FLASHMAN!
Any Flashy fans out there?

If you like your books full of adventure, casual Victorian racism, running away from danger, and the tupping of voluptuous wenches whilst singing "Garryowen", then Flashy's yer man.

Halfway through reading the series the second time and seriously considering growing a set of whiskers (but don't bother with McDonald Fraser's 'The Reavers' as it's utterly awful).
( Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 14:06, 6 replies)

As a Warhammer 40K buff
I've been loving the Ciaphas Cain novels lately which are essentially Flashman in the 41st Millennium. Great stuff.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 14:10, closed)

Love Flashman
Since my dad gave me his well worn copies of the books. I've since had to replace one or two since i lend them out and dont get them back
(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 15:50, closed)

Truly excellent books. All of them.
And once you're able to extricate the fact from the fiction they are very educational and fantastically well researched.
(Woodlouse say it with flowers. Send her a Triffid, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 16:59, closed)

he rocks

( sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 17:40, closed)

However...
I never forgave him for writing the Octopussy Screenplay... or Red Sonja. Flashy is splendid though.
(rockers74 killed a man in Reno just to watch him die., Thu 5 Jan 2012, 20:18, closed)

As soon as he went off topic...
...he wasn't that good. See: The Reavers
( Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 22:10, closed)