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The eyes of the world are on paris where statesmen diplomats and politicians have gathered to discuss the fate of half the world s nations in the aftermath of the cataclysm that was the great war. The wide world trilogy by robert goddard is available in. James max maxted, an exworld war one flying ace, out to avenge the murder of his father in 1919. A horde of journalists, spies and opportunists have also gathered in the city and the last thing the british diplomatic community needs at such a. Since then, his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edgeof the seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. The main character james maxted, better known as max continues his quest to discredit the idea that his father, sir henry, a british diplomat attached to the english delegation at the paris peace conference in 1919 had committed suicide. Robert hutchings goddard 18821945 is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. See the complete the wide world trilogy series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Robert goddard books list of books by author robert goddard. Exflying ace james max maxteds attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, sir henry maxted, has seemingly ended in failure and his own death. The harry barnett series, which includes three books, is set in greece where the main character is a villa caretaker in the present times, while the james maxted series also titled the wide.
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Paris, 1919 an exclusive prologue to the ways of the world, the ways of the world the wide world trilogy. Robert goddard s novel is impressive, full of welldeveloped characters, fast paced action, and accurate historical details. Robert goddard s first novel, past caring, was an instant bestseller. Exflying ace james max maxteds attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, sir henry maxted, murdered while serving as an a. Robert goddards first novel, past caring, was an instant bestseller. The ends of the earth is a powerful book which brings all the loose ends together in such a way as to make it unputdownable which is phrase i have never used about a book before. Eschewing the convention of creating a recurring professional detective, goddards heroes are generally ordinary men and women thrown by circumstance into labyrinthine mysteries. Goddard and his first liquidfueled rocket, march 16, 1926. He has won awards in the uk, the us and acrosseurope and his books have been translated into over thirty languages.
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