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Where Eagles Dare

By: Alistair MacLean
Narrated by: Jonathan Oliver
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 The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

Winter 1943, and US General Carnaby has been captured by the Nazis. He is being held in a fortress high in the Bavarian Alps. headquarters of the German Secret Service, and in his head are plans for the invasion of Normandy.

A special team of British commandos, a US Army ranger and a female secret agent is hurriedly assembled. Their mission: parachute into the area, break in to the alpine Castle, and rescue General Carnaby before the Germans can interrogate him.

But unknown to all, there is another mission, and someone in the group is a traitor…

©2017 HarperCollins Publishers (P)2017 Alistair MacLean Action & Adventure Classics Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense War & Military Thriller Fiction Technology War Military

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Critic reviews

"A real humdinger. The best MacLean." ( Daily Mirror)
"There is a splendid audacity about Where Eagles Dare, in which a handful of British agents invade an 'impenetrable' Gestapo command post...MacLean offers a real dazzler of a thriller, with vivid action, fine set pieces of suspense and a virtuoso display of startling plot twists." ( The New York Times)
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I’ve loved this book since I was 11 years old, and this unabridged and almost entirely original text is outstanding. MacLean always had a genius skill with pacing, and this book was pretty much his peak.

I didn’t really get on with the narrator though. I’m no way is he a bad actor, but for me was a little miscast. His style of reading, kind of a bit stop start with a very (perhaps too) subtle vocal range about the punchy parts seemed oddly out of place. For me, it felt ever so slightly that he was reading a book - but I *want* it to feel as though he’s telling a *story*. I personally would have enjoyed it more with stinger inflections and a little more variety.
All in all, I liked it, but felt I could have loved it.

Magnificent writing. Reasonable reading.

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Would you listen to Where Eagles Dare again? Why?

Yes. Because of Oliver`s performance. It is just pure gold. He gets the atmosphere just tight.

What did you like best about this story?

The complex story.

Have you listened to any of Jonathan Oliver’s other performances? How does this one compare?

One of his best.

A ice cold thriller

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Gripping story line with a twist in the tale and well read by narrator. Top marks throughout

Tremendous

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now read the book. a great story, well read, with twists and turns all the way.

you've seen the film

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Since I was a boy I have always been a fan of Alistair Maclean and Where Eagles Dare is one of my all time favorite books by any author. Read it countless times since I was a teenager and Im now in my 60s. I have also seen the movie dozens of tmes. A great war story now brought to my ears by Audible. The narrator did a good job making the voices believable . The only negative was that having seen the movie so many times I was a bit disappointed it didn't sound like Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood but it didn't stop me enjoying and old favorite. highly recommended.

An old favorite.

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