Buy a cheap copy of hornet flight book by ken follett. Somehow, the germans are anticipating the rafs flight paths and shooting down british. Felt like you were up in the hornet moth with them on their flight from denmark to england. England throws wave after wave of raf bombers across the channel, but somehow the luftwaffe is able to shoot them down at will. Hornet flight, the man from st petersburg, on wings of eagles, the hammer of eden unboxed set of books. World without end, eye of the needle, whiteout, hornet flight, jackdaws, and more. Somehow, the germans are anticipating the rafs flight paths, and shooting down british bombers with impunity. Find books like the eleventh commandment from the worlds largest community of readers. He must get word to englandexcept that he has no way to get there.
Buy hornet flight by ken follett, in like new condition. In 1989 the pillars of the earth was published, and has since become the authors most successful novel. Hornet flight best books of all time read novels online. Hornet flight is a fastpaced wwii thriller that centers on the adventures of harald olufson, an industrious, selfsacrificing danish youth of eighteen, a classic scandinavian blond with an ingrained love of tinkering with engines and getting things to work. Hornet flight offers generous helpings of suspense and a climax that could hardly be more satisfying. Felt like you were up in the hornet moth with them on their flight from. The story was a bit predictable, but there was more to the tale than just the basic plot. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hornet flight. Goodreads members who liked hornet flight also liked. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hornet flight. Great book too would you consider the audio edition of hornet flight to be better than the print version. On the rocky coast of denmark, two brothers, harald and arne olufsen are straining against the rigid confines imposed by their elderly parents. Probably the chase by a danish nazi policeman of the young hero who must fly to england with important intelligence about the luftwaffe. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk.
Hornet flight they sat in silence for a while, then bart said, was the raid a success. Spunky danes spy and fly beneath the radar of their nazi occupiers. What was one of the most memorable moments of hornet flight. Bestselling welsh author follett has made a career out of the wwii suspense thriller eye of the needle. Forstchen called the lost regiment that i really enjoyed. The nazis have denmark in their vice like grip, their malign. If you like war stories, this is a different take in that its brits and danish involved, and no americans. I read a couple of books on architecture and developed an interest in. Ive read all of ken follets books except for his piers roper series so i cant comment on those 2 books. Even the police betray their countrymen and work with the gestapo to hunt down spies. Hornet flight 2002 whiteout 2004 ken follets series trilogies. In the early days of world war ii, nations were forced to choose. Its a story i was unaware of, but have researched further with interest since finishing this book.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I listened to this one and it was narrated by john lee. Hornet flight by ken follett overdrive rakuten overdrive. Nov 25, 2003 hornet flight ebook written by ken follett.
While this is not great literature, new ground, or extensive character development, flight kept me wanting to know how our heroes were going to pull this off, who would make it through to the end, and how, once again, nazis. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. If you like jackdaws you might like similar books hornet flight, night over water, lie down with lions, the key to rebecca, a dangerous fortune. Tajniki ludzkiego umyslu w pytaniach i odpowiedziach by readers digest. Whats the best combat and civil aviation books you have red. Steven coonts books like flight of the intruder and mark berent books like rolling thunder are both a very good series of books about the vietnam air war. Nov 24, 2015 hornet flight 2002 whiteout 2004 ken follets series trilogies. Book recommendations for people who like sphere by michael crichton. A glimmer of hopein this hostile climate the danish resistance discover a. Ken follett and the intrigue of world war iia winning formula entertainment weekly if ever there was one.
Though follett has no shortage of compelling world war ii reads, this novel centers on a pilot from denmark. Jackdaws, and he hits the mark again with this dramatic. Already from one third through the book we know it is going to end with a flight by the hornet moth and from half way through we know who will be flying. My heart was pounding during some of the chase scenes and the final hornet flight. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to hornet flight. My heart was pounding during some of the chase scenes and the final hornet flight of the title had me almost literally white knuckled. Hornet flight year of wonders the analyst unscathed by readers digest. Books similar to the eleventh commandment goodreads.
I know this may be further into the future than you would like, but doing it well is a. Though it lacks the intensity of eye of the needle, folletts finest and bestknown book, hornet flight offers generous helpings of suspense and a climax that could hardly be more satisfying. Theres just something about the oldtime feel of these books that makes them much more interesting than modernday ones. It seems like this author has travelled backwards from a couple of really good books at. I propose you read the kingsbridge series first freakin amazing. May 30, 2019 from the master storyteller, ken follett, hornet flight is a startling thriller set amidst the danish resistance. By late june 1941, the united kingdom alone stood against nazi germany on the western front. It had very interesting characters and you either really hated them or really liked them. Hornet flight by ken follett is 416 pages in paperback form and 10 cassettes 1 12 hours each in audio form. Goodreads members who liked the eleventh commandment also. Similar books to the terror fiction historicalfiction. It is june and the war is not going well for england.
He has only an old derelict hornet moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church. Probably the chase by a danish nazi policeman of the young hero who must fly to. Hornet flight has 14 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. It is june 1941 and the war is not going well for england. Folletts first bestseller was eye of the needle, a spy story set in the second world war. It is june 1941 and denmark is under german occupation.
Ken follett official site of the international bestselling author of a column of fire, edge of eternity, winter of the world, fall of giants, the pillars of the earth, world without end, eye of the needle, whiteout, hornet flight, jackdaws, and more. Dec 02, 2002 hornet flight is a fastpaced wwii thriller that centers on the adventures of harald olufson, an industrious, selfsacrificing danish youth of eighteen, a classic scandinavian blond with an ingrained love of tinkering with engines and getting things to work. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. I particularly liked the parts dealing with aircraft repair and flying. Hermia mount, an intelligence analyst with mi6, wonders if the germans could have perfected a radar system like the one the british themselves are struggling to achievebut that notion itself is shot down, by her own bosses. Hornet flight 9780525946892 by follett, ken and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Hornet flight read an excerpt powered by zola hornet flight. Click to read more about hornet flight by ken follett. In the east, the russian army was feeling the full force of operation barbarossa. Audio rights have been sold to audio book club and books on tape. Ken follett is one of the worlds bestloved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books.
Hornet flight 9780451210746 by follett, ken and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. If you like wwii thrillers, this is the book for you. Theres obviously poetic licence, particularly with some of the love interest angle. I was wearing a life jacket and i came to the surface like a cork. There was quite a swell, and i was going up and down like a tarts knickers. The nazis have denmark in their vice like grip, their. Find books like hornet flight from the worlds largest community of readers. An oldfashioned tale of ordinary people thrown into the drama and danger of war, hornet flight is a rippingly good read.
Book recommendations for people who like timeline by michael crichton. The skies, indeed, the war itself seem to belong to hitler. The plot is sound a secret german machine to give the luftwaffe early warning of british aircraft but the way it evolves and the teenage romance subplot is disappointing. Jul, 2012 12 aviation books i like by phil scott among aviation history geeks, the titles of many early written works are as familiar as their familys namesprovided theyre not so geekedout or senile that theyve forgotten the names of their family. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Hornet flight book by ken follett 14 available editions. The hartford courant zips along to an exhilarating climax. If i remember correctly, the plot is similar to island in the sea of time, but i think i actually liked the forstchen books. From the master storyteller, ken follett, hornet flight is a startling thriller set amidst the danish resistance.
He has only an old derelict hornet moth biplane rusting away in a ruined. It seems like this author has travelled backwards from a. Hornet flight and millions of other books are available for instant access. Hornet flight is a good example of folletts skill with the genre. Hornet flight read online free from your pc or mobile. Hard to pick a best one as i have had collections of 100s of em, but those few spring immediately to mind. Nov 25, 2003 hornet flight brings this story vividly to life. Ken follett follows his bestsellers jackdaws and code to zero with an extraordinary novel of early days of world war ii.
Have you listened to any of nigel carringtons other performances before. But its great fun to watch them develop, and follett throws in just enough unexpected shocks to keep you off balance. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. It would have been so much better if he had given it a neutral title which most of his other books.
Hornet flight is just suuuuuupeeeeeerb just fantabulous and it sure reaffirms folletts reputation as the master of the classic world war thrillers a superb read and a wonderful. It was published in 2002 by macmillan in the uk and dutton in the us. Hornet flight is a startling thriller set amidst the danish resistance. Hornet flight is a second world war based spy thriller written by british author ken follett. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an oprahs book. Hornet flight is a cracking yarn, based on factual events.
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