On the track of the phantom Thompson Island in the South Atlantic. Map by Charles Green, from A Grue of Ice by Geoffrey Jenkins.
Courtesy Fontana Books, 1964 (original pub. 1962).
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I look forward to the review. Jenkins is one of the forgotten authors in the British Action Adventure school. He was also reputedly a friend of Ian Fleming, certainly the novel 'Hunter-Killer' reads like a failed alternate script for 'You Only Live Twice'. His novels are quite collectable since the publisher assigned artist Chris Foss, more well known for his science fiction artwork to create the covers for the initial run of paperbacks.
ReplyDeleteMy copy has a somewhat abstract, photo realistic cover of men against the freezing cold - strangely modern looking for 1964! Ian Fleming provides a blurb.
DeleteI look forward to seeing that cover. I hope you can reproduce Ian Fleming's blurb when you get around to the review.
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