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The Guns of Navarone

Written 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.

Twelve hundred British soldiers isolated on the small island of Kheros off the Turkish coast, waiting to die. Twelve hundred lives in jeopardy, lives that could be saved if only the guns could be silenced. The guns of Navarone, vigilant, savage and catastrophically accurate. Navarone itself, grim bastion of narrow straits manned by a mixed garrison of Germans and Italians, an apparently impregnable iron fortress. To Captain Keith Mallory, skilled saboteur, trained mountaineer, fell the task of leading the small party detailed to scale the vast, impossible precipice of Navarone and to blow up the guns. The Guns of Navarone is the story of that mission, the tale of a calculated risk taken in the time of war....

©1957 Alistair MacLean (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
Suspense Technothrillers Classics Literature & Fiction Literary Fiction Genre Fiction
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What the critics say

"Could hardly be bettered." ( Sunday Times)
"Its strength comes from the speed of its narrative, its vivid creation of tensions and its power in handling descriptions of action." ( Evening Standard)
"Action sustained at a high pitch. From the outset there is a feeling of suspense: a problem that can only be solved by action involving danger and demanding courage...an insistently gripping tale." ( Scotsman)

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  • Jeff G
  • 2019-01-28

Better Than Movie

I have seen the movie numerous times, but had never read the book before. While the movie is partially true to the book, I found the book to be much better and the narrator good for this story.

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  • Mark S.
  • 2020-08-23

good movie...better book

great performance worth listening to again in the future over a drink, next to a fire

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  • mr kieran j murphy
  • 2018-10-28

wonderful reading!

the guns of navarone is a classic, but I didn't realise how well it suited being read out loud. there are lots of conversations and the reader does a brilliant job with these.

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  • Mpj~phx
  • 2020-08-29

really good book

this is the first time that I've read anything from Alistair McCain. I found the story riveting up to the last part of it and it kind of ended abruptly in my opinion but other than that it was a really good story and I would highly recommend the book

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  • Brian Dunne
  • 2017-09-29

One of Maclean's best

I enjoyed this book immensely. It brought back great memories of the first time I enjoyed this author's work. I recommend the others as well. Great performance by the narrator also.

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  • Rufus T. Firefly
  • 2017-05-20

amazing and adventurous!

classic adventure tale! so good. nothing better then blowing up some Nazi's. highly recommended for all who like the genre.

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  • David Laufer
  • 2021-06-10

Hins of Navarone

We enjoyed The Guns of Navarone and it kept the miles flying by. Good character voices.

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  • JULIA
  • 2021-05-09

Another good 'read"

Alistair Maclean movies are among my favorites, but it's interesting how they are so different from the books - and often so disappointing; I've said many times that I prefer to watch a movie first and THEN read the book ... because there's so much MORE to the book. So though I see familiar actors in my head, the novel's more to my liking.
A stirring tale, and an exemplary narrator! Glad to see there were more of his titles on Audible; looking forward to listening to the next ones.

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  • Arizona Engineer
  • 2021-04-14

Great Story

Alistair MacLean is a master storyteller. Plot, characters, settings, are all brilliantly interwoven in this epic tale. Jonathan Oliver's narration is so wonderful to listen to, that he allows the listener to really feel immersed in the action.

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  • Kyle P.
  • 2020-12-04

amazing 👏

great story and performance. I enjoyed the book more than the movie which says alot I think because the movie is one of the best.

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