Dear Bernard, This isn’t really an idea for a book. It’s just that I’ve really enjoyed your Starbuck Chronicles, have learnt a lot from them about the American Civil War and feel frustrated that I don’t how the story develops after Antietam. You say that you’ve sent Starbuck on vacation because he’s becoming too much like Sharpe. Fair enough but how about some more civil war books based on Swynyard or Turnlin or both? They are interesting characters and can take the place of Starbuck in finishing off the series. Best wishes, Terry Hartery