- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: New English Library Ltd; New edition edition (1 Sep 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0450057267
- ISBN-13: 978-0450057267
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.6 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,300,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the bigger-than-life vein of "James Bond" and "Star Wars", author Thomas Block has extensivelyrevised and edited his International Bestselling novel “Forced Landing”. Taking place in a pre-9/11 world of the 80's, a former US submarine is hijacked in the Gulf, a floating aircraft carrier museum is hijacked from its dock in South Carolina, a Learjet and then a DC-9 are hijacked from New York shortly thereafter. The story is a vintage-era caper that involves gold, hostages and a cast of noble and exceptionally nasty characters. Library Journal said: “A well-written and carefully researched piece of high-camp.” Mystery News said: “The interplay of these characters builds to a shattering climax.” Charleston Evening Post said: “This story thoroughly holds the reader in suspense.” Pittsburgh Press said: “The man can write, and his supply of airplanes is inexhaustible.” Publisher’s Weekly said: “The ending is a lulu.” Listed for many weeks on the Bestseller lists in the United States, England, Australia, Germany and other countries – and broadcast as a 13 episode serial drama on Japanese National Radio! The Buffalo News said: “A whiz-bang story!”
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Thomas Block has written a number of aviation-oriented novels, many which have gone on to acquire best-seller status in numerous countries. His novel writing began with the publication of "Mayday" in 1979. That novel was rewritten with his boyhood friend, novelist Nelson DeMille in 1998 and remains on DeMille's extensive backlist. "Mayday" became a CBS Movie of the Week in October, 2005. Several of the other novels by Block include "Orbit" (a top bestseller in Germany, among other nations), "Airship Nine", "Forced Landing" (also done as a radio serialization drama in Japan), "Skyfall", "Open Skies" and "Captain". Thomas Block is still writing both fiction and non-fiction, and has edited and updated his earlier novels into ebooks in all the major formats and also into new full-sized (trade soft cover) printed versions. Block's magazine writing began in 1968 and over the next five decades his work has appeared in numerous publications. He worked 20 years at FLYING Magazine as Contributing Editor, and as Contributing Editor to Plane & Pilot Magazine for 11 years. Block became Editor-at-Large for Piper Flyer Magazine and Cessna Flyer Magazine in 2001. During his long career as an aviation writer he has written on a wide array of subjects that range from involvement with government officials to evaluation reports on most everything that flies. An airline pilot for US Airways for over 36 years before his retirement in April, 2000, Captain Thomas Block has been a pilot since 1959. Since 2002, he has lived on a ranch in Florida with his wife Sharon where they board, compete and train horses. The Ranch website (www.FlyingB-Ranch.com) also contains additional information about Thomas Block’s novels.
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Forced Landing: Undiscovered Movie Material
22 Oct 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It's here at Amazon.COM that I came again looking for the Thomas H. Bloch's "Forced Landing" book, more than a decade after reading that gripping fictional adventure, because I lost my copy. Unfortunately, it's listed here as discontinued. However, from begin to end, the entire story was well orchestrated and the characters retained their consistency in the roles they played. The very idea that a multi-facetted feat of terrorism begining in the Middle East could later involve a decomissioned U.S. aircraft carrier re-activated to resume their mission was and is still amazing and fresh. A complete memory of the story's content is no longer clear to me, but this review is also submitted mostly in defense of the author's good effort and dignity. It was my hope that in the following years that story would have become a major adventure film! Good work!
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Forced Landing : Great fantacy if you have ever been there.
19 Jan 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
For those that have carried the 30 million in gold on a cargo flight many times the discussion always came up with the courier as to how to make off with the booty.
What airline pilot has not landed on runway 27 at PHL and not thought about touching down a bit early one of the old carriers docked near the end of the runway.
Block`s imagination and writing skill make this book a fun read.
What airline pilot has not landed on runway 27 at PHL and not thought about touching down a bit early one of the old carriers docked near the end of the runway.
Block`s imagination and writing skill make this book a fun read.
well worth reading
8 Feb 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The book starts out slow and unbelievable but stick with it. It keeps getting better and the last half you won't want to put it down.
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