Deeply researched and beautifully written, Dragon convincingly evokes the East of the period.

– Nigel Barley, Author

Rose Gan's trilogy takes the reader on a masterfully compelling eighteenth-century birth-to-death journey alongside Francis Light. Vividly imagined scenarios interwoven with the threads of history are guaranteed to keep the reader fully engaged. Dragon, Pearl and Emporium set the benchmark for historical fiction of the region.

– Marcus Langdon, Author

At last, a novel which engages a crucial and fascinating period of British merchant imperialism and Southeast Asian history.

– Philip Bowring, Author of Empire of the Winds

Rose Gan, in this fascinating and well-researched novel, skilfully provides the reader with a colourful illustration to the early life and times of Light and those historically connected to him. The author cleverly unveils Light's rise to the rank of captain and his travels to this part of the world while meeting the people who would set the stage for his lustrous future.

– Dennis De Witt, author of History of the Dutch in Malaysia

Dragon is a rare example of writing about the important country trade that existed alongside of the East India Company and, since 1661, increasingly independent of it. Rose Gan's well-crafted narrative has clearly been written following extensive historical research.

– Sue Paul, author of Jeopardy of Every Wind: the biography of Captain Thomas Bowrey

Dragon is a richly imagined yet historically faithful account of the early career of Francis Light, the founder of modern Penang. A marvelous cast of characters populates this well-researched work of historical fiction, with just the right blend of the real and the imaginary.

– John D. Greenwood, Author of the Singapore Saga series

Enthralling. Gan brings a forgotten hero back to rumbustious life.

– John Keay, historian and author of The Spice Route: A History, Author of The Honourable Company