George MacDonald Fraser · 1977 · sea

When his wife Elspeth is carried off, Flashman's pursuit takes him across the world - to the pirate-haunted coasts of Borneo, where he fights alongside the White Rajah James Brooke, and on to the terror-ridden court of Madagascar's Queen Ranavalona, in a chase run under the lash of his own reluctant heroics.

1. 1
   London

   Where Elspeth's abduction sends Flashman off in unwilling pursuit across the oceans.

2. 2
   Singapore

   The Eastern crossroads and gateway to the pirate waters of the archipelago.

3. 3
   Kuching

   James Brooke's Sarawak, base for the bloody campaigns against the Borneo sea-pirates.

4. 4
   Tamatave

   The Madagascar port where the trail leads, and the landing for the island's dreaded interior.

5. 5
   Antananarivo

   The highland capital of Queen Ranavalona, whose murderous court holds the story's climax.