Excellent stuff -- I enjoyed that. I know now why (3) threw me. Actually, the thought that possibly this is going to turn into barbarian fantasy, kind of describes how Goldstein wants to tear down his society. :-)
I should have spotted that it wasn't just a Flashman novel but also a Holmes pastiche and that would have told me exactly which book -- but having got Germans and Bismarck I thought it must be Royal Flash.
Funny how Germans, wire and barked orders made me assume WWII and that the comic tone would turn dark.
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Date: 2008-02-28 03:32 pm (UTC)I should have spotted that it wasn't just a Flashman novel but also a Holmes pastiche and that would have told me exactly which book -- but having got Germans and Bismarck I thought it must be Royal Flash.
Funny how Germans, wire and barked orders made me assume WWII and that the comic tone would turn dark.