Where Eagles Dare

By: Alistair MacLean

Narrated by: Jonathan Oliver

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

One winter night, seven men and a woman are parachuted onto a mountainside in wartime Germany. Their objective: an apparently inaccessible castle, headquarters of the Gestapo. Their mission: to rescue a crashed American general before the Nazi interrogators can force him to reveal secret D-day plans.

©2017 HarperCollins Publishers (P)2017 Alistair MacLean

Critic reviews

"A real humdinger. The best MacLean." ( Daily Mirror)

"There is a splendid audacity about Where Eagles Dare, in which a handful of British agents invade an 'impenetrable' Gestapo command post...MacLean offers a real dazzler of a thriller, with vivid action, fine set pieces of suspense and a virtuoso display of startling plot twists." ( The New York Times)

He did write good stories

Even though I knew a lot of what was coming (from the movie), it was still suspenseful. While I myself couldn't remotely consider attempting such heroics, I can certainly lose myself in the story and believe in the heroes' resilience and stamina ... this is what I read books for!
The movie was good, but as usual - the book is better; besides, it lasts longer! 😁

where eagles dare

struggling to hear it. don't like Olivers delivery. very annoying. Deleting it from library.

Excellent

This is both an excellently written story combining action, suspense, and humor; and a very good performance.

Love this book!

This was a great book! Good storyline, well written. I enjoyed every minute. Thank you Alistair McLean.

One of my favorite books of all time

Alistair Maclean is my favorite fiction author of all time. His works are incredible, and this may be the best of them all. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants a clean, highly intricate, and flavorful plot.

Awesome!

Fantastic story. I questioned the performance in the beginning but then I realized his voice was perfect for this story. It gave a realistic feel to the whole setting.

if u liked the movie, this is even better!

this book is great!, at this time iv listened to it at least 5 times, the writing style is good with a lot of humor hidden here and there, it keeps you on the edge of your seat (even tho your listing to a book) the voice acting is awesome as well, i had seen the movie and herd about the book so i thought id give it a chance, i haven't regretted that decision one bit.

Excellent

I've read this so many times. And this audio book read by Jonathan Oliver is perfect. I love Shaffer and Captain Smith and Mary Ellison. Fantastic read. The sass and snark are strong with this book, and most of Alistair Maclean's books.

Typical A.M.: Riveting w/ plenty of plot twists!

Excellent story, well told. In typical Alistair Maclean style, just when you think you know what's going to happen, he throws in a twist you never saw coming. The movie stays pretty close to the book, or in this case the reverse is true. The screenplay was written first, then the book, and neither one suffers for it.
Naturally, the narrator is British. It wouldn't have the same quality, otherwise.
The only negative is the range of volume. At a good volume for most of the book, you cannot hear a few of the subtle conversations, so you must rewind and turn up the volume. Then the loud sections, yelling and such, are too loud and can be startling. Fine for a movie in the theater, but potentially problematic and uncomfortable when driving or listening with headphones. A little less dynamic range on the volume and this would be perfect.

One of MacLean’s best!

I have been waiting years for Audible to get Alistair MacLean’s books. This has always been one of my favorite of his books, a very entertaining and enjoyable wartime thriller. The narrator is wonderful.