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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I’m probably not the target audience for a L’Amour novel, but when I saw that this book was one of his earliest novels and completed by his son, I knew it was one I wanted to read. I’ll be honest, the day to day of a ship’s crew is not really that interesting to me. In the beginning, as I began reading about the crew, I wasn’t very invested in the story. But like so many other novels, once the characters are introduced and their personalities come alive, things start to come together. As the ship travels deeper into the journey, tensions mount and there is the sense that things will not end well. By the last quarter of the book, I could not put it down. I also loved reading the acknowledgements at the end of the story. All in all, I think Louis L’Amour would be proud to share the authorship of this book with his son, Beau. Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for allowing me to read an advance copy and give my honest review. This is the first of a series of lost manuscripts from legendary author Louis L’Amour, but it is different than what you might expect. Although famed for his work in the western genre, this book takes place in a much different environment on the open ocean during the eve of World War II. L’Amour delivered a taut tale with authentic characters and realistic settings, and there’s a handy glossary if some of the terminology gets confusing. Free review copy. no reviews | add a review
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"Louis L'Amour's long-lost first novel, faithfully completed by his son, takes readers on a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. Fate is a ship. As the shadows of World War II gather, the SS Lichenfield is westbound across the Pacific carrying eighty thousand barrels of highly explosive naphtha. The cargo alone makes the journey perilous, with the entire crew aware that one careless moment could lead to disaster. But yet another sort of peril haunts the Lichenfield. Even beyond their day-to-day coexistence, the lives of the crew are mysteriously intertwined. Though each has his own history, dreams and jealousies, longing and rage, all are connected by a deadly web of chance and circumstance. Some are desperately fleeing the past; others chase an unknown destiny. A few are driven by the desire for adventure, while their shipmates cling to the Lichenfield as their only true home. In their hearts, these men, as well as the women and children they have left behind, carry the seeds of salvation or destruction. And all of them--kind or cruel, strong or broken--are bound to the fate of the vessel that carries them toward an ever-darkening horizon. Inspired by Louis L'Amour's own experiences as a merchant seaman, No Traveller Returns is a revelatory work by a world-renowned author--and a brilliant illustration of a writer discovering his literary voice"-- No library descriptions found. |
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The review I posted on the earlier volume of lost short stories of Louis L'Amour could be mostly reprinted for this novel. The story is an early effort by an immature writer, derivative and overly emotional. Its value is to collectors and biographers.
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I received a review copy of "No Traveller Returns (Lost Treasures)" by Louis L'Amour, edited by Beau L'Amour (Random House Ballantine) through NetGalley.com.
PS I still haven't made it through The Silmarillion. ( )