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Flashman and the Dragon

By: George MacDonald Fraser, Kati Nicholl
Narrated by: Toby Stephens
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Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Brown’s schooldays, now with a Victoria Cross, has three main talents – horsemanship, facility with foreign languages and fornication. A reluctant military hero, Flashman plays a key part in most of the defining military campaigns of the 19th century, despite trying his utmost to escape them all.

‘When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman’ Abraham Lincoln

In China in 1860, a lot of people mistakenly put their trust in Flashman: the English vicar’s daughter with her cargo of opium; Lord Elgin in search of an intelligence chief; the Emperor’s ravishing concubine, seeking a champion in her struggles for power; and Szu-Zhan, the female bandit colossus, as practised in the arts of love as in the arts of war.

They were not to know that behind his Victoria Cross, Harry Flashman was a base coward and a charlatan. They took him at face value. And he took them, for all he could, while China seethed through the bloodiest civil war in history and the British and French armies hacked their way to the heart of the Forbidden City…

 Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers Historical Literature & Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction War Military China

Critic reviews

'The Flashman Papers do what all great sagas do – winning new admirers along the way but never, ever betraying old ones. It is an immense achievement.' Sunday Telegraph

‘Not so much a march as a full-blooded charge, fortified by the usual lashings of salty sex, meticulously choreographed battle scenes and hilariously spineless acts of self preservation by Flashman.’ Sunday Times

‘Not only are the Flashman books extremely funny, but they give meticulous care to authenticity. You can, between the guffaws, learn from them.’ Washington Post

‘A first-rate historical novelist’ Kingsley Amis
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Most relevant

What did you like most about Flashman and the Dragon?

It was fun and interesting.

What did you like best about this story?

Flahman's royal lover

Which character – as performed by Toby Stephens – was your favourite?

Loved them all, he is fab!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

What a stupid question, the only thing Flashman moves is his groin.

Any additional comments?

It was a bit complicated, for a driver, driving all over the place, but this book besides being a good yarn, had a serious side to it.

Kind of enjoyed it....

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Once again excellent superb narration , Flashy never fails to surprise and always comes up smelling of roses

Flashy

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Toby Stephens gives a brilliant reading of this highly entertaining book. Thoroughly recommend giving this a listen. Wish he had narrated more than two of the books.

Absolutely terrific !

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as usual fun story about how he manages to escape, evade or run away from danger

Flashman doing what he does best

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It's not bad, it has all the usual things you expect from a Flashman but it dose feel a bit light-wait when compered to others in the series.

Good...not Great

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