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Title: Flashman and the Dragon by George MacDonald Fraser ISBN: 0-452-26191-0 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: June, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.22 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The finest historical fiction anywhere
Comment: Another cracking good piece of historical fiction from Fraser: hilarious, well-researched, compelling. The rogue Flashman finds himself in China, 1860: running guns, meeting the Tien Wang during the Taiping rebellion, with Elgin on the road to Beijing and even brought as a prisoner before the emperor. An amazing book, as all the Flashman entries I've read have been. An erudite, bawdy adventure yarn, masterfully plotted. What's really impressive is how Fraser puts a human face on historical figures and events, giving concubines, princes and rebels distinct, believable personalities and motives. And he adds Flashman as an historical mover and shaker, to boot. Great stuff.
Rating: 5
Summary: Are some Flashman books better than others?
Comment: Maybe. I don't care and you won't care. You'll be grateful for another one. This one. And if you are smart you'll be wondering what you're going to do with yourself when you finish the series. Join the club.
Rating: 4
Summary: Classic Flashman!
Comment: FLASHMAN AND THE DRAGON is the third "Flashman" book I've read. Previously I had read ROYAL FLASH and FLASH FOR FREEDOM. Of those three, I liked FLASHMAN AND THE DRAGON the best. The historical setting during the Taiping Rebellion and the British/Mancho conflict is fascinating. Compared to the other two Flash Harry novels I'd read, this was heavier on the history, a "HISTORICAL novel" if you will, while the other two were more "historical NOVELS"... and FLASHMAN AND THE DRAGON it is better for it.
If you have never read a Flashman novel, by all means read one. Better yet, I recommend listening to the unabridged audio versions read by David Case. I listen to 25+ books a year and David Case is one of the best. Since I am an American Yank, it helps to hear Case's perfect Brit accent flesh out the English colloquialisms... they read funny on the page, but sound even funnier on tape. If you've only read Flashman, check out an audio version at your local library... it will add a whole new dimension to the Flash Harry experience. Long Live Flashman!
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Title: Flashman and the Mountain of Light: From the Flashman Papers, 1845-46 by George MacDonald Fraser ISBN: 0452267854 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: April, 1992 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Flashman and the Redskins by George MacDonald Fraser ISBN: 0452264871 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: September, 1983 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Flashman & the Angel of the Lord: From the Flashman Papers, 1858-59 by George Fraser ISBN: 0452274400 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Flashman in the Great Game: From the Flashman Papers 1856-1858 by George MacDonald Fraser ISBN: 0452263034 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Flashman at the Charge by George MacDonald Fraser ISBN: 0452264138 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: October, 1986 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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