I’m a fan of your books and believe I’ve read them all except the Sharpe series. I’ve enjoyed them all and like other fans anxiously await Book Five of the Starbuck Chronicles. I hope that’s not in the too distant future. Richard Stacey

Mr. Cornwell, A request you have heard before, PLEASE continue “The Starbuck Chronicles”. I was never much of a reader until I read “Rebel” when it first came out, now I can’t stop. Thank you for the series and please continue it. Lloyd Aadland

Dear Sir, I hope you enjoyed a well earned vacation. I had a little time off and read Sharpe’s Fortress, and of couse enjoyed it. I was wondering if Sharpe’s Fury was going to be the finale of a long and distinguished career. Since Sharpe has over 20 adventures under his belt, it seems only fair to end Starbuck’s furlough and get him back to fighting damnyankees. I can think of a dozen battles for him to fight. You created them, so I’m sure you know best when to send them into action. Whatever subject you write about, I get entertainment and an education. Take care. Michael Calkins

Dear Bernard In reading with both interest and glee your post dated April 1st that you might be writing another Starbuck book about Fredricksburg and much more. Can you give any indication what that much more is??? Now its been roughly 12 years since Starbuck has been last been on the bookshlves I was going to ask if after this next Sharpe book you would consider giving Sharpe a short break and let Starbuck have some time in the sun. After all there a billion and one open plot threads still hanging with Starbuck and Sharpe’s are mainly filled up and its just a case of putting in the blanks added to the Viking series and other series produced since then. Starbuck has had to wait a long time. Please give him a thought for 2007 after all it will be about 13 years then. And I do not know if you have read it or not but can I reccommend The Fredricksburg Campaign Winter War on the Rappahannock by Francis Augstine O’Reilly as an excellent account on that battle that would help in research. And in an added endorsment with the poster below about getting Starbuck to Chickamauga it was called the Soldiers battle of the US civilwar and would seem ideal for Starbuck can I reccommend Peter Cozzens That Terrible Swift Sound as a good book to read as well about that battle. Your sincerely Geraint P.S Please Please give Starbuck fans a thought we have been the most patient of people and Sharpe is more than capable of waiting a year or two for the next one.

hello Mr. Cornwell, I have enjoyed all your books especially Sharpe, Starbuck and Gallows Thief. I have a question for you concerning the Starbuck books. In one of the books there is talk, I think between Lassan and Starbuck, of the British joining the war and fighting along side the South. If this had happened what implication would this have to the North? Many thanks again for the great books, keep writing!! Rory Blundell