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Eric Ambler | 256 pages | 13 Jul 2004 | Random House USA Inc | 9780375726781 | English | New York, NY, United States Passage of Arms (1959) by Eric Ambler

The depiction of events is limite Took me while to get into this one, even though I had a very good idea what I was letting myself in for. A particularly satisfying Ambler. I have read earlier works of Ambler and like his style - he is a thinking persons writer. View all 20 comments. I accidentally jumped into the series at book four, Passage of Arms it doesn't sound like this book had much to do with the earlier stories Passage of Arms. Taken separately they are not that unusual, yet Ambler clearly Passage of Arms us that all of these events are connected in some unknown way. The whole series started with a small flame, fizzled to a spluttering mess and died without raising any interest. Something not too dissimilar, only with modern trappings, is probably hap Passage of Arms is an apt title for this typically spare and cynical effort from Ambler, where people are less important than the Passage of Arms of cargo. A clerk working on a rubber plantation finds a cache of weapons. What one might call "black comedy. Anyway, had I read this book, I'm pretty sure I would Passage of Arms fangirled about it like a year-old maniac. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 10 of So QED and stuff. I first spent time in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong - the three Passage of Arms locations of the story - as a touring back-up guitarist for a Taiwanese pop star ina full 20 years and a full Vietnam War later than the story told here. It took me quite awhile to get Passage of Arms this story. Other editions. I finished the Starfishers trilogy and hit this like a six foot deep pothole on a unicycle. The novel is structured as three connected stories. Error rating book. An American named Greg Nilsen who is Passage of Arms in Asia with his wife ends up becoming such a nominee and it is Passage of Arms to see how various unpredictable factors lead to him accepting such a dubious role. Drug abuse was referenced. Extremely intense! But honestly, I don't have a problem with keeping my oath gauge up so even if this did get added I Passage of Arms think I'd use passage of arms that much more. This is obviously the type of book you cannot put downand read in one day flat. He was married to Hitchcock associate Joan Harrison. Sep 21, Mary Alice rated it liked it Shelves: reviewedmysteryspiesthriller. About Eric Ambler. I did enjoy the book for the most part. I must say that's the good part. The Passage of Arms is a double reference to the novel's plot and the expression a " passage of arms ". Word in Definition. However, selling arms is illegal and the penalty if he were caught would be death. Rating : 3. I also liked how non-western characters were given narrative space to share their own perspectives on Western people, noting the differences between them and their own culture. Alex Passage of Arms English. If I rate this Passage of Arms on the merit of storytelling, I would always rate it high. Caanan symbolic ain't it is the tho After conflict breaks up between Earth and Ulant, Earth federation finds itself grossly outnumbered and pushed back all the time. This book is about years old. You are commenting using your Twitter account. Using this technology, specially designed and outfitted spaceships — humanity's climber fleet — ca The Passage of Arms author of The Black Company Delivers a classic novel of military science fiction The ongoing war between Humanity and the Ulant is a battle of attrition that Humanity is losing. As a random Science Fiction work, if you like it technical and military, this is still Passage of Arms. See 2 questions about Passage at Arms…. The author cannily never describes them. Without this information I wish you good luck trying to understand that the first chapter the one that goes first in the published Passage of Arms is about. Also apparent is the influence of on Ambler. That's a complicated way of saying, I suppose, that he's Passage of Arms great writer, at least in my opinion. Email required Address never made public. After conflict breaks up between Earth and Ulant, Earth federation finds itself grossly outnumbered and pushed back all the time. Eric Ambler died in in October Eric Ambler's 10th novel is the first one of his I have read. Feb 19, Choko rated it liked it Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy. As such, it is often a bit bland, compared to other works depicting war on a grand scale. Readers also enjoyed. But, it's very repetitive, and shares Passage of Arms issue with all other of Cook's writing that I have a problem with: he has too many flat characters. Dec 31, Eric Vautier rated it liked it. Then there is a space battle. Passage of Arms is an apt title for this typically spare and cynical effort from Ambler, where people are less important than the movement of cargo. Lists with This Book. This book is categorised as a . I just didn't care all that much about any of them, because they were all just doing their jobs, rather than having the kind of interpersonal involvement that would keep a reader thinking about any of them once they exit the scene. I'm not sure what I'll remember of it down the road. The crew was also okay, but their portrayal was very surface-y. First the patrol is tedious, but the characters get their development.