Dear Bernard Cornwell, I have read.a majority of your books. I read all the sharpe books as a child and a majority of my favorite Sharpe books whilst serving in Iraq. Whilst serving in Afghanistan I was enveloped by the tales of Uhtred. A majority of the time your novels were a great escape after the long patrols and endless stags. After a lengthy exercise in Jordan I read all the novels so far in the Starbucks chronicles. I believe as a character he is your best work and perfect embodiment of a raw soldier who desire is to prove himself as liable leader. I know the similarities between Nathaniel Starbuck and Sharpe are obvious and to you it must seem difficult to bring a unique twist to two characters so similar but I just hate to see a epic saga of no else lack the dramatic finale. Will he confront his brother in combat, will his father forgive him or will he die protecting a cause that stands against his up bringing?

Lee Hill