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George MacDonald Fraser Books in Order

28 books are credited to George MacDonald Fraser, published between 1969 and 2015; 1 of them appeared after George MacDonald Fraser's death in 2008. The first book is Flashman (1969) and the newest is Captain in Calico (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
1969–2015
Pages on record
8,255 in 25 of 28 books
Reading time
138–206 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,255 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

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George MacDonald Fraser (2 April 1925 - 2 January 2008) was a British author and screenwriter. The Flashman Papers are the work Fraser is known for: eleven novels and one short-story collection built on the character Harry Paget Flashman. Fraser also wrote the Private McAuslan stories, non-fiction including The Steel Bonnets (1972), and screenplays - the James Bond film Octopussy, The Three Musketeers and both its sequels, and an adaptation of his own Royal Flash. Twenty-eight titles are catalogued, from Flashman (1969) onward.

How many George MacDonald Fraser books are there?

George MacDonald Fraser has 28 books, released between 1969 and 2015. 1 of them were published after George MacDonald Fraser's death in 2008. They include 2 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

George MacDonald Fraser Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 George MacDonald Fraser books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser, book 1 of the Flashman Papers series (1969)
  2. Cover of Royal Flash by George MacDonald Fraser, book 2 of the Flashman Papers series (1970)
  3. Cover of Flash for Freedom! by George MacDonald Fraser, book 3 of the Flashman Papers series (1971)
  4. Cover of The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers by George MacDonald Fraser (1972)
  5. Cover of Flashman at the Charge by George MacDonald Fraser, book 4 of the Flashman Papers series (1973)
  6. Cover of Flashman in the Great Game by George MacDonald Fraser, book 5 of the Flashman Papers series (1975)
  7. Cover of The World Of The Public School by George MacDonald Fraser (1977)
  8. Cover of Flashman's Lady by George MacDonald Fraser, book 6 of the Flashman Papers series (1977)
  9. Cover of Mr. American by George MacDonald Fraser (1980)
  10. Cover of Flashman and the Redskins by George MacDonald Fraser, book 7 of the Flashman Papers series (1982)
  11. Cover of The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser (1983)
  12. Cover of Flashman and the Dragon by George MacDonald Fraser, book 8 of the Flashman Papers series (1985)
  13. Cover of The Hollywood History of the World by George MacDonald Fraser (1988)
  14. Cover of The Sheik and the Dustbin by George MacDonald Fraser, book 3 of the Private McAuslan series (1988)
  15. Cover of Flashman and the Mountain of Light by George MacDonald Fraser, book 9 of the Flashman Papers series (1990)
  16. Cover of The Candlemass Road by George MacDonald Fraser (1993)
  17. Cover of Flashman and the Angel of the Lord by George MacDonald Fraser, book 10 of the Flashman Papers series (1994)
  18. Cover of Black Ajax by George MacDonald Fraser (1997)
  19. Cover of Flashman and the Tiger by George MacDonald Fraser, book 11 of the Flashman Papers series (1999)
  20. Cover of McAuslan Entire by George MacDonald Fraser, book 4 of the Private McAuslan series (2000)
  21. Cover of The Complete McAuslan by George MacDonald Fraser, book 5 of the Private McAuslan series (2001)
  22. Cover of The Reavers by George MacDonald Fraser (2007)
  23. Cover of Captain in Calico by George MacDonald Fraser (2015)
  1. 1
    FlashmanFlashman Papers #11969 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969256
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  2. 2
    The General Danced at DawnPrivate McAuslan #11970 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970190
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  3. 3
    Royal FlashFlashman Papers #21970 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970352
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  4. 4
    Flash for Freedom!Flashman Papers #31971 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971287
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  5. 5
    The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers1972 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972416
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  6. 6
    Flashman at the ChargeFlashman Papers #41973 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973288
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  7. 7
    McAuslan in the RoughPrivate McAuslan #21974 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974219
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  8. 8
    Flashman in the Great GameFlashman Papers #51975 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975336
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  9. 9
    The World Of The Public School1977 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977210
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  10. 10
    Flashman's LadyFlashman Papers #61977 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977336
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  11. 11
    Mr. American1980 · 592 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980592
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  12. 12
    Flashman and the RedskinsFlashman Papers #71982 · 479 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982479
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  13. 13
    The Pyrates1983 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983416
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  14. 14
    Flashman and the DragonFlashman Papers #81985 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985320
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  15. 15
    The Hollywood History of the World1988 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988268
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  16. 16
    The Sheik and the DustbinPrivate McAuslan #31988 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988192
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  17. 17
    Flashman and the Mountain of LightFlashman Papers #91990 · 399 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990399
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  18. 18
    Quartered Safe Out Here1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  19. 19
    The Candlemass Road1993 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993180
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  20. 20
    Flashman and the Angel of the LordFlashman Papers #101994 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994394
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  21. 21
    Black Ajax1997 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997248
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  22. 22
    Flashman and the TigerFlashman Papers #111999 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999368
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  23. 23
    McAuslan EntirePrivate McAuslan #42000 · 596 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000596
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  24. 24
    The Complete McAuslanPrivate McAuslan #52001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  25. 25
    The Light’s On At Signpost2002 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002368
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  26. 26
    Flashman on the MarchFlashman Papers #122005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  27. 27
    The Reavers2007 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007267
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  28. 28
    Captain in Calico2015 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015278
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George MacDonald Fraser books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Flashman Papers in order

12 books
  1. 1. Flashman
  2. 2. Royal Flash
  3. 3. Flash for Freedom!
  4. 4. Flashman at the Charge
  5. 5. Flashman in the Great Game
  6. 6. Flashman's Lady
  7. 7. Flashman and the Redskins
  8. 8. Flashman and the Dragon
  9. 9. Flashman and the Mountain of Light
  10. 10. Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
  11. 11. Flashman and the Tiger
  12. 12. Flashman on the March

Private McAuslan in order

5 books
  1. 1. The General Danced at Dawn
  2. 2. McAuslan in the Rough
  3. 3. The Sheik and the Dustbin
  4. 4. McAuslan Entire
  5. 5. The Complete McAuslan

Standalone books

11 books

11 George MacDonald Fraser titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read George MacDonald Fraser books in order?

You only need to read George MacDonald Fraser books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with George MacDonald Fraser

Start with Flashman (1969), the earliest published title.

What is the newest George MacDonald Fraser book?

Captain in Calico (2015) is the newest George MacDonald Fraser book released so far.

Is there a new George MacDonald Fraser book coming?

No next George MacDonald Fraser book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

George MacDonald Fraser at a glance

Died
George MacDonald Fraser died in 2008, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to George MacDonald Fraser are still being published after George MacDonald Fraser's death in 2008; the newest appeared in 2015.
Release pace
George MacDonald Fraser books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
8,255 pages across the 25 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most George MacDonald Fraser books, 9 of 28, were published in the 1970s.

What the George MacDonald Fraser books are about

27 of the 28 George MacDonald Fraser books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 14 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.