Dear Mr Cornwell, Having just finished reading the complete Starbuck series for at least the third time, I read what you had to say about continuing the series. I can see that there is a resemblance to Sharpe, but the big difference is that Sharpe was on the winning side. As we know the South lost the civil war and I would love to see how you would show Starbuck coping with defeats that inevitably lead to a complete defeat of the Southern states. I have all of the Sharpe books and almost all of the other books you have written so I thank you for all the pleasure you have given me. Forget the time I have spent reading instead of getting on with something more useful to others!!! Paddy Close