Dear Mr. Cornwell, My dad and I are very big fans of your novels. My girlfriend refers to them as cat nip for Carl. All jokes aside, I am currently reading The Starbuck Chronicles and I have a question about the character Patrick Lassan. Is Patrick the son of Richard Sharpe? I just wanted to add one more statement, you hooked me with Sharpe, but Uhtred is my favorite. Thanks for the stories. Carl