Dear Mr. Cornwell, I was surfing the web one day and I came upon an older article that said that you may be considering writing one more Starbuck book and killing him off, I urge you please don’t do that! (it also mentioned parts of the story with Mrs Lincoln and stuff). Secondly, I’m torn I want you to write Sharpe to the indian rebellions and have the cycle come back to the beginning BUT though Patrick and Richard are my favorite characters I really wish you would write another Starbuck (I know you get that a lot but I truly consider them your best work, though not your best character). Also just wanted to say I’ve given my Sharpe books to my father to read-he hasn’t read a novel since high school-over 40 years ago! (not to say he doesn’t read-newspapers and horse racing but alas no novels) and I couldn’t believe it, he not only read the book I gave him but asked for more! Congratualations – you are responsible for my father reading his first novel in almost half a century! Thanks and keep up the good work (and hopefully another Starbuck) Mark.