Sam Llewellyn (?) books - just discovered these - brilliant

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I just happened to stray across these books on my Kindle- what a great writer - very exciting (if a bit far fetched). A great read when away on holiday. Also the older ones give a great perspective on technologies of the seventies. I am now on my fifth one!!!
 
DickB said:
I just happened to stray across these books on my Kindle- what a great writer - very exciting (if a bit far fetched). A great read when away on holiday. Also the older ones give a great perspective on technologies of the seventies. I am now on my fifth one!!!
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Sure are good... he's a very pleasant fellow in person as well, met him at Southampton Boat Show a couple of years ago when he'd just bought out his latest...
 
I love his books.
I was idly looking at one of his latest novels at the London Boat Show, when someone came and stood beside me.

" I wrote that, would you like me to sign it?"

Great sales technique, how could I refuse?
 
DickB said:
the older ones give a great perspective on technologies of the seventies.
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Not so hot on the technology of the 30s and 40s apparently.
The very first review I read mentioned mines "sweating nitroglycerine". That's not even up to Wilbur Smith's standards of technical "accuracy".

Perhaps "far fetched" covers that?

;)
 
Sadly I was reminded of these books a week ago...carbon front beam failure on a large racing cat resulting in a high speed crash and a fatality...:(
 
Well I have now read about five of them in about as many weeks, but I am travelling on work so it is a great escape when stuck in a hotel... Great reads...
 
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