Flashman and the Mountain of Light, George MacDonald Fraser
Flashman and the Mountain of Light, George MacDonald Fraser
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Flashman and the Mountain of Light

Author: George MacDonald Fraser

Narrator: David Case

Unabridged: 13 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2010

Synopsis

This ninth volume of The Flashman Papers, faithfully edited and transcribed by Fraser, finds that Sir Harry Flashman is back in India, where his saga began. This time, our hero is sent by Her Majesty's Secret Service to spy on the corrupt court of Lahore, on India's Northwest Frontier. Flashy's most challenging exploit yet is as politically shrewd and thoroughly lewd as ever.

About The Author

George MacDonald Fraser was born in England and served in a Highland regiment in India, Africa, and the Middle East. In addition to the twelve Flashman novels, he wrote screenplays, most notably for the James Bond film Octopussy. He died in 2008.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jane on October 04, 2016

Aside from the obvious attraction of such a very unheroic hero, the sheer fun, the pace of the storytelling, and the excellence of the writing there's no reason to read this book! IMHO George MacDonald Fraser is right up there. Give it a go if you want some proper entertainment......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on January 08, 2019

I'm slowly working my way through George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman series in chronological order (rather than order of publication), and so have came to Flashman and the Mountain of Light. You probably don’t need me to tell you that Flashman is a racist, scoundrel, bully, cad and coward, however th......more

Goodreads review by Philip on February 02, 2025

Was frankly not looking all that forward to this book; while I do love Flashman, here he is yet again in India (or at least the Northwest Frontier), which honestly just annoys me, since there are so many other great stories Fraser could have told instead, ALL of which are alluded to (but then left h......more

Goodreads review by Julien on October 25, 2007

Not my favorite Flashman, but any Flashy is better than none.......more

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Praise for the Flashman series
“Hilariously funny.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
“Great dirty fun!”—Grand Rapids Press
 
“The most entertaining anti-hero in a long time… Moves from one ribald and deliciously corrupt episode to the next… Wonderful and scandalous.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Raises dastardliness to the level of an art… One of the most amusing and sardonic novels I have ever read!”—Omaha World
 
“As irreverent and picaresque as Tom Jones and always more dramatic… Flashman is a one-man demolition squad!”—Chicago Today
 
“Marvelously entertaining… A delight!”—Providence Journal

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