Dear Sir I am a huge fan of your writing and have read every book you have written. The last series I read was the Starbuck Chronicles which I enjoyed immensly, my favorite series is probably the Sharpe series and I was wondering if the Lassan, the French General/Colonel Cavalry officer, was Sharpe’s son? and if he will feature in the Sharpe series (or his own) at all? Is Sharpe’s Devil definitely the last (in chronological terms) in the series? And will the next Starbuck book be the last one (I assume it will be about the battle of Ghettysburg) or will Starbuck exist as a character outside war? I realise this a lot to answer and so will be appreciative of any answer I get. Thank you very much. Will Hoffman