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Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 The Statesman's Game
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'Though he had once rejected his wealth, Rupert Royce now accepts his responsibilities and takes a commanding role in the shipping company his family owns. A possible deal with the Soviets would bring great profits but might also weaken the British Naval power in the long run.'

Source: Spy Guys and Gals (http://spyguysandgals.com/sgShowChar.aspx?id=669#bk_2582) (Sighted: 6/8/2018)

Notes

  • Epigraph: Comprised of a passage quoted from Queen Mab by Shelley.

  • Same protagonist as A Captive in the Land.

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Language: Russian
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Related Works

A Captive in the Land James Aldridge , London : Hamish Hamilton , 1962 Z297062 1962 single work novel
— Appears in: Plennik chuzhoi strany [and] Opasnai a igra : romany 1969;
— Appears in: Branets ' svoiei zemli [and] Pidstupna hra 1971; The story opens with a Dakota, whose crew is engaged on a meteorological survey, flying over the Arctic. Suddenly the wreckage of a plane and a moving human figure are spotted on the ice below. Rupert Royce, the meteorologist on board, volunteers to parachute down to investigate while the Dakota returns to base to organise a rescue expedition. He lands safely to find that there is one survivor of what proves to be a Russian plane. But, unknown to Royce, the Dakota crashes on its return journey and the whole crew is killed. As a result, his whereabouts are completely unknown to the outside world; all the authorities know is that his body is not found in the Dakota's wreckage. (Source: 1962 Hamish Hamilton Edition)
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Works about this Work

The Statesman's Game Ray Williams , 1967 single work review
— Appears in: The Realist , Spring no. 27 1967; (p. 17)
— Review of The Statesman's Game James Aldridge , 1966 single work novel
The Statesman's Game Ray Williams , 1967 single work review
— Appears in: The Realist , Spring no. 27 1967; (p. 17)
— Review of The Statesman's Game James Aldridge , 1966 single work novel
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