This, the earliest of hammond innes s sea stories is a fairly typical wwii adventure story, with a pair of fairly ordinary englishmen thwarting the nefarious designs of nazi spies. Ralph hammond innes cbe 15 july 19 10 june 1998 was a british novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as childrens and travel books. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Hammond innes 191998 was the british author of over thirty novels, as well as childrens and travel books. A race to find valuable mineral ore leads a group of men far into the icy and treacherous mountains of norway. To bill gansert, it seems a message from beyond the grave. In many cases, if not most or even every, he has himself undertaken similar adventures, if only to trace the tracks of his characters.
In 1947, researching for his the blue ice 1948, he lived with norwegian whalers on the islands. Alistair maclean, gavin lyall and desmond bagley in that his books. Innes was born in horsham, sussex, and educated at feltonfleet school, cobham, surrey where he was head boy and later at cranbrook school in. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jan 01, 2000 buy the blue ice large print by innes, hammond isbn. Hammond innes 191998 was the british author of over thirty novels, as well as childrens and travel. Ive always read for adventure, to live with the characters and join them on their quest, share their ups and their downs, be a part of whatever it is theyre doing. Buy the blue ice by hammond innes, in good condition.
It was written, however, during the very earliest weeks of the war and is extraordinarily prescient. He was the author of thirty international bestsellers, all reissued by pan. May 07, 2016 hammond innes 191998 was one of the big guns in the british thriller scene in the postwar years. The blue ice by hammond innes nook book ebook barnes. Buy the blue ice by hammond innes from amazons fiction books store. Hammond innes books list of books by author hammond innes. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The blue ice by hammond innes overdrive rakuten overdrive.
On the trail of george farnell, believed to have discovered some rare mineral deposits and also believed to have been killed, are a party of englishmen and norwegians. Read the blue ice by hammond innes available from rakuten kobo. Jun 19, 2014 3 thoughts on the blue ice by hammond innes sarada gray april, 2016 at 4. This book, blue ice, is another in the series of adventures innes has shared with his readers. Oct 24, 20 innes travelled widely to research his novels and always wrote from personal experience his 1940s novels the blue ice and the white south were informed by time spent working on a whaling ship in the antarctic, while the lonely skier came out of a postwar skiing course in the dolomites. The blue ice by hammond innes vintage pop fictions. Hammond innes is the pen name of english novelist ralph hammond innes 191998, who wrote mystery and thriller novels, childrens books and travel nonfiction books. Click to read more about the blue ice by hammond innes. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. He left in 1931 to work as a journalist at the financial news. Buy the blue ice large print by innes, hammond isbn.
In blue ice 1948 by hammond innes big bill gansert has given up his job as productionmanager with base metals and industries b. George farnells legacy came to light ten years after his disappearanc. He all set to board his personally redesigned and outfitted sailing yacht the diviner has been fitted with an exnaval engine and set his course for the warm waters of the mediterranean. The blue ice by hammond innes penguin books australia. A repeat performance of high merit in the action adventure field gale warning, fire in the snow, etc. Jerry farden a secret fortune lies cached among the desolate mountains and cruel glaciers of norway. Blue ice by innes, hammond and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hammond innes books online. Two men pit wills against the landscape and each other in a spectacular chase over the snowclad wastes. The blue ice paperback 1954 by hammond innes author. He was known for a great attention to detail with his description of scenes. He has composed over thirty novels in the genre of fiction and has also written some travel books and childrens books. George farnell, a mineralogist, disappeared 10 years ago.
See all books authored by hammond innes, including isvik, and the delta. The blue ice by hammond innes tales from the book cave. His pen name is hammond innes, but his full name is ralph hammond innes. This, the earliest of hammond inness sea stories is a fairly typical wwii adventure story, with a pair of fairly ordinary englishmen thwarting the nefarious designs of nazi spies. The blue ice book by hammond innes half price books marketplace. See all books authored by hammond innes, including the delta connection, and golden soak, and more on. Two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore were all he. After a long sea voyage to western norway in search of a mysterious norwegian ww ii underground member named hammond innes books are like travelogues and adventures combined. Author of the doomed oasis, the land god gave to cain, campbells kingdom, the angry mountain, the blue ice, the wreck of the mary deare, atlantic fury, air bridge hammond innes open library donate. The blue ice is surprisingly boring with minimal action until the very end. This book was originally published in 1948 with the story being set in the 1950s. Author hammond inness complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. A thriller which tells of george farnells legacy, which came to light ten years after his disappearance. The bumf at the front of this book explains that when innes previous novel, the lonely skier, was made into a movie, snowbound 1948, the.
Buy a cheap copy of the blue ice book by hammond innes. As a guide to adventure, hammond innes has never let me down. The blue ice by hammond innes goodreads share book. Inspired by author hammond inness travels among the whalers of norway, the blue ice is a story of harddriving adventure as only the acclaimed writer of atlantic fury, the wreck of the mary deare, and other classics could tell it. Innes himself had experienced in full the thrill of the chase, as well as its attendant dangers. His first novel appeared as early as 1937 and by 1948 when the blue ice was published he was already a very well established writer. He also wrote a superb history of the conquistadors, two books of his world travels and sailing, and an evocative illustrated book on east anglia. So, today, it reads a bit like historical fiction with plenty of action and a little romance thread woven in. Inspired by author hammond innes s travels among the whalers of norway, the blue ice is a story of harddriving adventure as only the acclaimed writer of atlantic fury, the wreck of the mary deare, and other classics could tell it. The blue ice has 11 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
He all set to board his personally redesigned and outfitted sailing yacht the diviner has been fitted with an exnaval engine and set his course for. I read hammond innes as a teenager and i remember it being very malecentred though at the time i thought it gave an exciting insight into the adult world. Hammond innes 191998 was one of the big guns in the british thriller. He left school aged eighteen, and worked successively in publishing, teaching and journalism. Hammond innes collection 23 hammond innes 19 1998 was a british novelist who wrote over 30 novels. See more books by hammond innes professionally packed all of our books that a have dust wrapper are covered in clear protective, removable film and are packed professionally in bubble wrap and a box for shipping so that they reach you in perfect condition. The blue ice book by hammond innes half price books. Inspired by author hammond inness travels among the whalers of norway, the blue ice is a story of harddriving adventure as only the acclaimed writer of atlantic fury, the wreck of the mary deare. Innes travelled widely to research his novels and always wrote from personal experience his 1940s novels the blue ice and the white south were informed by time spent working on a whaling ship in the antarctic, while the lonely skier came out of a postwar skiing course in the dolomites. Buy the blue ice by hammond innes online at alibris.
A ruthless fortune hunter sails to norway to unlock the mystery of the blue ice in this sweeping adventure at the edge o. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the blue ice. During the second world war, a number of his books were published, including wreckers must breathe 1940, the trojan horse 1941 and attack alarm 1941. Hammond innes 191998 was one of the big guns in the british thriller scene in the postwar years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ralph hammond innes was born in horsham, sussex, on 15 july 19 and educated at cranbrook school, kent. The doppelganger, his first novel, was published in 1937.
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