Ken Follett. (2020). Hornet Flight. Unabridged Books on Tape.

Ken Follett. 2020. Hornet Flight. Books on Tape.

Ken Follett, Hornet Flight. Books on Tape, 2020.

Ken Follett. Hornet Flight. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2020.

OverDrive Product Record

sortTitle

Hornet Flight

crossRefId

2156767

images

• cover:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{FD07C2EC-E31D-460B-B73D-7DD8687E8E61}Img100.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• thumbnail:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/{FD07C2EC-E31D-460B-B73D-7DD8687E8E61}Img200.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• cover150Wide:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1191-1/FD0/7C2/EC/{FD07C2EC-E31D-460B-B73D-7DD8687E8E61}Img150.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• cover300Wide:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1191-1/FD0/7C2/EC/{FD07C2EC-E31D-460B-B73D-7DD8687E8E61}Img400.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg

formats

1. • identifiers:
     1. • type: KoboAudioID
        • value: penguinrandomhouse_audio#9780786555017
     2. • type: ISBN
        • value: 9780593286555
   • name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
   • id: audiobook-mp3
2. • identifiers:
     1. • type: KoboAudioID
        • value: penguinrandomhouse_audio#9780786555017
     2. • type: ISBN
        • value: 9780593286555
   • name: OverDrive Listen
   • id: audiobook-overdrive

mediaType

Audiobook

primaryCreator

• role: Author
• name: Ken Follett

id

fd07c2ec-e31d-460b-b73d-7dd8687e8e61

title

Hornet Flight

starRating

3.9

dateAdded

2021-01-06T23:05:00Z

contentDetails

1. • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=2156767
   • type: text/html
   • account:
     • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
     • id: 1151

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain

False

formats

1. • duration: 13:51:50
   • fileName: HornetFlight_9780786555017_2156767
   • partCount: 13
   • fileSize: 398364740
   • identifiers:
     1. • audience: retailer
        • type: 8
        • value: penguinrandomhouse_audio#9780786555017
     2. • audience: library
        • type: ISBN
        • value: 9780593286555
   • rights:
     1. • type: PlayOnPC
        • value: 1
     2. • type: PlayOnPCCount
        • value: -1
     3. • type: BurnToCD
        • value: 1
     4. • type: BurnToCDCount
        • value: -1
     5. • type: PlayOnPM
        • value: 1
     6. • type: TransferToSDMI
        • value: 1
     7. • type: TransferToNonSDMI
        • value: 1
     8. • type: TransferCount
        • value: -1
     9. • type: CollaborativePlay
        • value: 0
     10. • type: PublicPerformance
         • value: 0
     11. • type: TranscodeToAAC
         • value: 1
   • name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
   • isReadAlong: False
   • id: audiobook-mp3
   • onSaleDate: 3/3/2020
   • samples:
     1. • source: Part 1
        • formatType: audiobook-mp3
        • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2156767-HornetFlight.mp3
     2. • source: Part 1
        • formatType: audiobook-overdrive
        • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=fd07c2ec-e31d-460b-b73d-7dd8687e8e61&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
2. • duration: 13:49:51
   • fileName: HornetFlight-61547
   • partCount: 0
   • fileSize: 398328053
   • identifiers:
     1. • audience: retailer
        • type: 8
        • value: penguinrandomhouse_audio#9780786555017
     2. • audience: library
        • type: ISBN
        • value: 9780593286555
   • name: OverDrive Listen
   • isReadAlong: False
   • id: audiobook-overdrive
   • onSaleDate: 3/3/2020
   • samples:
     1. • source: Part 1
        • formatType: audiobook-mp3
        • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2156767-HornetFlight.mp3
     2. • source: Part 1
        • formatType: audiobook-overdrive
        • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=fd07c2ec-e31d-460b-b73d-7dd8687e8e61&.epub-sample.overdrive.com

creators

1. • role: Author
   • fileAs: Follett, Ken
   • bioText: Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. More than 160 million copies of the 30 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages. Born on June 5, 1949, in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an honors degree in philosophy. He was made a fellow of the college in 1995. Ken’s project, the Century Trilogy, has sold 19.5 million copies worldwide. The three books tell the story of the twentieth century through five generations on three continents. Ken’s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978. A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. It remains one of his most popular books.   Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was the president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He was the chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses. He is also active in many Stevenage charities and is the president of the Stevenage Community Trust. Ken also set up The Follett Trust, which awards single donations to the arts and in cases of social deprivation and education.
   • name: Ken Follett
2. • role: Narrator
   • fileAs: Lee, John
   • name: John Lee

imprint

Penguin Audio

publishDate

2020-03-03T00:00:00-05:00

edition

Unabridged

isOwnedByCollections

True

title

Hornet Flight

fullDescription

Ken Follett and the intrigue of World War II—"a winning formula" (Entertainment Weekly) if ever there was one. With his riveting prose and unerring instinct for suspense, the #1 New York Times bestselling author takes to the skies over Europe during the early days of the war in a most extraordinary novel. . . . 
It is June 1941, and the war is not going well for England. Somehow, the Germans are anticipating the RAF's flight paths and shooting down British bombers with impunity. Meanwhile, across the North Sea, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande and discovers an astonishing sight. He doesn't know what it is, but he knows he must tell someone. And when he learns the truth, it will fall upon him to deliver word to England—except that he has no way to get there. He has only an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church—a plane so decrepit that it is unlikely to ever get off the ground . . . even if Harald knew how to fly it.

Look out for Ken's newest book, A Column of Fire, available now.

reviews

1. • premium: True
   • source:
   • content: Follett returns to familiar ground with a story of espionage and romance set in WWII Denmark. John Lee's performance gives a heightened sense of authenticity through skillful international accents that keep the narrative flowing smoothly. His confident delivery moves the listener rapidly from the pastoral Danish countryside to the real truth of German occupation and collaboration. Eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen discovers the secret of the Germans' incredible success shooting down English bombers, and it's up to him to make the desperate attempt to get the information to the Allies in a dilapidated Hornet Moth biplane. Good fun! D.G. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
2. • premium: True
   • source:
   • content:

     November 11, 2002
     Bestselling Welsh author Follett has made a career out of the WWII suspense thriller (Eye of the Needle; Jackdaws), and he hits the mark again with this dramatic and tragic tale of amateur spies pursued by Nazi collaborators in occupied Denmark in 1941. Harald Olufsen is an 18-year-old physics student who stumbles into espionage when he accidentally discovers a secret German radar installation on the island where he lives. The British do not know the Germans have radar and cannot understand why British nighttime bomber losses are so high. When Harald learns there is a fledgling Danish resistance group called the Nightwatchmen, he becomes involved through his older brother, Arne, a happy-go-lucky Danish army pilot. Harald photographs the secret radar site, but the spy group quickly unravels under the pressure of Danish police detective Peter Flemming, an officious, ruthless, and arrogant cop who hates the Olufsen family for a public humiliation his father suffered years before. The amateur spy network underestimates the police with tragic and deadly results, and soon Harald and his Jewish girlfriend, Karen, must plan a desperate aerial escape to get the photographs to England. Follett starts out fast and keeps up the pace, revealing how ordinary people who want to do the right thing are undone by their own enthusiasm and inexperience. He also paints a vivid and convincing picture of life in occupied Denmark, of easy collaboration with the Nazis and of the insidious, creeping persecution of the Jews. (Dec. 2)Forecast:Big sales are business as usual for Follett, and his latest offering (supported by television and print advertising) should be a strong performer. Audio rights have been sold to Audio Book Club and Books on Tape.

3. • premium: True
   • source:
   • content: This is truly everything one would want in an audio presentation. Suspenseful writing by Follett and a superb delivery by Byron Jennings combine with a sophisticated background orchestra that unobtrusively adds emotion, intensity, and texture. Follett writes this novel of spies and intrigue in Denmark following the country's capitulation to Hitler. Harald Olufsen is unintentionally drawn into the resistance movement when he discovers a secret German radar installation that enables them to strike down the nighttime British bombers. Jennings thoughtfully portrays personal moments that complement the main storyline. Strong female characters and the enthusiasm of youth add to this fast-paced story of ordinary people facing the adversity and struggles of wartime. F.L.F. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine

popularity

0

links

• self:
  • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/fd07c2ec-e31d-460b-b73d-7dd8687e8e61/metadata
  • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json

id

fd07c2ec-e31d-460b-b73d-7dd8687e8e61

starRating

4

images

• cover:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{FD07C2EC-E31D-460B-B73D-7DD8687E8E61}Img100.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• thumbnail:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/{FD07C2EC-E31D-460B-B73D-7DD8687E8E61}Img200.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• cover150Wide:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1191-1/FD0/7C2/EC/{FD07C2EC-E31D-460B-B73D-7DD8687E8E61}Img150.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg
• cover300Wide:
  • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1191-1/FD0/7C2/EC/{FD07C2EC-E31D-460B-B73D-7DD8687E8E61}Img400.jpg
  • type: image/jpeg

isPublicPerformanceAllowed

False

languages

1. • code: en
   • name: English

subjects

1. • value: Fiction
2. • value: Literature
3. • value: Thriller
4. • value: Historical Fiction

publishDateText

03/03/2020

mediaType

Audiobook

shortDescription

Ken Follett and the intrigue of World War II—"a winning formula" (Entertainment Weekly) if ever there was one. With his riveting prose and unerring instinct for suspense, the #1 New York Times bestselling author takes to the skies over Europe during the early days of the war in a most extraordinary novel. . . . 
It is June 1941, and the war is not going well for England. Somehow, the Germans are anticipating the RAF's flight paths and shooting down British bombers with impunity. Meanwhile, across the North Sea, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande and discovers an astonishing sight. He doesn't know what it is, but he knows he must tell someone. And when he learns the truth, it will fall upon him to deliver word to England—except that he has no way to get there. He has only an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church—a plane so decrepit that it is...

sortTitle

Hornet Flight

crossRefId

2156767

publisher

Books on Tape

bisacCodes

1. • code: FIC006000
   • description: Fiction / Thrillers / Espionage
2. • code: FIC014000
   • description: FICTION / Historical / General
3. • code: FIC032000
   • description: Fiction / War & Military