WAR EAGLES
Just prior to the start of WWII, a publicly humiliated Army Air Corps test pilot, court-martialed and discharged from the service for an unauthorized flight that ultimately endangered the life of President Roosevelt, takes the only job he can get – flying an experimental airplane around the world from pole to pole. When his plane is unexpectedly attacked and crashes on an uncharted island above the Arctic Circle, the pilot discovers a strange land inhabited by a lost tribe of Norsemen who ride giant eagles and, in a surprising turn of events, becomes America’s only hope against a devastating sneak attack by the Nazis and their powerful new electromagnetic weapon.
Merian C. Cooper was larger-than-life — producer, ace fighter pilot, explorer, much like the men in his movies. He was also a mentor for Ray Harryhausen, who became the undisputed master of stop motion photography and produced films including The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, 20 Million Miles to Earth and Clash of the Titans. Now, Ray Harryhausen proudly reintroduces Cooper’s dream project, War Eagles to the world as the first entry in the Ray Harryhausen Presents brand of new novels.
Screenwriter, filmmaker and author Carl Macek first came to public attention as the producer, writer and story editor of the influential animated television series Robotech (1985). Known as one of the foremost producers of anime adaptations thru the 1980s and 90s, Macek has recently turned his attention to new material outside the field of animation. |
RAY HARRYHAUSEN
Presents
Inspired by the original concept by Merian C. Cooper
- creator of KING KONG
"In 1933, the great producer-director Merian C. Cooper brought KING KONG to the screen. In the late 1930s, Cooper hoped to give filmgoers an even more ambitious fantasy- adventure in a film he called War Eagles. Unfortunately, that project was never completed. Now, at long last, Cooper's dream has been brought back to life, thanks to visual effects legend Ray Harryhausen and his friends. I love the idea and celebrate it! Like everything else with Cooper's name attached, this book is wonderful!"
- Ray Bradbury
JULY 2008
NOVEL
ISBN: 1-932431-74-8
ISBN 13: 978-1932431742
NOVEL: $16.95 SRP
Author: Carl Macek
Inspired by an original concept by Merian C. Cooper
Series title: Ray Harryhausen Presents
Cover art by William Stout
Genre: Fiction, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, WWII
Size: 6 x 9
Trade Paperback
252 pages
AUDIO BOOK:
ISBN 1-932431-78-0
ISBN-13: 978-1932431780
$39.95 SRP
Read by: Greg Snegoff
also available on www.amazon.com
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