Flashman Books in Order
Robert Brightwell has written 11 Flashman books, published between 2012 and 2021. The first book is Flashman and the Seawolf (2012) and the newest is Flashman's Winter (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2012–2021
- Pages on record
- 512 in 2 of 11 books
Thomas Flashman is the soldier at the centre of Robert Brightwell's historical adventures, which carry Flashman through the Napoleonic wars and well past them. Flashman and the Seawolf and Flashman and the Cobra, both 2012, open the run, and 11 catalogued books reach Flashman's Winter in 2021 by way of the Peninsula, Waterloo, the Alamo and the Zulu wars. Nothing later than 2021 is catalogued.
How many Flashman books are there?
Flashman has 11 books, released between 2012 and 2021.
Flashman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Flashman books in the order they were released, 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.
- 120122381/4
- 22012–1/4
- 32014–1/4
- 42014–1/4
- 52015–1/4
- 62016–1/4
- 72017–1/4
- 820182741/4
- 92019–1/4
- 102020–1/4
- 112021–1/4
Flashman Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Flashman books run from Flashman and the Seawolf (2012) to Flashman's Winter (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Flashman in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Flashman books in order?
You should read the Flashman books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Flashman book also stands alone.
What order should you read Flashman books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Flashman and the Seawolf (2012), the earliest published title. After it come Flashman and the Cobra (2012), Flashman in the Peninsula (2014), Flashman's Escape (2014), Flashman and Madison's War (2015), Flashman's Waterloo (2016), Flashman and the Emperor (2017), Flashman and the Golden Sword (2018), Flashman at the Alamo (2019), Flashman and the Zulus (2020) and Flashman's Winter (2021).
What is the newest Flashman book?
Flashman's Winter (2021) is the newest Flashman book released so far.
Is there a new Flashman book coming?
No next Flashman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Flashman at a glance
- Paused
- No new Flashman title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Flashman books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 512 pages across the 2 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Flashman books, 9 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Flashman books are about
1 of the 11 Flashman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Action & adventure 1 of 1 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 1 books
More books by Robert Brightwell
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Robert Brightwell books in order 12 books
Series that include Flashman books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.