Bernard Cornwell Starbuck chronicles 4 Books Collection RRP pound 3096 Titles In This Set The Bloody Ground Starbuck Chronicles Battle Flag Starbuck Chronicles Copperhead Starbuck Chronicles Rebel Starbuck Chronicles The Bloody Ground Starbuck Chronicles This book continues the story of a nation torn apart by civil war & the life of Nathaniel Starbuck a northerner fighting for the southern cause that was started in Battle Flag All the military & personal intrigues are continued here but the main event of the novel is the Battle of Antetum Battle Flag Starbuck Chronicles Third volume in the Starbuck Chronicles The battle for control of Richmond the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862 Copperhead Starbuck Chronicles In the sequel to Rebel The Starbuck Chronicles Volume 1 Harper Collins 1993 Cornwell seeks to create a new hero as popular as his Richard Sharpe from the authors Napoleonic series Nathaniel Starbuck is a Northerner the son of a Boston minister who becomes caught up in the South at the start of the Civil War & joins the Rebel cause captivated more by the challenge & peril of war than the righteousness of either side Newforged loyalties entice him to stay with the rebels even after his life & his family ties are put at risk when he must act as a spy to save his best friend from charges of espionage Nate is a beguiling hero & Cornwells balance of battle romance & historic scenes are neatly paced in this novel set against the 1862 battle for Richmond Rebel Starbuck Chronicles Set during the American Civil War this book follows the confrontation of North against South Nathaniel Starbuck is a Northerner but fleeing his family after the disgrace of his involvement with a French actress he turns to his best friend Adam Faulconer