First published 1982. Fontana paperback, 1985, pp 347, c.120,000 words. Usually with Innes novels, there is an underlying theme that connects to a topical news issue of the day in which it was written. In this case it is the threat of oil pollution posed by large tankers in the restricted and busy water between […]
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First published 1984. Fontana paperback, 1987, pp 314, c.100,000 words. Perhaps Bagley wanted to use the title Night of Terror, but then someone pointed out that this had been well-used for a couple of films (1933, 1972). It would have been a more appropriate title for this work. The possibility of mining manganese nodules from
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First published 1980. Pan paperback, 1997, pp 442, c.125,000 words. As is often the case with Innes novels, there is some underlying theme connected to a topical issue of the day. In this case it is the insurrection in the Pacific island of Bougainville and the resulting closure of one of the world’s largest copper
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First published 1974. Fontana paperback, 1977, pp 256, c.95,000 words. As is often the case with Innes novels, there is some underlying theme connected to a topical issue of the day. In this case it is the discovery and exploitation of large reserves of oil in the North Sea, lying between Britain and Norway. There
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