Pale Horseman (the title is a reference to Revelation 6. 8) is the second book in the tale of Uhtred, Lord of Bebbanburg, and his tangled relationship with Alfred the Great, King of Wessex in the 9th Century. The story begins on the day after the events described in The Last Kingdom end, and goes on to describe the fateful year in which the Danes capture Alfred’s kingdom and drive him as a fugitive into the marshes of Athelney. It seems that Wessex, and England, are destroyed, but Alfred is determined to make one desperate gamble that might save his kingdom . . . .

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The Pale Horseman

The Pale Horseman (the title is a reference to Revelation 6. 8) is the second book in the tale of Uhtred, Lord of Bebbanburg, and his tangled relationship with Alfred the Great, King of Wessex in the 9th Century. The story begins on the day after the events described in The Last Kingdom end, and goes on to describe the fateful year in which the Danes capture Alfred’s kingdom and drive him as a fugitive into the marshes of Athelney. It seems that Wessex, and England, are destroyed, but Alfred is determined to make one desperate gamble that might save his kingdom . . . .

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The Lords of the North

The Lords of the North begins soon after the events described in The Pale Horseman. Uhtred, having helped Alfred secure Wessex as an independent Saxon kingdom, returns north in an attempt to find his stepsister. Instead he discovers chaos, civil war and treachery in Northumbria. He takes the side of Guthred, once a slave and now a man who would be king, and in return expects Guthred’s help in capturing Dunholm, the lair of the dark Viking lord, Kjartan. There is betrayal, romance and war, and all of it, as usual, based on real events.

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The Lords of the North

The Lords of the North begins soon after the events described in The Pale Horseman. Uhtred, having helped Alfred secure Wessex as an independent Saxon kingdom, returns north in an attempt to find his stepsister. Instead he discovers chaos, civil war and treachery in Northumbria. He takes the side of Guthred, once a slave and now a man who would be king, and in return expects Guthred’s help in capturing Dunholm, the lair of the dark Viking lord, Kjartan. There is betrayal, romance and war, and all of it, as usual, based on real events.

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Hi, I wanted to let you know how much pleasure your books bring to my life. I am rereading the Last Kingdom Series.  Recently I was able to replace my PB copy of The Pale Horseman with a first edition…

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Hi Mr Bernard. I feel a bit silly, a bit like a fangirl writing this as I’ve never tried to talk to any author I like before. But I was curious, looking if you had social media, when I found…

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I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed The Pale Horseman. Of the 47 books I read in 2021, The Pale Horseman was one of my favorites. In recent years I also thoroughly enjoyed reading The Last…

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I just want to start by saying that I am enthralled with The Last Kingdom. I have watched all the seasons on netflix and just recently I read The Pale Horseman in 4 days, which is the quickest I ever…

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I’m just contacting you to say i love your books they are fantastic i really liked the pale horseman it was a wonderful read and i will enjoy reading the whole saxon series yours truly Robert Taylor  

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Mr. Cornwell: I have been an avid reader of many of your books for sometime. In particular the Holy grail series,1356 and Agincourt. More to the point recently I decided to locate and re-read the Last Kingdom and the Pale…

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THANK YOU!!! I’ve just finished reading War Lord. I found The Pale Horseman while on a solo trip to the UK in 2008 and have been totally hooked ever since. I’ve a BA in Anthropology/ Archaeology and appreciate the detail…

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I’m reading the second book in the last kingdom series.  I absolutely love your writings.  I’m reading the Pale Horseman and I’m at the part where Uhtred and Leofric are standing before Alfred being accused of killing and pillaging by…

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Good day Mr. Cornwell, Let me say straightaway that you are one of the few authors (the others being J.R.R. Tolkien, Frederick Forsyth, Stephen Lawhead, Michael Crichton and Terry Pratchett), whose books once I’ve started reading, have found them near…

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Hi Bernard, I hope you are fine! Let me apoligize about my english, I m not speak very well but I wanna share my storie with you. I am from Brazil. Let me talk a little about me and how…

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Hi Bernard I am writing to you to offer you a simple thank you for your fantastic books. I have never been a book reader, and at the age of 37 I have never completed reading a single book. That…

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Just a quick note Bernard I’m looking forward to reading War of the Wolf on Christmas Day. Thought i’d go back to the Pale Horseman I always liked that one, and always liked Steapa and especially Svein! He’s definitely one …

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Dear Mr. Cornwell Thank you for your great books! I know. that you always work a lot with historical material for your novels. I have a question on this topic.  I saw unusual Celtic shields with holes in the movie…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, My name is Kristina and I am from Slovakia. I really need to tell you how I became the lover of your books, especially Saxon stories that I ve started reading 6 years ago by accident. I…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell   Since I first read “The last Kingdom”, I am a big fan of your work, especially of the Saxon stories and the Sharpe books. I am working on maps and chronologies of anglo-saxon history and therefore…

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Mr. Cornwell,   I’ve recently started the Last Kingdom books (just finished The Pale Horseman, and previously read the Warlord Chronicles and the Waterloo history book) and I have a historical question about the Danish invasion.  A lot of characters…

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Hi Bernard, I’m currently reading The Pale Horseman and it looks like I have a lot of reading ahead of me! I have two questions; the first is how may Angles, Saxons, Danes and Jutes do you think invaded Britain?…

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Mr Cornwell, In The Pale Horseman, a British priest mentions the Sillans to Uhtred. I can find no reference to these islands anywhere. Were these islands mythical or real? If they are real, what are they called now? Thank you…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I first borrowed and read The Pale Horseman in Hungarian, from my county’s public library (Harghita, Romania), than the rest of the novels from the series they had there, finishing with Death of KIngs. I became a…

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After reading the historical notes in the Pale Horseman I decided to buy The Anglo Saxon Chronicle book, but in searching for it i noticed there were several different editions. There was one by a G.N. Garmonsway, one by a…

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Hello Mr. Cornwell, This email is only to tell you how much i am enjoying The Saxon Stories.  I have never read anything like it before.  Part of that is because I have never read historical fiction, but it’s mostly…

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Dear Mr Cornwell! I’ve just finished Warriors of the Storm! Just one more great Uhtred book. Stiorra and Sigtryggr are a charming pair! Several old characters died in this book. And I wanted to ask what do you feel about…

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I do not contact you wishing to get free books or request you to help me with any unpublished items. I wish to contact you to tell you “Thank You”. After my husband and i started watching the last kingdom….

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Hello Mr. Cornwell! I heard that you were working on the tenth book of the Uhtred series, and I am starting Book Three. This brought up an interesting question to me. What is your productivity like i.e. do you set…

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I have read The Last Kingdom, (Book 1) The Pale Horseman(,Book 2) Lords of the North, (Book 3) and Sword Song.(Book 4) I thought that was all of them and I had read them in order, but I believe I’m…

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I just wanted to say I love your books so much, I am currently trying to collect all of the hardcovers for the warrior chronicles, only got The last kingdom, and the pale horseman, but its hard on a limited…

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Mr. Cornwell,   I wanted to take a moment and thank you for your incredible talent that you’ve shared with the world.   I was finishing another of yours tonight–“The Pale Horseman,” and that familiar rush of despair at reaching…

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Congratulations on Uhtred’s latest book. The Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman were always my favourite books in the series but I have LOVED the two most recent ones. I think the stories have come alive recently through Uhtred’s children…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell,   My name is Andreas Schneider, I am 24 years old and I study English and Spanish in Essen, Germany. I have just finished “The last kingdom” and first of all I wanted to thank you for…

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Hello Mr. Cornwell, I have been reading your material since I was in my early 20’s. I believe the first book of yours that I read was the Winter King and I have been hooked since. I am dying to…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, My name is Leah. I just wanted to say that I much enjoy reading your books, especially the Sharpe series which I started reading in the final months of my Masters degree. Sharpe has prompted me towards…

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I’m 17 and haven’t read for a while . i just want this time to say thank you for writing an amazing series about Alfred the great . I’m currently starting on the lords of the north and cannot wait…

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How many books have you written? The Pale Horseman was interesting, With regard to the characters who are true persons, were their actions portrayed in a manner that is true to life or did you take liberties in how they…

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I’ve read most of your books and must say that I’ve enjoyed them a great deal.  There is one thing or issue particularly with The Pale Horseman which I think would have made my reading experience more meaningful.  The inclusion…

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I’ve read most of your books and must say that I’ve enjoyed them a great deal.  There is one thing or issue particularly with The Pale Horseman which I think would have made my reading experience more meaningful.  The inclusion…

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The Pagan lord was fantastic. Easily the best Uhtred book since the Pale Horseman. My question is about the fighting quality of the Danes. As the Danes settled in Northumbria, Mercia and East Anglia did the standard of their fighting…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, My name is Shane Sebastiao, I am a 23 year old young man from South Africa who happened to come across the pale horseman years ago, which lead to me reading the rest of the series several…

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I absolutely love that you are able to bring to light many of the healing powers of the Earth that were understood by these women (Derrewyn, Nimue, Brida, Iseult).  It is truly a lost art.  The parallel between these characters…

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First, I am very much enjoying the books so far. I have recently purchased all of the available books in the series after reading The Last Kingdom. Secondly, Wal-Mart lists The Pale Horseman as “The Pale Horseman: The Lives and…

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Hi Mr Cornwell, I’ve just finished The Pale Horseman and I loved it and cannot wait for my next ‘Bernard’ as my wife and I talk about. I’m from Northern Ireland and interested in researching Ireland and the time of…

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Sometime back while browsing at Barnes & Noble I picked up Death of Kings. I was enthralled. Next I read the three books from the Grail Quest series. Then Stonehenge. Now I am on the Warrior Chronicles/ Saxon Stores (completed…

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Dear Mr Bernard I finished the Pale Horseman and very sad about Iseult death. I will start Lords of the North soon. Saxon tales are very good for make a movie, animation or tv-series about it. are there some plans…

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I live near Carlisle in England. A couple of years ago, I won a book voucher (not for a particularly mainstream bookshop, but it was a voucher nonetheless) and I remember searching in vain for a book that would interest…

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Dear Bernard I have just finished your Arthur trilolgy from the library which I enjoyed immemsely as I  enjoy reading about that period in history. I have read the last kingdom and I emjoyed that one too about Uhtred and…

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Some years ago I stumbled upon the English version of The Last Kingdom at the bookshop at Oslo airport. I was instantly addicted. On my next travel I found (same bookshop) The Pale Horseman and The Lords of the North….

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Mr Cornwell, Having acquired a strain of viral meningitis last summer, I received a copy of Death of Kings from a friend to while away the recovery time. Having not read anything by you previously (or much of anything by…

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Mr. Cornwell, I think it would be superfluous to state what a fan I am of your books, but I seem to have said it anyway! I started reading the Sharpe series in the mid 1990s, immediately after the break…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I am reading “Death of kings” for the 3th time now and I’m at the part where Uhtred is in St Hedda’s with Aethelflaed and that he realises that though he loved Gisela most, he is closest…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have a great affinity with England and everything English. So much so that I spent about 10 years studying, working and generally living there. 10 years ago I read your Warlord Chronicles and I loved them….

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Mr. Cornwell, A few years ago I was standing in line at a Barnes & Noble and while waiting came across your novel The Pale Horseman on a discount book table.  I purchased the book, loved reading it, and began…

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Hi Bernard, This may sound a silly question, but: during Saxon times were pubs given names much as is the norm nowadays? It was featured in ‘The Pale Horseman’ (I’ve not long started the Saxon Stories as I was concentrating…

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Just wanted to say hello from London. I am thoroughly enjoying your Saxon series and have just started reading “The Pale Horseman” and am enthralled. I have quite a few friends in Denmark who are always reminding me about how…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoy your books.I’ve been able to trace my family back to the middle ages, and being someone of Anglosaxon lineage I have special appreciation for your Saxon series….

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Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to say that I recently discovered you (past 2 months).  My father lent me “The Fort”, and it was absolutely incredible.  I have since read 2 of the Saxon novels (out of order, because at…

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Just wanted to let you know, you got a new fan. I honestly disliked reading since I was a child due to it being forced on you. We had to read books (total of 12) for school in Holland and…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I want to say nothing more than your books are wonderful. I recently picked up The Last Kingdom following a glowing review from a friend and I was blown away. I’m currently storming through the Pale Horseman….

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Mr Cornwell, I am a huge fan but will get to the point! I have re-read the “Saxon Stories” a few times and am delighted with the two most recent additions. I am back on the Pale Horseman and can’t…

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I am 4/5 of the way through The Pale Horseman. Your action scenes, your character development, your settings all pull me into the narrative. With my 1/2 Norwegian ancestry (including Norse and Swedish kings and Vikings) and my Welsh and…

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Lords of the North (Reviews)

Cornwell at his best with Saxon ‘Lords’ Wed 31 Jan 2007 By Deirdre Donahue, USA Today Everyone has personal fictional faves, the comfort food you find on a bookshelf, not in the fridge: Chick lit. Thrillers. Sci-fi. But for readers…

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Thanks for answering my question about The Pale Horseman title relating to the Apocalypse–pretty naive of me–I kept looking for a pale horseman as I read in the book!! I find Your Questions and Bulletin Bd. fascinating reading; in fact,…

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Is the title of your book The Pale Horseman a reference to the Apocalypse? I’m not altogether comfortable asking this. . . maybe others got it ever so quickly; however, my reading time is usually late at night . ….

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Being a creative myself I have to bow to absolute creative brilliance – I have read several of your historical troubadour masterpieces. I do find the shitting in the mouth stuff completely vile – and if the stories didnt captivate…

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hi Bernard, I am 60yo bloke, until mid 2011 I had not read any of your books and I read a lot. June 2011 I found myself in the Australian outback without a book, I eventually found 2 books, the…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I had never read any of your books until recently. I am reading the 2nd book of the Saxon series (The Pale horseman) after having read ‘The Last kingdom’. What I found very annoying was the very…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, I confess to being a latecomer to your books.I thoroughly enjoyed the TV Sharpe series, but it’s not my period for books. I resisted buying your books as I have so many and you are a prolific…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am Brazilian and I have begun reading your books almost by chance. First I read the Thomas of Hookton trilogy and loved it! Then I embarked in the Arthurian saga and fell again in love with…

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My sister has The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman books on CD, and I borrowed them for a long road trip. I’m almost done with Last Kingdom. It is riveting. I am a writer, and I am very interested…

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Dear Bernard Cornwell, Please note that I have read every book, story and parchment of literature that you have ever made possible to the general public to read. You are my favorite author, I feel like I have learned a…

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I’ve only been able to read a few of the Sharpe books so far, although I have read several of your other series’. I’m reading The Pale Horseman now and I noticed you dedicated it to George MacDonald Fraser, and…

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Dear Bernard, I’m travelling through Australia at the moment and have brought the Last Kingdom and the Pale horseman with me and have read them both already, I love them now as much as the 1st time I’ve read them….

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Mr Cornwell. I would just like to say that I came across your book Azincourt quite by accident in the local library and enjoyed it so much. When I returned the book I searched for others by you and found…

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Dear Sir In looking for a paperback to take on my summer holiday I came across The Pale Horseman, and being intrigued by the synopsis I purchased said copy. Its reading was both absorbing and exciting. Unfortunately I had not…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell : First of all let me tell you who I am. I am quite sure that you will be surprised by the fact that you have a fan in distant lands. I am a Peruvian (PERU in…

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Thank you for such a thrilling book. I have tried to get your next book ( The Pale horseman) but I have to buy it from a used book store. I just want you to know I really appreciate your…

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I read The burning land, and just couldn’t get enough. Then I looked you up on the net to find out that a read the last book of the The Saxon Stories. Wow; there are others!!! Read the Last Kingdom…

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Dear MR Cornwell, My name is Ian Parkhouse and I’m from North Devon. I want to start by saying that I am a massive fan of your Saxon stories, they have introduced me into a part of our history that…

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I would, firstly, like you to know how much I appreciate your various series of historical novels, regardless of the theme, they are consistently exciting and generate hours of interest on my part in researching the history behind the books….

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, My name is Josh, and I am a big fan of your Saxon Stories. I am from the United States and I graduated in 09 with a BFA in Performance Theatre and a Minor in History. History…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, Im a simple and a modest Brazilian fan, by this time Im reading your book the Pale Horseman, a short time ago me and my wife started to read the Arthur books and we have turned in…

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Dear Bernard, I discovered your fiction for myself only a few weeks ago and I am amazed about what you write and how you do it! I am just in the beginning of reading your books. I read “The Last…

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Being from the NE of England I was greatly attracted to the story description on the back of ‘The Lords of the North’ so I bought it and enjoyed it immensely. It was only when reading the ‘Historical Note’ at…

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Mr. Cornwell, I thought the Pale Horseman was so much fun! I am an obsessive reader of historical fiction and am delighted to have found you. But who cares how much I read or how much you write, if you…

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Dear B. Cornwell, I have enjoyed the Saxon story, but I am unhappy about a mistake you have done in the Pale Horseman. You write “skjaldborg” instead of “skjoldborg”. ‘Skjald’ means singer in Danish while ‘skjold’ means shield in Danish!…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed reading your works. I started with the Arthur Books, then Stonehenge and finished off the Grail Quest. I have just finished reading “The Pale Horseman”…

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I have just started reading the Saxon stories though I’ve only just read the pale horseman I know I would love to read the rest because the stories seem amazing, like when Uthred sides with Svein against the Brits Danes…

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Evening, Mr Cornwell from snowy Cheshire. Firstly thanks for igniting my interest in reading and literature over the xmas period I read The Winter King and its sequels while staying with my in laws, I managed to read them all…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell. A friend of mine recently turned me on to your Grail Quest Series and the Saxon Stories. I ploughed through them the way Uhtred loved the plow Mildreth. (My friend and I are always laughing about that…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell: I’m not much of a reader, but I’ve read your books and am currently reading the Saxon Tales series (just finished “The Pale Horseman”). Your adventures are such a pleasure to read. You have the ability to…

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Mr Cornwell My preferred reading has always been Historical – fact or fiction-so It is bizarre that I have only recently discovered your (fantastic)writing. I read Azincourt first (The title got me).I’ve now read Volumes 1 @ 2 of your…

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Hello Mr. Cornwell I have so enjoyed reading The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. I have become so engrossed in early Anglo Saxon history that I decided to look up my own family tree, which has been traced back…

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Dear Mr Cornwell I have just finished reading “The Pale Horseman” and “The Last Kingdom” before that. I shall shortly start on the next in the series but wanted to write to express my gratitude for such excellent novels. The…

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Dear Bernard, I am really delighted to have learned about your last novel “The burning land” just came out. I have recently finished the last kingdom and it was a delight to follow Uhtred along in his adventures. I’ve just…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just discovered you! I have read all of Sharon Kay Penman’s books and when I saw you recommended in a magazine a few months ago I bought “The Last Kingdom”, am now just finishing “The…

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Dear Mr Cornwell We have a group called Bernard Cornwell on Shelfari and I have set up a blog for the books we read which at the moment is the Saxon Series and I have been placing all the place…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I’ve just finished reading The Pale Horseman. There were a few points in the book that were so powerful, I found myself going back and allowing myself the pleasure of re-reading them. The ending was simply incredible….

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I just finished the Last Kingdom and wanted to say how wonderful it was. It was a fantastic read and I can’t wait to start the Pale Horseman. This was my first historical novel I’ve read. If it doesn’t have…

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My daughter gave me The Pale Horseman for my birthday about a month ago, since then I have read your 3 others of the Saxon series, nice to see the 5th will be out although wish it would have been…

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Hi Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted you to know that my brother kept speaking of your Saxon chronicle books till I a woman decided to order the first book in the series. I loved it. It was fantastic. You totally…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, Im a bit embarrassed to say that until recently Ive never read one of your books. I unfortunately find very little time to indulge in reading, but love to do so. Id like to say that someone…

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Hallo, I just discovered your Saxon stories and I’m really enjoying them: not something many Irishmen would admit to! I studied Old English and Old Norse Literature at university, and needless to say, its not often such enjoyable novels as…

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Just wanted to tell you I found your books when I found Agincourt. I am now finishing The Last Kingdom and my library is getting The Pale Horseman. Once I start a series I finish it. It brightens one’s day…

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Loved the Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman. What is the next-in-line book? Have to know what happens to Uhtred, Ragnar and how they regain Bebbanburg. Please advise. and thanks for keeping me up until 2.00am. best regards. Colonel Holmes

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Mr. Cornwell Hello. I really need to thank you sir. I am 25 years old and for the first time in my life, I have read a book from start to finish. Someone left “The Pale Horseman” sitting on a…

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Dear Mr Cornwell Just like to say how much I enjoy your books. I have read some of the Sharpe novels; but the time period does not grab my interest. The Sharpe novels and films are more appealing to my…

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Hi Mr. Cornwell, my name is Wowa and I´m from Germany. My first Bernard-Cornwell-book was “The Pale Horseman” and I really liked it. Later I read all the other books which were as good as the first one. But I…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, I hope this message finds you well. I’m not normally one for bothering people to tell them I think they are brilliant but for some reason I really felt the need to. I am currently reading ‘The…

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Hello! I guess you hear this a lot, but your books that I have read, the Saxon stories about Uhtred and king Alfred was REALLY good. I have just finished the Pale Horseman and want to continue with The Lords…

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When will the next book in the Saxon series be published? Denis Barnes Mr. Cornwell, I really like your Saxon series and was wondering if the series was over, or if there was going to be another book. All of…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, Having just finished university I embarked on my first overseas holiday this year. In a fortuitous coincidence, I bought The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman right before I left. What a treat then to discover that…

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First of all I wanted to let you know I love your writing. I read the Arthur series; I am almost done with The Pale Horseman and plan to finish the rest of the Saxon Stories; and then I am…

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Waiting in anticipation of the next book of the Saxon series; when will it be out?? Have you given it a title yet?? Diane Please Mr. Cornwell make the publisher release the 5th Saxon story in the US at the…

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Mr Cornwell. Azincourt, as I’ve come to expect, was a compelling and often breathtaking read. As a London resident I spend a lot of time traveling to and from work via the underground, which is a great opportunity for me…

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Mr. Cornwell So far I have read 6 of your tales. Stonehenge was my least favorite, while Crackdown was the one I really liked best. I especially enjoyed the Gallows Thief and have just finished The Pale Horseman. Great story…

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first, sorry my bad english. let me explain: 1 month ago, my brother came up with a book here at home, according to him, a gift for my anniversary (my birthday was July 30, he came up with this book…

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Mr. Cornwell, I just finished reading Sword Song and really love the series!! I am just curious as to when you may start working on the next one, the earliest you would expect it to be released, and how many…

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Mr. Cornwell, This is just a thank you note for bringing books back into my life. Reading is something I had enjoyed in the past but was unable to find a book that interested me. That was until I was…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, My name is Georgina Stewart and I am an avid reader of your Warlord and Saxon Chronicles. Unlike many of my female friends rather than reading the latest Heat Magazine, I am sitting by my seaside window…

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Hello, Mr.Cornwell! My name is Friedrich, I just turned 15, so I was celebrating at the local library when I came across a section with your books in it. I checked out “The Pale Horseman” and “Lords of the North”,…

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Mr. Cornwell, How can you bear to get up in the morning and look at your face in the mirror? Here is my gripe. I waited for some two years for the paperback edition of “The Pale Horseman,” and once…

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Bernard – I have just finished all of the Saxon stories and really enjoyed them all, when will the next be published – can’t wait. Andrew Stockton hi, have really enjoyed the books so far and was wondering when the…

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Sir, you are an incredible author. Just wanted to say that. That’s about it, really…for now. Unfortunately, I’m much too tired right now to write anything clever or witty to inspire a response from you….It’s well past my bedtime and…

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The Saxon novels are really tremendous. Could your publisher make some note on the book so we know which follows what in the series. Is it rather frustrating to read the Last Kingdom after The Pale Horseman? Anyhow, thanks. Really…

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I could not stop reading The Pale Horseman. I thought I was in the story myself. That is a ha ha I am 68 and have been reading everything but science fiction since age of ten. This is the first…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I am an avid fan of your books after picking up a copy of the Pale Horseman and would like to ask, if at all possible, for a drawing/sketch of Uhtred’s Sword Serpent Breath as (when I…

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Have enjoyed The Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman very much, as I live in Westbury, Wilts, and can see the White Horse escarpment from my home. Ann Godden

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I had read “Stonehenge” and when I saw “Lords of the North” in the library, took it home. Have now read “The Last Kingdom”, “The Pale Horseman” and rereading “Lords” (to be read in order). Love them. Brought up on…

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Mr. Cornwell, Just wanted to let you know that I love all of your books, especially the works in the “Saxon Chronicle” series. Anxiously await the next! Here’s my review of “Sword Song” posted to Amazon.com (where I buy most…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I cannot stress to what extent I savour your books. I discovered the Pale Horseman in November of 2007 (at Barnes and Nobles). Much to my own pleasure, I have taken a fervent liking to reading your…

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Mr. Cornwell, I just want to tell you that I have become a huge fan of your work. I had never read anything by you until “The Pale Horseman” caught my eye in a Borders book store. I bought it…

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Mr Bernard Cornwell First of all, I would like to apologize for all the mistakes I will make because I am from Brazil and has been a long time since I wrote in English. Then Id like to say I…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am a very big fan of your work. I started reading your books when they first launched The Winter King here in Brazil. I have read all of them, all three of The Grail Quest and…

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two years ago I was searching the local library for a book when I saw your book The Last Kingdom I took it out, read it, loved it but stupidly returned before I remembered your name or the name of…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I just finished your book, The Pale Horseman, traduced in Italian. I like historical romances, it is the first time I read one of your books. I found it incredible very good written! The suspense is very…

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Hi, I’d just like to say that your books are amazing. I picked up a copy of “The Last Kingdom” just before Christmas, finished that in a few weeks, and ordered a copy of “The Pale Horseman” from Borders. It…

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Dear Bernard I have muched enjoyed reading your books and of course still do, I particularly liked The Pale Horseman and also the Grail Quest series. I am reading The Last Kingdom with Enemy of God next! I would like…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, Having just finished The Pale Horseman, I noted that both Sharpe and Uhtred like skinny women and that the phrasing was more or less identical, which is why it stood out. Do all your heroes like them…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell: First let me tell you what a big fan I have been of your writing! Oddly, I have never read any of your Sharpe Novels, but I loved your King Arthur series, your Archer/Holy Grail series, and…

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Mr. Cornwell, I stumbled upon Lords of the North in my local library about a month ago. I was four or five pages into it when I deduced, much to my dismay, that it was the third in a series….

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Mr. Cornwell, Thank you for writing such wonderful stories! I’m not such a fan of the Richard Sharpe or Nathaniel Starbuck books, but so thoroughly enjoyed The Winter King that I finished the entire Arthurian trilogy in one summer. I…

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Mr. Cornwell, I just want to let you know how much I am enjoying your Saxon Chronicles series. I had never read any of your books and had only seen your Sharpe series on DVD. As a huge Richard Armitage…

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I just finished “The Pale Horseman” and am beginning “Lords of the North”. I just wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying this series. Uhtred is a great character, although I prefer when he’s fighting for the Danes,…

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Hi Mr Cornwell, never really been a big reader in my life but somehow you have kinda sucked me into this world..haha….I actually joined a book club a couple years ago hoping to gain some interest, and in my 1st…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, My compliments for the Saxon Stories, they are remarkable, complimenti! I devoured “The last Kingdom” and “The Pale horseman” in few days. Do you have any idea about when the Danish and/or Italian version of “The Lords…

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Hi. I happened to stumble over The pale Horseman in a kiosk at an Airport. I loved it, and was very happy to discover that it was part of a series, and have read the rest of the series, including…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell: I´ve just finished reading Sword Song. I did enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the previous three books of the Saxon stories, the warlord chronicles and the Grail Quest series. It all began last year when…

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Dear Mr Cornwell (or may I call you Bernard?), I have enjoyed reading a good number of the Sharpe’s series, often wondering how he and Patrick Harper are going to extricate themselves from the latest dilemma. You tell a good…

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Just finished reading your books about Uhtred of Bebbanburgh – very enjoyable. However in the Pale Horseman (page 286 – softback edition)you have a priest express his opinion that as the “oak greened before the ash” it would be a…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, I just felt like sending you a message from a Canadian fan to let you know how much I enjoyed my first 3 books of yours! I usually only read history books, and only once in a…

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read the Pale Horseman & Lords of the North. I forgot that I was in the damn 21st century. You are a master of a ancient & honorable craft, a storyteller. If you know a storyteller who could send me…

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Hello mr. Cornwell. I´ve just finished reading The last kingdom and The pale horseman, and really enjoyed it. I would like to buy the two last books of the saxons stories. Could you say me when the books will be…

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Hi there, My name is Larissa, and I’m 24 years old Brazilian. I don’t have much to say, and whenever I try to write to someone I don’t know the words seems to escape me. Besides that I never meant…

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Hi Bernard, I´m just one of your Fan in Brazil, I´m write from Brasilia. Now I read the Saxon Stories and I likely very much. Sorry for my English. But I need to write a letter for you to expose…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, I was first introduced to your books by my son-in-law who is an avid Sharpe fan, but after seeing the TV series first I found that it spoilt the enjoyment of “not knowing the end” but as…

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In ‘the Pale Horseman’ Uhtred’s ship was re-named ‘Fyrdraca’. Where did you come up with that name? My reason for asking is I am a Viking re-enactor and the first ship I was on (2nd owned by the group) was…

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Hello Mr. Cornwell, I have just finished reading the Saxon books and have thoroughly enjoyed them. Each book was a real page turner. I love the character Uhtred and cannot wait until the next book comes out. I also have…

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It would like to know if it exists forecast for launching of other books of the series The Sharpe Books (only five volumes had been published: Sharpe´s Tiger, Sharpe´s Triumph, Sharpe´s Fortress, Sharpe´s Trafalgar and Sharpe´s Rifles); and of the…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell. I am currently enjoying The Pale Horseman. I’m wondering however, if the recent news that the predominant DNA from all the British Isles antedates not only the Vikings, but also the Saxons, Romans and possibly the Celts…

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THE LANCE THROWER: CAMULOD CHRONICLES

I came across this book at B&N on a clearance table and the cover was so captivating I had to have it. Once I started reading I absolutely could not put it down. I started reading that evening at 6:30…

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I love your book, The Pale Horseman, but I don’t love Uhtred. He is having all the fun, and Iseult, the one cool woman besides Aethelflaed gets killed. Further, he’s a total pr___. Sorry, but that’s what he is. It…

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I signed up for the HNS Conference specifically because I read that you would be speaking. I was not disappointed. Indeed, you exceeded my expectations. I am writing to thank you for the great advice, insight, and perspective, all leavened…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I first discovered Richard Sharpe in my mid-teens and I am happy to say that he was my devoted companion throughout school and university. A short while after graduating I went to work overseas. Richard came with…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have enjoyed your sailing noves immensely, not only for the stories themselves but also for your very accurate depiction of the craft of sailing. On one of the early jacket covers, there is a photo of…

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Hi! I am a Portuguese reader therefore I must have many errors. I want to say that I loved the book The pale horseman and that I want to say I want my mother to buy me the The Last…

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Mr. Cornwell, In May, 2006, a law partner of mine gave me “The Last Kingdom” to read. Because of my love of history he thought I would enjoy it. He had just started “The Pale Horseman.” Naturally I fell in…

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Well I have just finished reading your three books entitled, “The Last Kingdom”, “The Pale Horseman”, and “Lords of The North”. I truly enjoyed these books and hope you do decide to write continuing books on the adventures of Lord…

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Mr Cornwell, Thank you for your books; I have had a great deal of enjoyment from them. I noticed that you dedicated “The Pale Horseman” to George MacDonald Fraser, and couldn’t agree more. He is a real gentleman, and one…

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Hello Mr Cornwell hope all is well. When I came to China I brought a number of your books to read. Another English teacher wanted to know if I had anything to read as she had read and reread her…

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Dear Bernard, My Father has read many of your books, including the Saxon Stories. He was under the impression that there would be a 4th book in the series to tell how Uhtred would regain his inheritance. Has this book…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, In Lords of the North, UK hardback, at the top of page 247 there is a conversation between Guthred and Uhtred regarding the state of Guthred’s kingdom and who he should ally himself to. It includes an…

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Hi Bernard, I,ve been a big fan of yours for several years, and I have read all your books. Some of them more than once, and what I really like is the incredible detail, of wildlife and trees and flowers,…

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I have just finished reading “The Last Kingdom”. I bought it in a second-hand store only because it mentioned “Alfred the Great”. I brought it home. and once I started reading I could hardly set it down. I do not…

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Dear Bernard, Am I mistaken in assuming that the title of your novel The Pale Horseman is a play on the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse? Death is often referred to as the Pale horseman, and rides upon a Pale…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, In late January of this year I bought one of your books, The Pale Horseman, while waiting at the airport traveling to a meeting. I never heard of you before and I didn’t even know that this…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I contacted you a while ago–I am the former teacher who finally read your Arthur series and loved it. All of the characters were fantastic–especially Derfel–as was the plot and detail. (I passed on my copies of…

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Just finished “Lords of the North”. Loved it as well as the whole trilogy. Will you be continuing the saga? You stated in the last line of the “Historical Notes” that “He will need Serpent-Breath again”. I hope this implies…

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I have read almost all of your books – I am now saving them up so that I KNOW I have a good book to read! I have just begun to read ‘The Pale Horseman’ and noticed that you mentioned…

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I have just finished “The Pale Horseman”, and I did read “The Last Kingdom”, and I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed them so much. I’m going out tomorrow to get “Lords of The North”. I was thinking…

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Hi Bernard, I am currently carrying out a third year English dissertation on four books about King Alfred, one of them being the Pale Horseman. I was hoping that you would be able to shed some light on a couple…

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I have listened to the audio version of The Last Kingdom, and The Pale Horseman, and I am half way thru reading Lords of the North. What a great experience it has been. I will absolutly love to hear more…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, yesterday I finished your novel “the last kingdom” (in German). I’m so fascinated by the story of Uthred and Ragnar. I simply can’t wait for June, the 30th (release date of “Der weiße Reiter”). I’m sure you…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am an enthusiastic fan of all your books. I have adopted a piece of writing in The Pale Horseman. I am hoping that you will not mind me quoting this piece as it perfectly expresses much…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, My wife and I recently purchased the audio versions of the Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman. How does one say thank you appropriately. Your Saxon stories are incredible. We are listening to the last few chapters…

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I have all of your novels except some of the off beat ones however,I have the Saxon stories and read the Pale Horseman which I found quite boring!! Maybe it’s because of Alfred being so pious he didn’t inspire any…

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Could you tell me when the next book in the saxon stories is out please? Jeremy Forster Hello Mr Cornwell, I am a big fan and would like to know if there will be a fourth volume of the Saxon…

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Greetings Mr Cornwell! I can’t believe how much I enjoyed first The Pale Horseman and then Lords of The North. I devoured the last in a day. Thank you so much! I can’t wait for Uhtred’s next adventure. Sincerely, Melinda…

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hi Bernard I hope you are well, I am 37 and live near Chelmsford in Essex and have read the Grail quest series which was brilliant, I am now reading the Last Kingdom I am up to the second book…

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new fan of your writing; I first read The Pale Horseman, then The Last Kingdom and just finished The Lords of the North. Most enjoyable! Hope the series continues. Any plans for a future Celts or Britons story, perhaps in…

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The biggest problem with new great books coming out is that you read them in less then 3 days and it’s all over. The Lords of the North was a great book to a great series. The first book I…

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Hi, just wanted to know when the next book in the Saxon series is going to be out as I want to know how Uhtred is getting on. I also wanted to say how much I enjoy your writing I…

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Mr. Cornwell, Not since James Michner have I read works of historical fiction that enthralled me as much as yours. A fortunate chance provided me a copy of “The Last Kingdom” that I read in one sitting. I was moved…

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Dear Mr. Corwell – I have been thoroughly enjoying your books. I just came across the last sentence in chapter 2 of “The Pale Horseman”, where the Eftwyrd was renamed the Fyrdraca. You might be interested to know that a…

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Mr. Cornwell, Thank you for The Saxon Stories. I finished “The Last Kingdom” and have just started “The Pale Horseman”. Reading this series has been nothing short of excitement and pure enjoyment. All I can say is that I can’t…

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I just finished “Lords of the North”. I waited nearly all summer to purchase the product and I was not disappointed. Uthred is a valiant character and as was pointed out by Hild, he does possess a sense of compassion….

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dear Mr Cornwell it has been 15 years since I have read a book and I am now 30. About a week ago I was passing a secondhand book shop and in the window I spotted one of your books…

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Dear Bernard Just like to say foremost how much I admire your work. I have just about collected your entire works apart from a couple of the thrillers and Redcoat and I think this will be completed in the next…

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Dear Mr Bernard, I’ve just finished reading The Last Kingdom, went to our Municipal library and looked for the sequel and found The Pale Horseman. Unfortunately I cannot afford buying the books – too’ expensive -down here in South Africa….

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Dear mr Cornwell, I am Italian and I have just ended to read The last kingdom and find him absolutely fantastic!!! Make you my most sincere compliments … would like to wonder whether you know when he will go out…

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Dear Sir, having read your Grail Quest Series,Gallows Thief,Stonehenge,Warlord Chronicles including The Last Kingdom,The Pale Horseman and The Lords of the North,any idea when the next book in the series will be available.Once I start reading them I can’t put…

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Dear Mr Cornwell,I am from Portugal and recently I read the books the Last Kingdom and the Pale HorseMan and immediatly I select you as my favourite writer…the story of Uhtred is amazing and absolutely incredible. Thank you. Nuno Salgueiro

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Hi Bernard, my name is Andrea, I’m 28 and I’m Italian. I’d like to know when The Pale Horseman will be available also in Italy. Thanks and bye. Andrea ps if you come to Reggio Emilia and you want to…

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Hi Mr. Cornwell, i’ m italian and my english is not very well. Ho appena finito di leggere “L’ ultimo re” ( The last Kingdom ), qui in italia siamo un po indietro, e ho notato l’ ironia ed il…

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Mr. Cornwell:I just finished “The Pale Horseman” and enjoyed it very much. I’m looking forward to “The Lords of the North” with eager expectation. This series is of great interest to me as I am a descendant of Anglo-Danes from…

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Hello, just wanted to say that I am very much enjoying reading your books. I have been through the warlord chronicles and am halfway through The Pale Horseman. I just have a quick question – how do you pronounce the…

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Mr. Cornwell, I am not much of a reader. In fact, I read maybe one or two books a year. I noticed the cover of the Pale Horseman at my friend’s house and thought to myself, “Now there’s a great…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just finished the Lords of the North book, it was absolutely fantastic. I found myself finishing the book in 3 days and yesterday I read the last word at around 5 am. I wonder if you…

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I should not begin by saying that I have never written an author before, even if it is true as day break, the reason for this is that my favorite writers growing up were deceased. An example would be Edgar…

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I have just read all 3 of the “Uthred” Saxon Novels in a week! My wife bought me The Pale Horesman as a present and fortunately my father in law had the other 2 so I was able to read…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, First, let me tell you how much I love your work! It was a rather fortuitous accident that I came across your work, and I’m glad I did. I’m a huge Patric O’Brian fan, (which is quite…

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I got interested in your Sharpe Series by watching the BBC series. I was very interested and started investigating all of your other book series. I am now busy trying to collect the Winter King and The Pale Horseman. I…

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Hi. I have just finished Lords of the North. Fantastic!! I felt I was there with Uthred. You make it so real.When can I expect the next saga? I am now in my early seventies and have been a reader…

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dear sir, I know it won’t be Mr Cornwell who reads this but please tell him that his book ‘the Pale Horseman’ was the first book I have ever read. I’ 22 years old and its started a love of…

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Dear Sir I was wondering what is the diffrence between “The Pale Horseman UK”, and “The Pale Horseman” US Releases? Yes I am from the US and am considering buying the UK release. This is not illegal is it? Would…

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Dear Bernard, As one exiled from the North East of England some years ago now, I just want to say a mammoth “Thank you” for the Uhtred series. What a character! There’s so much weaving of so many things into…

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Hi, Love your books read most the Sharpes and am working through them in date order. Intend to get through them as I’m off to Iraq for 6 months (not through choice) have also got the Starbuck series to read…

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Greetings, Mr. Cornwell. I read Tolkien almost exclusively and it was a pleasant suprise to pick up The Pale Horseman at the local bookmobile, of all places. This came at a time when a friend of mine passed away at…

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I started reading books about 4 years ago and now Im coming on 40 years old (a lot of time to catch up on) the first book I read of yours was The Last Kingdom then I got The Pale…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, I am rereading the Pale Horseman and the Lords of the North. In the books you give hints about the longbow coming as a weapon. When did the English start using this lethal weapon and did it…

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Dear Bernard just a e-mailing to say how much I enjoyed the Pale Horseman just finished it. I’ve read all of your novels and have to say I really liked Sharpe and the Arthurian books. Congratulations on the OBE. regards,…

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Mr. Cornwell: Thanks for page 232 of The Pale Horseman. “Words are like breath. You say them and they’re gone. But writing traps them.” This is excellent. Thanks! Jeff Smith

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Just finished The Pale Horseman (Great!)and was wondering where the back cover photo was taken. My wife and I both think the land in the background looks like Great Island in Wellfleet. I’m guessing the photo was taken off Chequesset…

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Mr.Cornwell, Hello, first of all I would like to thank you for writing The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, and The Lords of the North. I must admit that I’m not much of a reader despite the fact that my…

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I’m a big fan of Mr Richard Sharpe (and Pat of course), so when I saw another book by your hand “The Pale Horseman”, I just had to read it! And I must say, it is brilliant! I have a…

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I have just completed The Pale Horseman. Congratulation on what I can only say is an excellent read along with the first book in the series. I did unfortunately notice a couple of errors regarding the characters (well actually their…

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First of all, I want you to know that I’m a 61 yr old woman, (look younger) and have read all of the Sharpe series plus The Grail Quest and now The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. (BTW, I…

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How long does it take on average to conceive an idea, say the Saxon stories, to completion of the story? When can we expect another Saxon novel? Regards John P Dear Mr Cornwell I have just finished reading “Lords of…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, 4 years ago, a guy I worked with at a record company introduced me to your work via “The Archers Tale,” and I’ve been hooked ever since! I’ve read the warlord chronicles, the grail quest series, several…

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Hello, Mr. Cornwell. I stumbled across “The Last Kingdom” when it came out, purchased it because the cover looked interesting and have since then read “The Arthur books”, “Stonehenge”, “The Grail Quest”, and “The Pale Horseman”. My appetite for your…

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Hi there, I first met Uhtred in The Pale Horseman. I discovered him while browsing in a bookshop looking for something to read on my train journey from London to Newcastle. Two days later I’d finished the book finding myself…

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Hi there, I originally thought the books about Uhtred were to be a trilogy,but having just read The Lords of the North I find that Uhtred will return in other stories. Can you give us a clue as to how…

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Dear Bernard I have just spent two relaxing weeks in the Vendee in France on holiday and read both The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. I could not put them down – my son who is 11 and really…

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Well, I just finished listening to The Pale Horseman audio CD and I just want to tell you that Tom Sellwood is fantastic as the narrator. Your books are always great reads, but when Mr Sellwood reads it to you,…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to say “Thank you” for your wonderful books. Last Christmas, my wife gave me _The Winter King_ as a present on the suggestion of a friend from Chesham, England. That same friend gave me…

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Dear Mr Cornwell Please allow me to add my praise to the others who have already done so. The Lords of the North was truly ejoyable made more so by me reading it straight after The Pale Horseman. Thank you…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, My daughter and I are fans of your writing and have read many of your novels. I just finished rading The Pale Horseman and found it to not be quite up to your usual top quality writing,…

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Hi Bernard I just wanted to say thank you for such wonderful reading. I’m in Australia and the Sharpe Series was playing on cable on UKTV. My husband is English and suggested we watch it as he has fond memories…

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Mr. Cornwell: I would like to thank you for your many books, of which I have now read all but five. I am a forty-seven year old Canadian military officer and helicopter pilot who until two years ago had not…

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I realise that the filming of Arthur has been done so many times and in so many ways that I suppose you have no intention of allowing the story to be retold as you have written it. However, your rewriting…

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I loved The Pale Horseman. But I have a question….you introduce a Monk called Asser, of whom you describe as a problem to Uhtred for some time to come. However early on in the book he disappears and I expected…

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Dear Bernard Cornwell, OBE: May I salute you as such, or must I wait until it has officially been awarded to you by the Queen? At least you now know how your future salutations will appear. A friend of mine…

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The first book of yours that i read was The Pale Horseman which I couldnt put down until I was finished. I’ll be reading more of your books. If you are going to the trouble of putting a map in…

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To Mr Cornwell, I am in the process of re-reading The Pale Horseman before I read the Lords of the North for the first time. I like to read them as a set, (which yes, means I will read the…

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Hi Mr Cornwell. Honestly, I have never written to an author before, but having neglected my kids and my work for days I had to tell you how much I loved The Pale Horseman and The Lords of the North….

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Hi Bernard, Thanks very much for creating your very special story worlds. I discovered your work by listening to Tim Piggot-Smith reading one of the Arthur books. Visiting the Isle of Man recently I learned that my nephew is very…

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Just finished reading The Pale Horseman.Fantastic as your books always are. Just could not put it down till I had finished it. My wife threatened to leave me if I did not come to the table to eat. Looking forward…

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Mr. Cornwell, I live in the US and have always been an avid reader of American history, particularly the Civil War period. My oldest son Clay, who is a junior in college, shares my interest, but more as it relates…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, Usually I avoid “Historical Fiction” because the characters are usually unbelievable and the plots historically incorrect.( “Braveheart” for instance – a dreadful movie.) But Uhtred and Derfel are so real, I can hear their voices when I…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I’ve just finished reading ‘The Pale Horseman’ and, like all your other works, enjoyed it immensely. ‘Horseman’ was particularly meaningful, however, because I spent the first sixteen years of my life roaming over that part of Devon…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I am currently reading The Pale Horseman. I was surprised to read the part where Alfred asks to be burnt on a pyre, sword in hand, as a pagan. Is there any truth in this, or is…

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Mr Cornwell, kudos on your literary achievements. I have, sadly, read only one of your books, The Last Kingdom (which although I had heard of from writer George R. R. Martin, I bought only because it had vikings on it)….

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Dear Mr Cornwell, Congratulations on the award of your OBE. I have just finished reading Lords of the North which I very much enjoyed. I think of the three books so far I enjoyed The Pale Horseman the most, mainly…

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I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoyed the Athurian trilogy. Working night shifts may give an enhanced appreciation of fine writing perhaps! It was a delight, some time ago , to be sitting in a cofee shop…

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It’s been quite some time since I read a book that was hard to put down. I’ve just read two of yours that were exactly that. The two Saxon stories, The Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman were great entertainment…

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Starting The Pale Horseman, I saw your dedication to George MacDonald Fraser, whom I too admire greatly. Three of his McAuslan books were never published in the U.S. I bought copies on a U.K. trip. If you are not familiar…

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Hi Mr Cornwell, I have just discovered your books and simply cannot put one down until finished. I have just read The Last kingdom and The Pale Horseman, however was disappointed to find the first chapter of The Lords of…

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I must say I am a big fan of yours, your research is thorough and I love learning the general details of a period while being entertained. I was curious about something, and please understand that I am not a…

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Hello Mr. Cornwell! I picked up ‘The Last Kingdom’ on a whim after reading a recommendation for ‘The Pale Horseman’ from George R. R. Martin (author of the ‘Game of Thrones’ series of books). I devoured the book and quickly…

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Thank you for dedicating The Pale Horseman to George MacDonald Fraser. It was with great pleasure that one author who had given me so many hours of pleasure honored another who had done the same. Ron Black

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Bernard. I went to your talk in Winchester on the Pale Horseman. It was a very good talk and I couldn’t think of any questions to ask at the time, but I can now. How easy do you find it…

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I have just bought your new book the Lords of the North to read on holiday. I could not put it down and now have no book to read when away. Why did you stop it were you did, why…

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Hello Bernard. Having been raised in Sheffield, I must confess that my interest in your writing was piqued by Sean Bean’s presence in the lead role for Sharpe. Being from that part of the world, I have long been interested…

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Dear Mr.Cornwell.I’m a polish man living in Chicago.I bought “The last kingdom” while on vacation in Colorado,and I could not put it down.It was fantastic!!I just finished “The pale horseman” and cannot wait for “The lords of the North” to…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, Id just like to, once more (I did it sometime ago, but I firmly believe you do deserve it to be renewed every now and then), express my gratitude for the endless hours of sheer satisfaction and…

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Dear Mr.Cornwell. I have just finished reading “The Last Kingdom” in the danish translation, and I enjoyed it very much. It is fascinating for a viking descendant to see things from “the other side”. I am most eager to continue…

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At first thank you for the real pleasure that it is to read your books. When will we have The Pale Horseman in Portuguese? Fernando Piçarra

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, This is just to say how much I’ve enjoyed The Pale Horseman. Unfortunately I’ve been hospitalised for many weeks but I’ve been attempting to trace my ancestry and by many routes have found that it goes back…

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I have just finished The Pale Horseman, and am, of course looking forward to the next book. I really appreciate your dedication to George MacDonald Fraser, one of my all-time favorites. The Flashman books are coming out more slowly now,…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am home sick from work today and was up all las night with a fever. We do not own a television and instead we read. I read the last 2/3 of The Last Kingdom, having started…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I rarely buy books because my mother will read a book or two a day and she generously passes several on to me. She gave me Gallows Thief and I was hooked! I had to read more…

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I just found this site and I think it’s great to have a way of contacting an author whom you really admire. Mr Cornwell, you rock!! I’ve been reading your books since I discovered the Sharpe series in the late…

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Just finished the Pale Horseman,having just finished the Last Kingdom, having just discovered your Saxon series. I could gush like the starry-eyed fan I have become, but you probably get enough of that. All I will say is this: brilliant,…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, 10 years ago I immigrated to Chicago from the Czech Republic – without any knowledge of English language. Eventually, I started to understand, to talk, to write and to read…and then I discovered your books and I…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, wow, fantastic literature. I believe your Saxon books are what C.S. Lewis called “high literature”! I just finished The Pale Horseman in four days and could not put it down! may I ask two questions? one: The…

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Hello, Mr.Cornwell! Its me again!(I forgot to add this to the last message)My dad, who by the way is Welsh and living in Queensland, Australia, read the first Arthur Book(Im sending him the next two cause he cannot find them)…

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I have thoroughly enjoyed ‘The Last Kingdom’ and ‘The Pale Horseman’. Will your new book ‘Lords of the North’ be ready for signing at Winchester on May 20th? If not, are you book-signing/lecturing anywhere else in the kingdom in the…

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Mr. Cornwell, I have been a big fan of your books for many years. The Sharpe’s series has provided for many an enjoyable birthday, Christmas, etc. gift. I am enjoying The Pale Horseman now. Uhtred seems to share more than…

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Dear Sir, My name is Jens Thomasen and I live in Denmark at the town Hobro. I have just started to read your book ‘The Last Kingdom’ and I’m much excited for the book. It’s so interesting to read about…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I would just like to thank you so very much for years of marvellous reading and such wonderful adventures! I got hooked as a young lad by Sharpy, could not put the Arthur trilogy down and have…

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Mr. Cornwell, Just finished “The Pale Horseman”. One very minor nit to pick. At one point in the book you have someone grinding corn. Unless the English corn is different from the kernel on an ear surrounded by a husk…

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I recently read The Last Kingdom and have almost finished The Pale Horseman. I am looking forward to the next book. I have long been interested in Alfred and have enjoyed your stories greatly. Thank you so much. I look…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have been reading your books since I was thirteen. Of course, since I am now 16, that isnt too long. I have only read Redcoat, The Grail series, the Warlord Chronicles, and the Last Kingdom, although…

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No need to return my email. I just wanted you to know that I am a new fan, having devoured “The Pale Horseman”, and the “Last Kingdom”, within a three day period. I am anxious to read the rest of…

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Hey, I have just started my easter holidays, and as I’ve been working so hard for my A-level exams this summer, I thought I deserved a break. I am an avid fan of all your books, and after reading The…

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hi I thoroughly enjoy reading your books but want to know why is it that no one can look into Derfel’s eyes in the Warlord chronicles? and also is Uhtred going to be as bad as he was in The…

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Dear Mr Cornwell. I dont suppose you remember me from AGES ago when I used to email you quite regularly via this form. ANyway, I hope you are well and enjoying your travels. I just had to write after having…

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Dear Bernard, Great website. Just had to write a short note to express how much I enjoy your books. Have managed to read almost all of the Sharpe series, all the Grail, Warlord and others but have not yet tackled…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, My name is Milena, and I’m from Brazil. I like your books so much that I couldn’t wait for “The Last Kingdom” translated into Portuguese, I bought the UK paperback edition about one week ago. What I…

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After reading your book “the Last Kingdom”, I was impressed. I have now read the first half of “The Pale Horseman”, and I am afraid the book is going to end too soon. These are some of the best historical…

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I just finished “The Pale Horseman”. I have now read all of your books and found they have a common flaw. They all come to an end. Please keep writing. Clayton W. Brown

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Hello Mr. Cornwell, Big admirer of yours from Brazil. I have just finished reading The Pale Horseman, which I enjoyed even more than The Last Kingdom, and being an avid reader on the vikings, I was curious on your approach…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, I write you again with some questions and comments. First of all I really hope you appreciate this message and as I already said in previous messages, I think your books are brilliant in any aspect and…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just finished THE PALE HORSEMAN. I didn’t think I would ever read a book better than THE LAST KINGDOM but THE PALE HORSEMAN was amazing. I was in despair at the end because I thoughs this…

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I finished The Pale Horseman late last night and had to write (The first thing I see is that you already have its successor done! You are prolific.). I first thought to write when it bothered me a lot after…

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Hi Just completed The Pale Horseman, excellent book, can not wait until Sep to get the next book. Have one problem though, near the end of the book you ellude to Uhtred eating hares. Coneys, hares, rabbits are not native…

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Hello, my name is Ryan and i live in Hamilton, Ontario. I just read The Last Kingdom for a book report at my school, and after reading i just had to go out and get The Pale Horseman, your writing…

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The Pale Horseman.On page 92 the women milked cows churned the butter,span wool.I left school at fifteen but I thought that span was distance such as over a gorge.In other words the women spin wool,are spinning wool or have spun…

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Hello Bernard I loved the Pale Horseman and am looking forward to the Lords of the North but I am a massive fan of Thomas of Hookton and was wondering if you had made up your mind to write another…

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Hello, just read The Pale Horseman for the second time. Question .Is birch wine still made in anywhere in Europe? I know the people of Latvia drink the birch juice in the spring before the leafs come out. Also is…

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Dear Bernard, I just finished the Pale Horseman. It was a real page turner that I finished in 5 days, It would have been sooner, but I actually have a life that demands my attention. My question and actually it…

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Mr Cornwell, I have written many times before but not for sometime. Can I first add my congratulations and thankyou for The Pale Horseman. I have some questions for you. When you are writing a novel, particularly when it’s the…

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Dear Mr Cornwell I am an avid reader but have never taken much interest in novels because I thought I couldn’t learn much from reading them. In desperation for something to read a few months ago I picked up a…

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Hi Bernard, Just a quick note from an Australian fan. I’ve got the majority of your books, and like most started with the Sharpe series, although I have lately enjoyed your earlier (period-wise) series even more. I am particularly enjoying…

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Dear, Mr. Cornwell First I wish to thank you from all your hard work. I was one of those people how never really read books; I started reading books after finding one of yours ‘the Last Kingdom’ at a bookstore…

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Dear Mr Cornwall After enjoying a number of your books, Gallows Thief, The Grail Quest series and more recently The Last Kingdom, you have fired my interest in English history. Would you give me some advice on reading material which…

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I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. The first book was lent to me by a friend and he was amazed when I told him how much I enjoyed it…

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Dear Bernard, Just a short note to thank you for your terrific books. My dad (lives in UK) and me (living in NZ) share many a Sharpe tale over the phone. The Saxon series is terrific also and I’m about…

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I have read all the books you have written except the Sharpe series. I am now in the middle of The Pale Horseman. This may very well be your best series yet – looking forward to the next book. ps…

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Hello. I now have your book, the pale horseman, in Dongying, Shandong, China. I just love it. I will use it to test my student oral english later in the year. Are there any places in the world where your…

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Mr. Cornwell: What a wonderful coincidence; I just finished George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman on the March two days ago, tonight I pick up The Pale Horseman and lo and behold, it is dedicated to Mr. MacDonald. I’ve said on many…

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Mr. Cornwell, I just finished The Pale Horseman, and I enjoyed it very much. I think I have read everything you have written that has been published here in the US, including A Crowing Mercy and Fallen Angels. My favorites…

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Dear Mr. Bernard Cornwell I am very sad for I am almost done with the PALE HORSEMAN You are one Dammm good history teacher. I guess all I can do is start the Sharp stories all over again . Thank…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, Can I please start this message by saying a HUGE “thank you”. Your books have given me months of enjoyment. I have just recently finnished the Arthur series and I have just one question. At the very…

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Hi Bernard. I have just finished the Pale Horseman and enjoyed it very much. With regard to Hubba, I was searching the internet and when reading some literature about my home town ‘Appledore’ in North Devon I read a paragraph…

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Thanks for your many great books! Other than “The Pale Horseman”, I can not think of any I have not read. I have greatly enjoyed reading each one and have a number in my collection. When our daughter studied in…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I live in Portugal, and I was first attracted to Sharp’s adventures after buying the first translation into portuguese of Sharp’s Rifles. The following three books of Sharp’s series are now translated, being your local editor more…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I’m a big fan of your Warlord Chronicles and have just finished reading The Last Kingdom which I honestly think is even better. I have The Pale Horseman and Stonehenge waiting to be read and will inevitably…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I’m not usually one to write to authors or stars and the like but I had to let you know how much i enjoy your historical novels. I have read about two thirds of the Sharp series….

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I have enjoyed books from the Grail series, Sharpe series, Arthurian, etc. Likewise, I loved The Last Kingdom and am very excited about the release of The Pale Horseman. I am wondering however, if the latter will be released in…

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I was first introduced to your (I believe) favorite character through the history television series “Sharpe’s Rifles”. My last name will suggest why. I was impressed with how well done the movies were and, in most cases remained close to…

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Firstly I was very thrilled and pleased to meet you when you came to Nottingham at Waterstone and you signed your book The Pale Horseman for me. I read in my copy of the SAS “the bulletin” issue 58 that…

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Mr. Cornwell — Bravo for The Pale Horseman. A wonderful book. Uhtred is a wonderful character, very close to being an anti-hero in this volume. Here is a question that you may not be able to answer. In the next…

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Hello and happy New Year to you! (Better late than never). I have a few questions about the Pale Horseman after finishing it for the third time the other day, but I would like to thank you for signing some…

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Hello Bernard, I’m a recent fan of yours and can’t put your books down. I was wondering when the Pale Horseman would be released in paperback in the UK? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Craig

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Have recently finished The Pale Horseman, and am anxiously awaiting the installment in the series. Is there a publishing date for the next book? Thom

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Just finished The Pale Horseman – well done sir. I am an avid reader of your quill pen’s work :-).Be well. John Liddle

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Sir, I’ve never written to an author before but, in my 68 years of reading I have never enjoyed an author more than I do you. Having read every one of your works, and I too am a fan of…

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Mr. Cornwell, Thank you very much! I bought “The Pale Horseman” and in reading the cover sheets learned of “The Last Kingdom”. Well , you know I set it aside, untill I finished, The Last Kingdom, two nights later. The…

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Mr. Cornwell, I just finished reading THE PALE HORSEMAN and enjoyed it very much. Am looking forward to the next book of the series. Which leads me to this question; Is there anyway I can get advance notice of when…

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Dear Mr Cornwall I am a great fan of yours, apart (I must in the minority) from the Sharpe novels. I have just read The Last Kingdom which I could not put down and when the paperback edition of The…

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I have just finished the Pale Horseman and I am wondering if you ever considered making a film out of these brilliant novels like you did in most of your Sharpe series. I think it would make an absolutely spectacular…

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Hello Mr. Cornwell, I just finished reading your book “The Last Kingdom”. What a wonderful book except that I will have to devote yet more time reading “The Pale Horseman”. :-) I am attempting to write a novel myself. I…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just finished reading The Pale Horsemen and I must say it bought a tear to my eye, a truly great story and full of so much emotion. Being someone who is not a huge fiction…

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Mr. Cornwell, I just returned from your talk at the Eldredge Public Library and wanted to thank you for such a rare opportunity. It was quite a thrill to listen to you speak, hear your passion for storytelling, and learn…

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Hello and a BIG thank you for being a great story teller. So far I have read the Arthur stories, the grail quest, Gallows Thief and the Last Kingdom . All of these books had me transferred to old England…

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Just had to tell you how much I enjoy reading your books. I started with Sharpe but now am hooked on the Saxon stories, can’t put the Pale Horseman down. Keep them going!! Jennifer Robertson

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Just wanted to thank you for writing the fantastic follow up to the Last Kingdom absolutely loving the Uthred stories. In another reply you hinted at a possible return of Thomas of Hookton – any clues as to when or…

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I attending a reading you did for The Last Kingdom. Will you be doing another book tour for The Pale Horseman, particularly in the Northern Virginia area? If so, when and where? Mary Longtin

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One of my favorite memories of being a child was having the lights turned out in my room and then by flashlight, settling in to read the latest “Hardy Boys” mystery book that I had snuck under the covers. Over…

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Just a small note to say how much I enjoy your books, having read sharp series at least three times. My wife noticed your new book The Pale Horseman which I recieved for christmas, and completed within two weeks. Now…

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I have just finished reading an advanced reader copy of The Pale Horseman. My breath is just now coming back and I am anxiously awaiting the next book! I read it non-stop until I was done. Sir, you have once…

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Hi I’ve recently read the Pale Horseman and loved it. I was hoping to find out when the third in the triolgy will be released. Chris O’Brien Bernard, Having just read and enjoyed the ‘Pale Horseman’ I must ask the…

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Mr. Cornwell, I am a great fan of yours, and have been since I first picked up Enemy of God (I know its out of order, but thats where I started). I have read all of your recent books, as…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I have just finished reading The Pale Horseman and I must say how enlightening the book was. It left me wanting more and I cannot wait for the next book in the Saxon series. I am a…

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Firstly Happy New year to you and your family. This is just a quick note to thank you for the many hours of enjoyment you have given me over the last few years. I found an old copy of Sharpe’s…

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I enjoyed reading ‘The Pale Horseman’, I found it very compelling. This series about Uhtred of Bebbenberg looks very promising, and if the first two books are so good then I can imagine that we have even better things in…

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Hi there Mr. Cornwell. I just wanted to tell you that I started reading your books at the age of 12 ten years later I still read just about everything you write. You hooked me on reading! My mom would…

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I just wanted to say thank you. I’ve tried to read many books but never make it to the end. Years ago I picked up Winter King and I’ve been hooked ever since. I just finished The Pale Horseman and…

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Bernard, I would like to say a big thank you for your books. I am 42 and have never been much of a reader. Probably read 5 books since I left school other than books I have to go through…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I just wanted to thank you for the immense pleasure I derived from The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. In the past 2 days I have read both books, and you did a damn fine job…

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Hello Mr Cornwell. I really enjoy many of your books (Warlord stories, Grail quest, Stonehenge, Sharpes Rifles and The Last Kingdom) and I am waiting the Pale Horseman and of course other books. I think your books are brilliant and…

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Bernard, Is it an error that Andover is described as being in Wiltshire in The Pale Horseman? I live there and have always believed it is in Hampshire. Either way the stories are brilliant. Dave

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I love your books, so far I’ve read almost every single one of them, and pretty much own them as well. I finished your latest book the Pale Horseman and am dying to read the third part….

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Hi Bernard, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed The Pale Horseman, a really brillant read in my view. My favourite type of novel is as written in the first person, in fact I think you are…

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I’ve just read “The Pale Horseman”. I was especially appreciative of the dedication, which I thought exceptionally generous of you. No reply needed! Jim.

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Couldn’t wait for the Pale Horseman, read it in virtually one sitting. Looks like you’ve done it again! Like all your books it stands the test of being re-read and still gripping the reader the second time around. What are…

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I must say that I have just read The Last Kingdom and it is by far the best book you have ever written(in my opinion) Its also great you add historical notes as I never knew Britain had more than…

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Hello Mr Cornwell: I have just started reading the Pale Horseman and noticed you dedicated the book to George McDonald Fraser. Now I absolutely love the Flashman Series, what a character, but Mr Fraser always states that there was little…

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I read somewhere that the actor Christopher Lee has read Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings every year for the past 40-odd years, and that is what I am working toward with the Warlord Chronicles. I have so many interests and…

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I have read ‘the Last Kingdom’ and bought and read ‘the Pale Horseman’ as soon as it was released, absolutely brilliant. How long have I got to wait for the next installment of Uthred? still I’m enjoying the Arthur books…

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Hello Bernard: I’m reading The Last Kingdom at the present, and am enjoying it very much. Looking forward to reading The Pale Horseman when it’s out in paperback. It is available in trader here in Vancouver, but I can wait….

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I have read a number of your books and I like the way you write. I took a Literature class and I reference you as one of the great Napoleanic war fiction writers. I just finished The Last Kingdom and…

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Hi Bernard, While working in Malaysia my wife called meto say there saw a new book by you out. I knew which one it was even though I didn’t even know the title at the tiem. “Buy it” was the…

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THE CIRCLE OF CERIDWEN/CERIDWEN OF KILTON

For those who enjoyed Bernard’s ‘The Last Kingdom’ and ‘The Pale Horseman’, here’s another excellent novel set in the same time period, against the background of the struggle between the Danish invaders and Alfred the Great in 9th-century England. It’s…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell Just finished your latest book ‘The Pale Horseman’ which was brillant. Can you tell me when the next book in the Saxon stories will be out as I can’t wait. Mr.A.Hughes I have never been a real…

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Just Finished The Pale Horseman, think Uthred is a great character. You’ve said there will be another in this series. Is there anything else in the pipeline? I suppose a new Starbuck book would be asking too much?? Another Sharpe/Rider…

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Dear Bernard, You may remember me as a reviewer on the Oxford Times some years ago. I have now retired and am living in Lancashire – much more attractive countryside and real Sharpe country. I just wanted to thank you…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I could not tell you how pleased I was to see The Pale Horseman on the shelvs, how do you do it? It seems only a short while ago I was reading The Last Kingdom. Uhtred’s character…

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I have just read your books ‘The Last Kingdom’ and ‘the Pale Horseman’ thoroughly enjoyed them. Are you going to write a sequel? – I’m dying to know what happens to Uhtred and Ragnar. Also enjoyed your ‘Warlord Chronicles’ and…

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Hi Bernard, Why is it that your publishers think an audio book should be in an abridged format? Having read both The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman and both read and listened to most of the Sharpe novels and…

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Mr Cornwell, thankyou so much for your books, I have read most and enjoyed everyone. One thing that sets you far ahead of other authors is that you take your reader to the story, I have just finished reading The…

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Hi…My name is Aaron, and I am from Canada. I will start by saying I absolutely LOVE your books! The way you write and everything, the way things like scenery and surroundings are described is amazing to me. So far,…

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I’m sure you have a lot of mail to read, so I will make this as short as possible. I recently read your Warlord trilogy for the third time. I think it is the greatest Arthur tale ever told. I…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I just finished reading “The Pale Horseman”, yet another excellent read. I feel that the first person view you decided to use in the Saxon stories works very well and just wondered what factors made you decide…

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I’ve loved all your books since I first picked up Sharpe’s Tiger at 13. As an Irish man I particularly loved the character of Patrick Harper. I am currently reading the Pale Horseman. Alan Bouse

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With all these requests to write another Thomas of Hookton, Starbuck or Rider Sandman novel, surely there wouldn’t be enough days in the week for you. My question refers to the Pale Horseman, is it true that Wales got its…

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Hi Bernard, i’ve just finished reading ‘The Pale Horseman’ and i was totally hooked. The Saxon Stories have got to be one of my favorite series of books you have written so far. I have been reading your books for…

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First of all, thank you for the books. I’ve been reading them since I was twelve and loved all of them. My question is actually in regards to George MacDonald Fraser. I notice that you dedicate The Pale Horseman to…

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Just finished the Pale Horseman and loved it. Wanted to suggest that in the third book you list an index of characters like you did with the Warlord Chronicles. They are so many that sometimes it’s hard to keep track,…

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hi Mr Cornwell, first I would like to thank you for so many good books. I was just wondering if you could recommend any good books on Napoleon’s marshels as I have just read a biography of Napoleon and would…

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Mr Cornwell, The Sharpe books are totally amazing. I have read all of them and also have read Last Kingdom and finished The Pale Horseman last night. Please keep up the good work. Just read on your questions page that…

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Hello Mr. Cornwell — I have a question — but first wish to thank you for the many, many hours of pleasure your books have given me. I have just finished THE PALE HORSEMAN (bought from Amazon.uk so I could…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I have loved all of your books. They have given me a vital escape from teenage life that would have otherwise sent me mad. I recently read the Last Kingdom and I couldnt put it down. I…

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Hey loved the Pale Horseman – reading it again for the 3rd time. Um was wondering if in the 3rd book you could have a Welshman travelling with Uhtred cause I’m from Cardiff and I think the Welsh are under…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I am a french PhD student in organic chemistry and I do like reading novels especially in english in order to continue my training of your language. Thus a few weeks ago I was looking for a…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I was sorry to hear that you have been in poor health recently. I hope you’re recovering well and that you stay healthy. It’s been a while since I last emailed you and I’ve got a lot…

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Just wanted to let you know that I am a big fan of the Grail Quest, Arthur series and the sailing adventures. Oddly, I have not yet read any Sharpe books, but rather like the older historical works. In fact…

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Hi Bernard Re: Silver Pyx Just read The Pale Horseman. Great stuff. Liked your dedication to GMF: one of my greats too. However – re the silver pyx or plate which is featured. As a certifiable word nerd I’d been…

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I have to admit I love the Sharpe novels, but I do believe you’ve taken him as far as he can go, the later books lack the quality of the earlier ones (still very good though so please dont get…

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I am just writing to ask when the follow up to The Pale Horseman will be published? Thank you for any information. Andy

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Hi Bernard, I brought the Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman for my dad’s last birthdays and both times he had to fight me to read them, great books! My favourites of all time, just want to say great job…

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Dear Mr Cornwell I received The Pale Horseman recently and am really looking forward to seeing what adventures await Uhtred, Alfred and co. At the moment I am planning to save it for Christmas reading but I’m not sure I…

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PRIDE OF CARTHAGE

I have just finished this fantastic book today and am already 100 pages into Bernards’ latest offering The Pale Horseman, which I am delighted to say is up to his his usual impeccable standards. Pride of Carthage tells the story…

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Hi thank you for taking the time to read this message. I’m 4/5 the way through the Pale Horseman and it’s an amazing book and story thank you for the time and effort you must have put into this and…

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Dear Bernard, I really liked the Last Kingdom and am just about to read the Pale Horseman but I just keep waiting for the day that you write another Thomas of Hookton novel – any plans or dates or what…

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Hello I have just discovered your web site, which is quite handy after finishing the Pale Horseman, as I’m slightly lost after finishing such a great book. The best part of reading your books is that you simply cannot put…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just finished The Pale Horseman. When I first began reading historical fiction I never would have believed it could cause such varing emotions within me. I’ve laughed & become angry & cried with every page…

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Firstly. Thanks for signing my copy of The Pale Horseman at leadenhall market the other day. Haven’t read it yet as I’m going to read Last Kingdom again first. Hope you found the article about the longbows I left you…

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Dear Bernard, Firstly let me say how shocked I was to learn thast you have been unwell.I must have my head in the sand because it seems to have been well known, but I only found out when I read…

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I first stumbled on the Sharpe stories when my father got addicted to reruns on A&E here in Arizona. He craved more so for Christmas I tried to buy him the series. A bit more expensive than I could handle…

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Dear Sir, I have enjoyed all of your books and short stories, and look forward to “The Pale Horseman.” Just a thanks from an old psychologist who gets himself transported from today’s problems to the delightful and well documented past….

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Mr Cornwell My wife bought a copy of The Pale Horseman when you visited Sunderland on 7th October 2005. You kindly wrote Happy Birthday in it for me. What a very kind thing for you to do. It felt like…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, just a quick note to tell you how much I enjoyed The Last Kingdom. I have been reading a lot of work from Dean Koontz for a number of years, but as I have always been very…

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Q: Hi – just finished the Pale Horseman (or Dervel rides again, as my Dad calls it…) What always strikes me about all of your books is the celebration of being a warrior, or perhaps just the celebration of manhood……

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Dear Bernard First let may say thank you for sigining my copy of Pale Horseman on your recent tour in London. I finished it in only a few days since I could not put it down. Great stuff. Second in…

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Hi I was just wondering when the next book in your viking triology is out, as I have just finished the Pale Horseman and can not wait to read the third one. I have read several of your triologies and…

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Hi – just finished the Pale Horseman (or Dervel rides again, as my Dad calls it…) What always strikes me about all of your books is the celebration of being a warrior, or perhaps just the celebration of manhood… If…

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I have one comment and two questions. My comment is that I loved The Pale Horseman as much as I did The Last Kingdom which so many times isn’t the case with second books in a series. My first question…

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Dear Mr Cornwell. May I start by saying how much I’ve enjoyed your books over the years, I’ve read all of your work with the exception of the Pale Horseman which I’m half way through. Do you have any plans…

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I just wanted to write a quick thank you for your latest book ‘The Pale Horseman’ – it is another great book which I read cover to cover in 24 hours, despite having exams next week and three young children…

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I would just like to say that I have immensely enjoyed your books, especially the warlord chronicles, and that I think you have created a wonderful character in Uhtred. Also I would like to ask do you have any idea…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, It was a distinct pleasure to attend your talk/signing re The Pale Horseman in Canterbury 4th Coctober. I started your good books with a few Starbucks and found them excellent. When the Winter King arrived well what…

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hi Bernard, i wanted to congratulate you on another great book in the pale horseman, and also the warlord chronicles which i finally got round to reading. i wondered if you could answer me two questions. 1, I have read…

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Hi I’ve been reading your books for four years now and read some of the questions before about the Starbuck chronicles. I won’t ask you how is it coming and all that but you said that he meets Lincon. How…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I have just read The Pale Horseman, having read The Last Kingdom last year, and would just like to say they are amazing books. Leofric and the two Ragnars never fail to cheer me up! I almost…

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I was really shocked today to read about your health problems this summer but am delighted to hear the outcome has been such a success. I feel great sympathy for Judy and hope that she is now at peace again.I…

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Thanks for the great novels. I have been enjoying yours for several years now. I am also a fan of Jack Whyte’s and am curious if you have had similar problems as he does when it comes to U.S. publishers…

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Hello Mr. Cornwell, I was wondering if you are thinking about making a series about Finn McCool or the CÚCHULAINN tales or anything related to Irish mythololgy or history? If you did I’m dead sure your Irish fans will be…

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Mr. Cornwell, Thank you once again for taking the time to answer my last letter about the intricacies of Research and Rewriting. I was enlightened. This time around, since my brain is fried by my own writing this morning, I…

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Mr. Cornwell, I’m afraid I couldn’t wait until January for The Pale Horseman to be released here in the states, and ordered a copy from Amazon.co.uk. I know you have no say in the release dates for your books, but…

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Dear Bernard, Just ordered ‘The Pale Horseman’ in answer to an e-mail from Amazon. How do they know? Now will start to re-read ‘The Last Kingdom’ to refresh my memory. It’s been a long wait but I’m sure it will…

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I love all your books. I have even started reading the books by Conn Iggulden, because of your praise of them on the cover. I eagerly await “The Pale Horseman,” yet wonder why in the UK it has 400 pages,…

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Hello Mr Cornwell. I am an ‘Essex Man’ like yourself. The Peculiar People, as I’m sure you know, had a chapel in Corringham near where I now live. They were as you say ‘very peculiar’ but nonetheless had a good…

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Just finished reading The Last Kingdom and went online to see what the title of the following book is. I have not read or had an interest in historical based novels and have always read spy/thriller/detective style novels. No more….

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I have read nearly all the Sharpe books and have just finished reading ‘The Last Kingdom’, everything I’ve read by you is just brilliant, I’ve just started reading Harlequin, only done 20 pages so far and I know I’m in…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am writing from New Zealand. I have just finished reading your latest novel “The Last Kingdom”. It has not arrived in NZ yet but my friend got it in Melbourne Australia recently. It is brilliant. Just…

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Hi Bernard, a couple of years ago I saw the Sharpe series on Dutch tv. I always enjoyed watching them, but wasn’t familiar with your other works until a friend of mine recommended me The Last Kingdom. The both of…

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Dear Mr Cornwell – I loved The Last Kingdom and cannot wait until the Pale Horseman is published. I will definetely be at one of your London book signings, a real shame you are not doing a talk at either…

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I checked the Diary page for book tour dates but I saw no dates for a Canadian tour. I thoroughly enjoyed your visit to Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, and am hoping you will be able to include a visit to…

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Hi Bernard. Just re read ‘The Last Kingdom’ and the advanced reader edition of ‘The Pale Horseman’. I can’t help but compare these novels to the Arthurian trilogy. Derfel and Uhtred are so similar in outlook and background. Both were…

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I just finished reading The Last Kingdom. Excellent! I have enjoyed the Arthur series and the Grail Quest series. Can’t wait for The Pale Horseman. My Thurston ancestors, arriving from England in 1637, descend from the Danes and likely the…

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Bernard, I understand you are going on a book signing tour in October for the release of The Pale Horseman, please could you advise me of the dates and venues for the tour? Also will you be willing to sign…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am a librarian in Miami, Florida and I truly enjoy your books. My first experience was with ‘The Archer’s Tale’ (as it is called here). It was lucky for me that the publisher decided to change…

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Hello Bernard, Just wanted to say I really enjoyed ‘The Last Kingdom’ and am looking foward to ‘The Pale Horseman’. I hope there’s a third addition to the story of Uhtred, so keep up the good work. I love historical…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, Just a short note to say thank you for “The Last Kingdom”. I never thought that another of your characters could be as lovable as the wonderful Derfel Cadarn in “The Warlord Chronicles” but Uhtred comes close!…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have recently started reading your novels of Arthur and I found ‘The Winter King’ a brilliant read. My Father has read most of your Sharpe novels and many others that you have written so I decided…

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I was lucky enough to catch your talk at the Imperial War Museum at the end of last year (coinciding with the release of The Last Kingdom). I really enjoyed the experience, particularly your start when you said that you…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I read all your books and loved every one of them. I thank you very much for all these wonderful hours of reading. I find it great that you take some of your precious time to answer…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, I have read all the Sharpe, Grail, Arthur, series and I have just finished reading The Last Kingdom today. I have read them in about 4-6 weeks. I just can’t get enough of them. Only a couple…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I would like to thankyou for the many hours I have been glued to your books. Sharpe’s Eagle was the first in 1987 when at boarding school. I am looking forward to the Pale Horseman in October….

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Mr Cornwell: I’m working my way through the “Sharpe” series and have finished 15 of the 20. A most excellent series and full of historical facts. I note that Major Ducos is Sharpe’s newest adversary and is much better than…

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I have just finished the Last Kingdom and was totally absorbed for a week while I read it. Coming from Northumberland it was fascinating to read what it must have been like over a thousand years ago, I am a…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, I have been an avid fan of all of your stories since the age of thirteen. Dick Sharpe is and always will be my hero I consider him almost a friend. All of my books are well…

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Dear Mr Cornwell, Hello.I have just finished reading `The Last Kingdom`(actually the first book of yours that I have read,and read it in three days). I just want to tell you that it is brilliant! I wish my husband read…

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Dear Bernard, I’ve read many of your books, but this last one of yours, The Last Kingdom, was just great! I LOVED IT!!! I see the next one will be released in October in Britain but not until January in…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, Thank you for “The Last Kingdom”. It is a wonderful novel and a great beginning of a new and exciting series. I am a long time follower of your writings, and as always I was very pleased…

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Dear Bernard, yes, dear to me because of the many hours reading ALL of your books. I am waiting now to get The Pale Horseman, which if it’s half as good as The Last Kingdom…Oh well, you get my meaning….

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Dear Bernard, I am a big fan of your work, so as you can imagine I share your enthusiasm for military history. I am studying law at the moment(don’t tell Sharpe) and am considering a dissertation about military law particularly…

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Hi just a quick note to say how much we enjoy your books! When I met my partner in 1998 he already had all of the Sharpe books up to that point, and the thrillers, and Starbuck Chronicles, and as…

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Dear Bernard, Whilst browsing through Hatchards website I noticed that you are due to appear there on the 4th of October to sign copies of your new book the Pale Horseman. Can you confirm that this is correct and whether…

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Dear Bernard, First thanks for all your wonderful books, I am literally counting down the days until ‘The Pale Horseman’ is released. Now a question or two (sorry!). Which battle fought during the Napoleonic wars was the most significant/crucial for…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have been an avid reader of your books for many a year and read “The Last Kingdom” with the usual enjoyment. As something of an Anglo-Saxon enthusiast, I was interested in your description of Alfred’s Wessex…

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Glad to read about “The Pale Horseman”. I think you’ve already answered Brian Denney’s question about the Revolutionary War – I think we Brits know it as the American War of Independance. Can I say that “Redcoat” is probably one…

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Hi Mr Cornwell, may I say Bernard, I feel I know you so well having discovered my first Sharpe novel some years ago I got every one of the others then available, and more as they came out. In despair,…

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Release “The Pale Horseman” sooner! Do not have Ragnar (The Younger) killed! Patrick Heugh

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Mr.Cornwell When is The Pale Horseman coming to the US? The first one was really good, and what is your favorite series that you have written? David Dorsey

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Hi, just finished The Last Kingdom today and CANNOT wait until The Pale Horseman comes out…just how does one get an advanced reader’s copy?? I’ve looked on ebay and no luck…again, I beg you to never retire!! –Darlene Campbell

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Dear Mr Cornwell, Congratulations on all your fantastic novels, I have read them all. I have just finished Sharpe’s Regiment for the second time. In the book it discusses the way of recuitment in the British army and tells you…

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Hi Mr Cornwell, I just thought I’d say hello and thank you for The Last Kingdom. My dissertation really did get put on the back burner!!! It is the best book I have ever read…anyone who disagrees has a little…

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I was at your appearance last winter in Atlanta at the Margret Mitchel House. As I mentioned in my question to you about your thrillers I flew to Santiago the next day and cruised from Valpariso through the Chilean fiords…

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Thank you very much for all your books! I have enjoyed all of them. I even have a couple of signed Sharpe’s. Are you planning a book tour of the UK to go with the release of the Pale Horseman?…

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Mr Cornwell… Big fan of yours..if you recommend another author, I take it to heart. I started reading the Last Kingdom when a new book was published..starting with the self titled in 2005. The only mistake I made was I…

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Last one from me for a bit Bernard! i try not to bother you too often… Just finished War of the Wolf and its up to your usual standards… i think you’ve been a bit of a Loki though, playing…

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I am really enjoying reading your Saxon books.  I have one question, however.  In Pale Horseman, you refer to Uhtred harvesting corn.  Does corn in 900 AD refer to something other than the grain which was introduced to Europe by…

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I thought in a long and funny text to send you, Mr. Cornwell, but then I assumed two things: First, you Sir must be someone very busy. And second: My english sucks. So I decided just to point one thing…

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Hi Bernard just finished the Last Kindgom and Pale Horseman and about to start The Lords of the North. What a boy  Uhtred is eh??   Fabulous.  Just wondered what really got you fired up about that period of our history …

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Azincourt (Extract)

In 1414 a group of mercenary English soldiers were among the garrison of Soissons, a town in Burgundian hands that was besieged by the French. The town fell, and what happened at its fall became notorious. The patron saints of…

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Sharpe’s Escape (Extract)

Mister Sharpe was in a bad mood. A filthy mood. He was looking for trouble in Sergeant Harper’s opinion, and Harper was rarely wrong about Captain Sharpe, and Sergeant Harper knew well enough not to engage his captain in conversation…

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I’m just writing a quick missive to let you know how much I’m enjoying your wonderful Warlord Chronicles. I’ve read several of your books over the years. I read several of the Sharpe Books when I was younger (41 now)…

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The Burning Land (extract)

I had left Finan and a handful of men as our only sentries. They were posted at the edge of the fields, halfway between the village and the old hall and Finan had sent one man to warn me that…

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I Began reading the Sharpe series last November(Rifles). I have read several more but sadly, I didn’t read them in order. As a result, I have gaps that I am not able to fill. Such as, when did Jane Gibbons…

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Hi Bernard! Sorry. I’m Norwegian. Your British. Suppose you prefer to be addressed as Mr. Cornwell by someone you don’t know. Understand that. Just remember that Norwegians where the crazy neighbours of the danes. Politeness is growing on us, but…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, I am a huge fan of your work, if fact just lately I have become an addict, having just got a Kindle I find it so easy just to pick up a book and read at any…

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I hope I’m not about to insult my favourite author but I’m afraid I’ve discovered your secret identity Mr. Benito Chavez. You don’t do yourself justice! I met you at a ‘pale horseman’ book signing in Sunderland a few years…

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Dear Mr Cornwell! Please could you tell if there’s a monument of the White Horse now? (“Pale Horseman” near Ethandun and if it was historical event that a white horse helped to win the battle? I didn’t understood about it…

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Recently I read “Last Kingdom” and “Pale Horseman”; I plan to finish the series. My question is how do find a place on computer to get the definition of some words. Words like fyrds,byre, thegns. I once stayed in small…

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Hello Mr Cornwell Strange thing, I read my first Sharpe novel way back in the late 80’s and typical me, I went for ‘Honour’ first. So, no surprise then, when I read ‘Pale Horseman’ first (I picked it up on…

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Thank you for dedicating “Pale Horseman” to Fraser. Between Flashman & Uhtred…..what more is there! Margaret

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Hi Bernard, sorry to say I have no pressing historical question I’d like answering – just wanted to let you know how enthralling I have found the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg! A month ago I foolishly managed to read…

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We spoke some time ago regarding the pending release of the second Uhtred novel, wherein you speculated a title of Pale Horseman. I have just completed the third Uhtred tale. Sir, you once again, have surpassed yourself in breathing life…

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Hello Mr Cornwell, just finished Pale Horseman and Lords of the North for the third time. In the lords you write ” when the Oak greens before the Ash it will be wet summer” Is this folklore or just writing?…

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Ihave just finished The Lords Of The North brilliant , is there anything else in the pipe line soon? Ralph Topp I have just finished reading The Lords of the North, and it has left me hoping that the story…

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Hi, love your work, i refuse to read any thing else but yours. just a quick question. Lords of the north ended, and although it was a great book,the end seemed a little quick. I hope this is because there…

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Having finished Lords of the North, I wondered does the Story Continue? Will their be a follow on, I do hope so. You signed Pale Horseman in Chesterfield for me and I hold that in high regard, Thank You. Carl…

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Dear Bernard, I discovered your works only six months ago and up until now Ive been enthralled. I started with the Grail Quest series with I thoroughly enjoyed. It also prompted me do some background reading about the crucial period…

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Mr Cornwell, I’m glad I discovered your books. I picked up one your books (Sharpe’s Havoc) in a airport book store a few years ago and to date have read seven of the series. I’m also reading the “Last Kingdom”…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I thought you might find it interesting on how this female “Warbaby” found out about you, and realized that you are by far my favorite Author. One night I was watching a Mystery on WGBH Boston and…

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I love your Saxon series and couldn’t put them down. I actually cried when I finished “Pale Horseman” because I would miss Uhtred. I am confused about your bulletin board. People are saying they read “Lords of the North” but…

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Congrats on your OBE! I think it is richly deserved. Just finished Pale Horseman and can’t wait for LOTN. Don’t know how you publish two books a year and maintain a high level of quality, but I’m glad you do….

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Bernard, Congratulations on the OBE honors, well deserved. One of my favorite books is Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It is long, over 400,000 words or almost 1000 pages in paperback. I considerate it an epic and have…

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A quick question; I don’t want to waste your valuable writing time. What comes after the next Sharpe? Lee Menzies Dear Bernard, I was fortunate to attend one of your Pale Horseman book signings fairly recently (Methevens,Canterbury). I am very…

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I just finished The Last Kingdon in an audiobook read by Tom Sellwood. I must say that I enjoyed that so much; the words took on more color when pronounced by someone who has a much better idea than I…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am a huge fan of all things Norse/Viking. That is what drew me to your Saxon books. I just finished A Pale Horseman and thoroughly enjoyed it. And, even though it had less Norse characters in…

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Sir: I have just finished “Pale Horseman,” which I enjoyed immensely. Over the past six years I have read all of Sharpe’s, Starbuck, Grail Quest, the Saxons, the thrillers, Stonehenge, and nearly all of your other novels. I have always…

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Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to drop you a line and say thanks for writing Pale Horseman- the character of Uhtred is coming along nicely- He reminds me of a Saxon Achilles wouldn’t you say? I also find him to…

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Mr. Cornwell, I just now completed “A Pale Horseman”, and I must say it ranks as possibly my favorite book by any author. I cannot possibly imagine how the book could have been any better. I laughed, I got a…

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Just started to read “Pale Horseman” and as always am enjoying. But I am sad because I miss Sharpe. You did not finish “Sharpe’s Escape” with familiar words like “Sharpe and Harper will march again.” So I am concerned. Please…

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I’ve loved every one of your novels and I’m sorry to sound like a nerdy engineer, but the hilarious episode with the wheelbarrow in A Pale Horseman could never have happened as the earliest record of wheelbarrows in Western Europe…

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A note of gratitude for dedicating A Pale Horseman to George MacDonald Fraser. I discovered him through the pages of Playboy in 1975. I have all of his books and have gifted his words to many. I discovered you (the…

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Mr. Cornwell, I stumbled across The Winter King in an airport bookshop while waiting for a delayed flight in Singapore. The cover (UK) design grabbed me at first, followed by the fact that it was an Arthur tale (one of…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, just wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed your books, and why. Travelling to England for a conference, I had a few pounds to spend before going home (DO hate to just hand money…

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Bernard, Are you doing a book tour for ‘Pale Horseman’ in U.S.? In particular, the San Francisco Bay Area? Curious … Best DW

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Mr Cornwell. It’s winter over here in North Essex the other side of the River Blackwater opposite Bradwell Creek where Sharpe escaped back to London. I’ve finished Pale Horseman which I enjoyed very much and am now facing a winter…

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Hi Bernard, excuse the familiarity but I feel I know you as I have read every single one of your books so far, except Pale Horseman, which is on it’s way. I have just finished Fallen Angels, and really enjoyed…

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Hello, I’m currently devouring Pale Horseman and wonderful stuff it is, too! Uhtred is a fascinating character, not as noble, I think, as Derfel (who remains my favourite of your ‘heroes’.) Here we are, back again in Merlin’s lands of…

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Just read the excerpt from “Pale Horseman” and eagerly await its US publication. I’m wondering why your non-Sharpe novels haven’t been filmed, or have I missed something? P.S. I also am a sailor–a Cape Dory 25 on Lake Ontario. Ellsworth…

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Mr. Cornwell, I love everyone of your books. I cannot seem to get enough of them. My favorite series is the Warlord Chronicles followed closely by the Grail Quest series. I find this particular time period fascinating and your descriptions…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell. I just finished to read “The Last Kingdom”. What a wonderful book! Thank you very much!!! Now I just should be patient and wait till “Pale Horseman” will printed in USA. I hope it will happen as…

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Dear Mr. Cornwell, Your works are masterful and addictive. I found myself at the point of watching Sharpe on DVD, before going to bed, reading the Grail series, and finally passing out to more Sharpe as audio on my MP3…

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