Dear Mr Cornwell Thank you once again for the many hours of pleasure and interest your books have given me. No matter the subject of your novels they all bring history alive. I am a keen fan of Sharpe and while the current series of books fills in gaps in Sharpe’s career and brings back to life many of the interesting characters from the first series, I miss the mystery about what is going to happen to Sharpe, knowing that he survive at least into the 1820’s. Having said that I really can’t wait to see what happens to Sharpe after the Fury. I also hope that you will return to Starbuck in the not too distant future as I rate the four Starbuck Chronicles as the best American Civil War novels I have ever read. Finally I regret that you have not turned your talents to a Scots historical novel. What a story you could tell from that nation’s rich history. However, perhaps that is too much to ask of you. John Pilkington