Mr. Cornwell, Thank you so much for providing hours of exciting reading. I started with your Sharpe books, and did not find the other series until later. I just finished Stormchild, and it was wonderful. You obviously know your way around a sailboat. Your historical descriptions make me feel that I am there. I am an old history buff, and love your way of getting me into the story. I am retired, and live on an historic gold mine property (claimed in 1887)near Columbia, CA. Thank you again for your stories. With warm regards, Alan Alan O’Neill