Hello!

My name is David Newell and I am currently an Officer Cadet at RMAS. I have just this instant finished ‘Bloody Ground’ from the Starbuck chronicles and I have to say the entire series is awesome! I started rebel just before I got to Sandhurst when I by chance (seeing you were the author) picked it up in a charity shop. I continued reading the series throughout my time here at Sandhurst ( in the small amount of time I had off in the early weeks) and they really helped me enjoy some rarely seen down time! I understand that you didn’t carry on Starbuck to focus on Sharpe, or so I’ve read, and I can’t blame you for that either. I watched the TV series with my dad when I was younger, and I intend now on reading the books, especially as I believe Sharpe was a reason I went to study history at Queen’s in Belfast. However, if you have ever had the slightest inclination to go back to Starbuck I am desperate to see how it ends!

Many thanks for the enjoyment your writing has brought me and so many others here.

David Newell

P.s I also hugely enjoyed The Fort.