Dear Bernard Now you have finished Azincourt which don’t get me wrong I loved and would certainly be more than eager for more tales of Nick Hook but I was wondering if we will ever see Nathaniel Starbuck again. I know you have said you will get to Starbuck in the future but The Last Book was in 1995 and its now 2008 and unlike the Sharpe novels there is a lot of storylines left very open ended and would be a shame if you ignored it for much longer. For instance in Bloody Ground it seemed to suggest Lyman might use Adams death by southern bushwackers to subvert Washington Falcouner?? And will Starbuck ever get his hands on Billy Blythe or discover Delenays treachery etc etc ??????. Its more a rather faint request from a long suffering with out hope Starbuck fan (I am willing to bet there is more of us out there who feel the same way) So while more series and more books are fun and will always be read please get back to Starbuck even if it was just 1 short story book about Appomatox and the rest was left for the reader to fill in the blanks.(Though Chancellorsville/Gettysburg/Chickamauga and the epic Grant/Lee Overland campaign would be fascinating to read about Starbuck there. Just some closure so its done because while there are gaps of battles like Albuera or Burgos in Sharpe’s campaigns there is a story closure he ends up happy ever after in France with Lucille. Starbuck does not have that. You have said your next book is about Uhtred but please please consider Starbuck Anyway thank you for your time Yours sincerely Geraint

thank you for all the entertainment as well as education you have given me over the years.i thought the book a crowning mercy that you co-wrote with miss Cornwell was top notch.i read all your work,I’m wondering when will Starbuck ride again. again thank-you for the joy and education you have brought me over the years. Brian Falk

Hello Mr.Cornwell – I have only in the recent past discovered Starbuck, I have now read all that have so far been written, please when will Starbuck appear again? I have read all of Sharpe and am looking forward to Sharpe’s peril on TV, but please may we have more Starbuck? Regards, Pat Farnsworth