The Air Pirate by Guy Thorne

Description

Thorne, a phenomenally popular writer of the period, recognized that the airship had rewritten the rules of power, and he built a story of a silent dictator whose flying fortress defies the combined strength of nations. The novel races between London, the Channel, and the air itself, mixing espionage, engineering wonder, and a brisk love interest along the way.

As prophecy it is acute — written more than a decade before such machines really threatened peace; as entertainment it is irresistible, a foundation stone of the flying-ship story that later generations of adventure and science fiction built upon.

Why readers still come back to it

• An early masterpiece of the flying-fortress thriller.
• Airships, espionage, and a world held to ransom.
• Essential reading for fans of vintage science fiction and adventure.

About this DodaBooks edition

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