Scoundrel, lustful libertine, infamous and irresistible anti-hero. When the most decorated coward of the Victorian era accepts Tom Brown's innocent invitation to participate in a cricket match, he has no idea that he will end up caught in a chain of misadventures that will take him from London to Borneo. Spies, pirates, slavers, and diplomats cross his path, but Flashman only wants to save his skin, seduce whoever he can find, and come out on top, even if it's by pure luck. However, what he can't avoid is getting married, and what will the incomparable Mrs. Flashman have to say about all this? Immerse yourself in the adventures of the greatest scoundrel who ever lived, now also told by his wife! Captured by pirates, enslaved by a queen, and newly married! Will Flashman get out of this?