Bernard, Started reading your books a few years ago and have moved from Sharpe through Grail Quest now on Starbuck. Thanks for so much enjoyment – Sharpe is more than equal to Hornblower by CSForester. Would the two ever have met? Now that would have been a good book!

My question is… Is Nathanial Starbuck (descendants from Nantucket) fictitiously related to his namesake of the C.17 also from Nantucket? I do hope so as that means I am distantly related. Yeehaa! Kindest regards, David Macey