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The Flight of the Phoenix

By: Elleston Trevor
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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They are twelve men who shouldn't be alive. They have survived the sudden blinding sandstorm that crippled their air freighter. Survived a desperate crash landing in the Sahara of Central Libya. Survived to face the slow, dry, agonizing death of the desert. Twelve men with one hope: to build a new plane from the wreckage of their Skytruck and make a flight out of hell.

Only one man could build such a plane: Stringer, the brilliant and obsessed engineer. Only one man could fly it: Towns, the arrogant and tormented pilot. Both had been aboard the Skytruck, but both are mortal enemies whose consuming hatred for each other is a danger greater than the desert itself.

©1964 Elleston Trevor (P)2004 Blackstone Audiobooks
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Action & Adventure Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Genre Fiction Aviation Africa Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins

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"Tense, exciting....Horribly vivid!" (London Evening Standard)
"A Master. One never doubts the absolute reality of every page [Elleston Trevor] writes." (The New York Times)

Masterful Storytelling • Gripping Adventure • Excellent Performance • Vivid Characters • Exceptional Concept

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this differs in some cases considerably from the recent movie with Dennis Quaid (2004). some cases better. some cases worse. and differs from the original movie with Jimmy Stewart (1965).
there's some mighty clever dialogue in here.

not exactly the movie/s but still good

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Excellent book! Grover Gardner is masterful as he reads this epic tale of survival and triumph

Amazing story

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Highly recommend it this audio book. I will have to listen to it again.
Great story and a plot line.

Great book

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original movie was better, and that's rare. Concept is exceptional. Characters are all unique personalities.

superb survival drama

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I'd always loved the movie, but assumed the book would be written in a simplistic, plot-driven way, without much literary weight. But I found the writing to be very thoughtful, with the emphasis on character. A page-turner that will make you think.
Grover Gardner gives the perfect read. Flawless.

Gripping adventure with writing that soars.

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