Dear Mr. Cornwell. I LOVE your books and I thank you for the hours of fun I have had while reading them. I just have one question. The Starbuck Chronicles. As far as I know you have only written four of them. I was just wondering if you intened to further the series. Thanks again. Rick Hindmarsh

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Back in Jan ’04 you answerd a question by saying that Starbuck will reach Appomattox. But now I’m reading some nasty rumors on other websites that you’re planning a fifth- and final- Starbuck book in which Nate will die. I emplore you Sir, please don’t kill off Nate. For my money, he is your best character- even better than Sharpe, whom I enjoy immensely- with Uhtred running in second. The Starbuck Chronicles are the books that first introduced me to your writings. Those four books are some of the best you’ve ever done. So much of Nate’s story remains yet to be told. Getting Nate to Appomattox would cover such ground that the resulting books would be spectacular! I don’t know if the rumor regarding Nate’s death are true or not – I hope they are not! I patienly wait for more of Nate’s story and hope that he will indeed reach Appomattox. Tom