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The Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714 to Sydney (Paperback)

by Herge (Author)
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  • Paperback: 62 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (30 April 1975)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316358371
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316358378
  • Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 21.8 x 0.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,667,422 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Herge's Most Paranormal Tintin Adventure...???, 7 Jun 2001
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This review is from: Flight 714 (The Adventures of Tintin) (Hardcover)
Flight 714 is a curious volume. In many ways the storyline is the most obviously fantastic of Herge's stories containing UFO's, extra terrestrials and Telepathy.

It almost seems too much for a Herge story which are usually quite subtle (much to the dismay of some who just don't get it) - and in this respect this volume is unusual.

Normally Herge's stories are rooted in science and although he clearly loves the paranormal and flirting with it (such as in "Tintin in Tibet" and "The Seven Crystal Balls" / "Prisoners of the Sun" for example) it's rarely done in such a way that is not explicable in a more conventional manner - in other words he mirrors the real world by leaving the reality of a situation open to interpretation.

But in Flight 714 this does not happen and we see telepathy taking place (even though it is through a mechanical aid) and we see UFO's...

Coming back to this book again and again (as I do with all Tintin books) I find this perhaps a little weakness in this story compared to the others. But at the same time it's also very much of it's time. Herge completed Flight 714 in 1966 and the story is very heavily styled with 60's paraphenalia. The jet of Laszlo Cerreidas is very 60's. Other less easy to pin down iconic bits of 60's design are also in there. Perhaps one could view the treatment of UFO's and all the paranormal stuff as another part of that era which Herge absorbed and encapsulated into his world.

Remembering when I first got the book shortly after it was printed as a child. It seemed to be perfect to me then and fitted in so well with the media's revival of interest in things paranormal (remembering the atmosphere just before the flower power generation and all the reawakened interest in UFO's).

As far as the story goes, Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculas are on their way to a astronomical convention in Australia when they bump into their old pal Skut from "The Red Sea Sharks". He is now chief pilot for eccentric millionaire Laszlo Cerreidas. In no time Tintin, Haddock and Calculus have changed flights to travel the remainder of their journey in the millionaires jet prototype. But little do they know that Captain Allan and Tintin's arch-enemy Rastapopulous have put into action a plan to kidnap the millionaire and the jet. The action moves to an exotic Javanese island as the plan kicks in.

This is the only other Herge adventure based on an island other then "Red Rackhams Treasure". In that adventure I felt Herge perhaps missed opportunities with the mystery of what the island might contain - whereas here in Flight 714 the island is full of secret passages and mysterious archeological remenants. This particularly appealed to me.

You should of course get the book. As with all other Tintin books - they are essential reading!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very peculiar adventure, 4 Oct 2003
This review is from: Flight 714 (Paperback)
One of the best adventures of Tintin and Co. There is mystery, science fiction, laughter and everything in this book. I enjoyed it very much. I am sure you will as well.
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