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Harry Flashman

This character is the novel's narrator, who insists that while having a reputation as a hero, he is actually a bully, a knave, and a coward.

Lord Raglan

This character is a historical figure who commands all the Allied troops in Crimea.

Count Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatieff

This character is a brutal, young Russian diplomat who is described by the narrator as being self-assured and abrupt.

Ko Dali's Daughter

This character is known as the Lady of the Great horde and the Silk One.

Richard Airey

This character is the quartermaster-general to the commanding General, and is who this General uses as an intermediary to send messages to his reports.

Yakub Beg

This character is descended from Timerlaine the Great and is a Tajik military leader fighting to prevent a Russian take-over of the lands East of the Caspian Sea.

Sir George Brown

This character commands the...

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