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    The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Bloody Jack, Book 9
    The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Bloody Jack, Book 9
    The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Bloody Jack, Book 9
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    The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Bloody Jack, Book 9

    Written by L. A. Meyer

    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The irrepressible Jacky Faber, condemned for life to the English penal colony in Australia for crimes against the Crown, has once again wriggled out of the grasp of British authorities. Back on her flagship, the Lorelei Lee, she eagerly heads back to England in the company of friends and her beloved Jaimy Fletcher.

    But when the voyage is waylaid by pirates, storms, and her own impetuous nature, Jacky is cast into a world of danger that extends from the South China Sea to the equally treacherous waters of London politics. With the help of her loyal friends, Jacky meets her enemies head on in this tale of love, courage, and redemption.

    ©2012 LA Meyer (P)2012 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherListen & Live Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2011
    ISBN9781593165949
    The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Bloody Jack, Book 9
    Author

    L. A. Meyer

    L. A. Meyer (1942–2014) was the acclaimed writer of the Bloody Jack Adventure series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order. Mr. Meyer was an art teacher, an illustrator, a designer, a naval officer, and a gallery owner. All of those experiences helped him in the writing of his curious tales of the beloved Jacky Faber. Visit www.jackyfaber.com for more information on the author and his books.  

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    • 4/5
      good book it was by god off to the next one

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    • 4/5
      A great addition to the series. Can't wait to get to book 10!I really appreciate how the different situations are presented. More mature readers will get what is really going on, but the author never comes right out and makes official statements about a character and their behavior. I feel like these can be given to somewhat younger readers who will enjoy the story but completely miss the more adult scenarios.
    • 4/5
      This is without question the longest running series that I’ve consistently kept up with since I was about 14. And while a lot of the reviews seem to call for L.A. Meyer to wrap up the series I definitely think otherwise, they can keep coming, I adore every instalment in this series.
      Admittedly, this had a rough start for me. The Orientalist/White Saviour deal that was happening in the beginning of this book rubbed me the wrong way. The very beginning with the village in which Jacky comes in and saves the day!… I could have done without that because it was unnecessary. It moved past the more problematic elements, though, and even noted them. Jacky thinks on a few different occasions how ridiculous British folk are for wanting to rule everything and changing Chinese names to better sound English. I appreciated that nod to the mentality of the time and how it isn’t a correct way of perceiving the world. So, this book got a star knocked down for the white saviour bit at the beginning and dipping into problematic territory BEFORE approaching it the correct way.
      HOWEVER, the minute Jacky got out of the East, the story returned to what I love best about it. Jacky getting into trouble, making terrible choices, and being separated from Jaimy once again. The inclusion of one Lord Byron and a look into the higher society was what charmed me about this book. Jacky’s quest to find and rescue Jaimy who has gone mad since she went overboard - thinking her dead. That whole plot with Jaimy as a famous highway robber was delicious. A good bit, I do love how Meyer is able to put these two in the most ridiculous situations and pull them back out again. I’ve enjoyed watching the characters progress throughout the story. I loved that we got to hear more about Higgins’ life before Jacky and we saw old characters from Mississippi Jack.
      Jacky as a character is one I adore simply because she just knows herself so well and takes no shit from anyone. This was the first time she gets called out on her ways with men and it was interesting to see her reaction to it. She’s just an incredibly interesting character and I love watching her progress (because she really has, and that’s the beauty of the series. There’s been 9 books so far and she’s progressed marvellously through each one). I look forward to the next book because the way this one ended promised for some good adventures to come.
    • 5/5
      The future looks bright for Jacky and her beloved Jaimy -- against all odds, they are free, reunited, and on their way back to Boston . . . when Jacky is swept overboard in a typhoon. Her faithful crew (and a distraught Jaimy) search the surrounding area for Jacky or her remains, but eventually give up and head back to British waters. Jaimy, pushed to the brink of insanity over the loss of his girl, swears vengeance on Bliffil and Flashby, the villains he holds responsible for Jacky's exile and subsequent demise.Of course, a little thing like a typhoon couldn't actually kill the indomitable Jacky Faber. She and Ravi, her young Indian ward, wash up on the Burmese coast and begin making their way back to civilization. This involves some fighting, some singing, some sailing, a bit of piracy, and some very smooth talking -- all things that Jacky excels at. Will she be able to get back to England in time to save Jaimy from himself . . . or will she be distracted by the charms of various pretty young men along the way?Full of fun, adventure, and excitement, this book is just as delightfully over-the-top as its predecessors. Jacky's fans will not be disappointed! (Readers new to the series, of course, should start with Bloody Jack -- they won't be disappointed, either!)
    • 4/5
      Summary: Jacky Faber's friends and shipmates all think she's dead, but even being washed overboard during a typhoon won't keep Jacky down for long. She's soon braved tigers and kidnappers and made her way to the busy city of Rangoon. But Jaimy has taken her death quite hard, and has returned to England, swearing bloody vengence on the two men he feels are responsible for Jacky's transportation to Australia. Jacky follows him back to England, and despite being a wanted criminal herself, manages to inveigle her way into all sorts of society yet again. But will she be in time to save Jaimy from himself?Review: On the one hand, the Jacky Faber novels are fun, quick reads, with plenty of action and adventure and sailing ships and a supremely sassy narrator. On the other hand, this is the ninth book in the series, and the charm is starting to wear a little thin. They're a little repetitive and formulaic at times, although that's not really what bothers me. (In fact, the fact that they're a little formulaic makes them perfect for times when I need a fast, fun read that's solidly enjoyable and is not going to tax my brain too much.) And I did enjoy The Mark of the Golden Dragon well enough; it's fast, funny, and full of action, just as expected (although sadly, not much naval action post-typhoon. I always like the books where Jacky's on a boat much better than the ones where Jacky's mostly on land.) I think the main reason that this book didn't quite charm me the way previous installments did is that the books aren't maturing along with their heroine... and, more to the point, while Jacky's aging, she doesn't seem to be maturing much either. She's much the same as she was in the early books in the series, but behavior that was brash and reckless and charming on a fourteen-year-old reads as brash and reckless and obnoxious on a twenty-something-year-old. I'm not sure what the solution is, since Meyer isn't upping the reading level of the books as he goes, and there wouldn't be much of a series if Jacky settled down and acted her age. Maybe the solution is that the next time I need a fun naval adventure story, I should just start the series over again instead of waiting for a new installment. 3.5 out of 5 stars.Recommendation: The series as a whole, particularly the first four books, is great, and should be read by anyone who likes the Age of Sail and spunky narrators. The Mark of the Golden Dragon is not the best in the series, but is fun enough to make for an entertaining afternoon's read.
    • 4/5
      'The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea' is arguably the longest book title I've ever read. It is also the ninth volume of the continuing chronicles of Mary (aka Jacky) Faber, one-time London guttersnipe turned globetrotting sailor, adventuress and now escaped convict. Having managed to avoid the life of penal servitude to which she had been sentenced in the previous volume, Mary sets sail for England to clear her name but almost immediately encounters a killer typhoon, is swept overboard and left for dead by her shipmates, and encounters man-eating tigers, bandit chieftains and pirate slavers before finally making her way back to London where she sets out to win a legitimate pardon for the trumped-up charges she was convicted of and reunite herself with her beloved Jamie Fletcher whose grief at losing Mary has driven him to the brink of madness.From here on the reader is treated to an intriguing series of cameos, real and fictional, from Lord Byron to Alfred Noyes 'Highwayman', (along with Bess, the landlord's black-eyed daughter) and even the Hound of the Baskervilles.I've said this before but it bears repeating. These books really should be read in order starting with the first book, 'Bloody Jack; Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy'. The majority of the characters in this book were first introduced in earlier volumes and, while I still enjoyed the book, I felt that I missed out on a good deal by not reading the books in order.Warning: The Jacky Faber books are classified as young adult and their plots are pretty consistent with the genre. Nevertheless, these stories are about people who have chosen a life at sea and their actions and langare consistent with what one would expect from a sailor. In this volume Mary passes herself off as a prostitute in order to get close to one of her enemies.Of the three Jacky Faber books I've read, this is probably my least favorite, but then, the smallest gold nugget in one's possession is still a gold nugget and is still to be enjoyed. L.A. Meyer's usually excellent knowledge of maritime life slipped a bit in a couple places. During the typhoon, Mary is brought a steaming cup of coffee even though the first order a good captain would give when encountering a dangerous storm would be to douse all fires. Where then would hot coffee have come from?Listeners to the audio version of this book get a special treat in narrator Katherine Kellgren (one of my favorites). Not only is her voice perfect for the character of Jacky Faber but she sings beautifully and has gone to the trouble of learning the tunes that accompany all of the song lyrics in the book. I enjoyed them all so much I figure I'll allow the author his literary license and not suggest that some had not yet been written when the events in this book took place.The review copy of this book was obtained from the publisher via the Amazon Vine Program.
    • 3/5
      I still enjoy this series a great deal, but I have no delusions that it's good. Jacky is still engaging and fun to read (listen) about, and the audio is fantastic. But it's maybe time for Jacky's adventures to come to an end, hmm?
    • 4/5
      When we last left the indomitable Jacky, she was on the Lorelei Lee, recently departed from Botany Bay, Australia, and stuck in a typhoon in the South China Sea. Jacky and Ravi are thrown overboard by the winds and are left for dead by their friends and shipmates. They survive (duh) and are marooned on a beach in a strange land called "Burma". After many adventures Jacky eventually finds her way back to England, where she learns that her dear Jaimy Fletcher thinks she died in the typhoon and as a result has gone mad and is attacking people on the Portsmouth road. Jacky to the rescue!Oh Jacky. I have missed her. This definitely is not the best book of the series. The plot is pretty fragmented and not a lot goes on. She also spends a bit too much time with a certain cavalry Captain Sir Richard Allen. (I am staunchly team Jaimy. And sometimes Team Joseph Jared.) But I love Jacky and it was fun anyway.
    • 4/5
      Highly enjoyable addition to the Bloody Jack canon. On her way back to England, Jacky is washed overboard with Ravi off the coast of Burma. They make their way up to Rangoon, encounter a Chinese Businessman, find Jacky's ship, and head back to England to negotiate Jacky's pardon. As usual, a lot of the story is far-fetched, but that is what makes Jacky fun. The narration of the audio was excellent, as always.
    • 4/5
      A review in which I contradict myself! Once again our Jacky & Jamie have parted ways and Jackie is once again thought to be dead and this sends Jamie over the edge, the edge of sanity that is, can Jacky find him in time to help him out of madness? Once again Jacky finds her way out of some close scrapes and once again Higgins and her good brothers from the dolphin find her in the middle of nowhere and rescue her.I love this series but as you can see in my first paragraph there is a lot of “once agains” in this book and as much as I love Jacky and her story, it is starting to get a bit repetitive…Jacky & Jamie are together now they are apart Jacky gets a bind and comes up with an outrageous scheme that of course works and no matter where in the world she is she runs into people she knows. I must admit to wanting some kind of conclusion I’d hate to see this great series run into the ground and think it may be time for LA Meyer to wrap up the Jacky Faber Adventure. Plus this series won’t end really because this will become a go to series when I want to escape into Jacky’s world and I think I will listen to these audiobooks many times over.These problems aside it is still an enjoyable series especially on audio narrated by the wonderful Katherine Kellgren who is and always will be the voice of Jacky Faber for me. Oh but Mr. Meyer you got me with the ending now I want the next book immediately repeat yourself all you want sir just bring me more Jacky Now!!!Oh just read this great series and decide for yourself I will be over here waiting for the next installment.4 Stars
    • 3/5
      More Jacky Faber shenanigans fill this installment which seems a bit like filler before she jumps into more wartime adventures.
    • 5/5
      Jacky meets with Chinese pirates and the aristocracy of China. Once again, L. A. Meyer's references to history are wonderful. Novels about the piratical ways are always worth it.