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Alistair MacLean

Born

in Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom

April 28, 1922

Died

February 02, 1987

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs, Short Stories

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Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain), the son of a Scots Minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941, at the age of eighteen, he joined the Royal Navy; two and a half years spent aboard a cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his first novel, the outstanding documentary novel on the war at sea. After the war he gained an English Honours degree at Glasgow University, and became a schoolmaster. In 1983, he was awarded a D. Litt. from the same university.

Maclean is the author of twenty-nine world bestsellers and recognised as an outstanding writer in his own genre. Many of his titles have been adapted for film - The Guns of the Navarone, The Satan Bug, Force Ten from Navarone, Wher ...more

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Alistair MacLean’s books

Average rating: 3.94 · 175,496 ratings · 5,380 reviews · 340 distinct works • Similar authors

	Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean, Clint Willis (Introduction) 4.14 avg rating — 46,780 ratings — published 1967 — 126 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guns of Navarone 4.13 avg rating — 19,481 ratings — published 1957 — 207 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice Station Zebra 4.01 avg rating — 19,804 ratings — published 1963 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Eight Bells Toll 3.97 avg rating — 8,174 ratings — published 1966 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HMS Ulysses 4.08 avg rating — 7,878 ratings — published 1955 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Force 10 from Navarone 3.84 avg rating — 6,400 ratings — published 1968 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fear is the Key 3.95 avg rating — 4,707 ratings — published 1961 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Without End 3.86 avg rating — 4,567 ratings — published 1959 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Puppet on a Chain 3.71 avg rating — 4,109 ratings — published 1969 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Gate 3.69 avg rating — 3,968 ratings — published 1976 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Guns of Navarone (4 books)
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“This won't look so good in my obituary," Schaffer said dolefully. There was a perceptible edge of strain under the lightly-spoken words."Gave his life for his country in a ladies' lavatory in Upper Bavaria.”
― Alistair MacLean, Where Eagles Dare

tags: humour, maclean

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“There are no brave men and cowardly men in the world, my son. There are only brave men. To be born, to live, to die—that takes courage enough in itself, and more than enough.

We are all brave men and we are all afraid, and what the world calls a brave man, he too is brave and afraid like the all rest of us. Only he is brave for five minutes longer.”
― Alistair MacLean, The Guns of Navarone

tags: bravery, courage

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“She had the best kind of courage, or maybe the worst kind, the kind that gets you into trouble.”
― Alistair MacLean, Fear is the Key

tags: courage, fate, fear, life, quote, trouble, truth

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Group Vote: Which book should we read for October 2024 Book of the Month?

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton (1969)

The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) by Michael Crichton

When an unmanned satellite returns to earth lethally contaminated, four American scientists are ordered to a secret lab to work against the threat of a worldwide epidemic.

3 votes, 37.5%

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth (1971)

This is the book that inspired a young Tom Clancy to write thrillers. Not James Bond. Is this a technothriller? Not sure. Probably not. Just a plain old spy thriller.

2 votes, 25.0%

Haven't read this one yet. Is fairly consistently ranked a top 10 technothriller.

2 votes, 25.0%

The Satan Bug by Alistair MacLean (1962)

This may have inspired Andromeda Strain ... I'm guessing. I suppose if I took 2 seconds to google it I could find out.

1 vote, 12.5%

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