The Xanadu Talisman
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The Xanadu Talisman (Modesty Blaise #10)
In this classic return we see Modesty both at her most feminine and at her toughest. Trapped in an earthquake disaster with a dying man, she makes a promise that is to lead her and her faithful friend Willie Garvin into the most perilous crisis of their careers. Their quest takes them from Tangier to Paris, from the Riviera to Corsica, and finally to a stronghold in the he...more
Paperback, 290 pages
Published
September 1st 2002
by Souvenir Press
(first published 1981)
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Definitely a to-read for adventure novel enthusiasts. I found it rather character-driven: Modesty Blaise is a former criminal kingpin who has gone independent and is trying to make good, and the main antagonists are a pair of brother assassins with an unnatural and disturbing relationship with their 'nanny'.
The latter is the most interesting, as the assassins devolve into a destructive sibling rivalry as they compete for the nanny's attentions.
The latter is the most interesting, as the assassins devolve into a destructive sibling rivalry as they compete for the nanny's attentions.
Gosh, I love this book. An archetypic Modesty novel; I bought my copy in the only English bookstore in Crete and so my memories of Knossos and gigantic pithoi are mixed up with battles in the desert and the quest for the Iranian crown.
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I read some of the books in this series over 25 years ago - when I was recovering from surgery. I think they originally came out as a comic strip series, and then as novels.
Not only is Modesty my favorite lady, and Willie my favorite sidekick, but this book has the best Modesty Blaise scene of them all: slight of hand, outwitting the bad guys, and a flying panther. Oh Willie!!
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
Peter O'Donnell also wrote as Madeleine Brent.
http://www.cs.umu.se/~kenth/modesty.html
is an excellent resource on this author.
To help keep the novels and the adventure strip collections separate, here's some info about the Modesty Bl...more
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Peter O'Donnell also wrote as Madeleine Brent.
http://www.cs.umu.se/~kenth/modesty.html
is an excellent resource on this author.
To help keep the novels and the adventure strip collections separate, here's some info about the Modesty Bl...more
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