His name was TIXE YLNO ... The U.N.C.L.E. files could tell nothing about him except for that code name. He could be anyone ... a cab driver, a corporation executive, a scientist, a storekeeper ... ANYONE! And he might be anywhere in the United States. But whoever or wherever he was, U.N.C.L.E. had to find him ... because he controlled a secret that had the world at his mercy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A nice Book - on par with other U.N.C.L.E. books,
This review is from: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 3 - The Copenhagen Affair (Paperback)
I just read the third "Man from U.N.C.L.E." novel - a paperback book written by John Oram and published in 1965. These novels written for adults are not much different from the 3 books in the children's series - "The Gunrunner's Gold," "The Gentle Saboteur" and "The Calcutta Affair." The main difference is that the children's books were written in larger print and have illustrations. The books are "grittier" than the TV series was, but perhaps only a little bit. Seasons 1 and 4 were more serious, while Seasons 2 and 3 used lots of campy humor. The decision to use too much humor made U.N.C.L.E. lose viewers who were serious about the James Bond 007 spy genre, and the time slot for Season 4 in 1967-68 was poorly chosen - shown when too many small children were still awake in the early evening. "The Copenhagen Affair" takes place entirely in Denmark, and the bad guys are from T.H.R.U.S.H. ("Technical Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity"). They've built very fast and maneuverable flying saucers in an underground bunker left by the Germans during World War 2. Most of the characters in the story are Danish, and you get a nice introduction to Danish customs during the Christmas season. They drink lots of beer (Carlsberg, Tuborg and others), liquor (like Akvavit) and eat smoked eel with bread. The head bad guy in the story is part Irish and part Danish, and he gets away in the end. But the underground factory is destroyed, and the other villains are either killed or captured. The U.N.C.L.E. TV series, movies and books make nice, lighthearted entertainment and good, clean fun! It was a cool TV show and it made both cool movies and cool books. Corgi toys made an U.N.C.L.E.-mobil during the 1960s which was based on a GM concept car from the same period. If you like toy cars (especially Corgi cars from England), I also recommend the book titled "Scale Model Collectible Cars" which you can buy on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions.
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you're a fan of U.N.C.L.E. ...,
By Clerk02 "Clerk02" (Pittsburgh PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 3 - The Copenhagen Affair (Paperback)
you'll want to read this one.
While it's not as good as David McDaniel's stories, this book does capture the show's characters pretty well. Decent plot. If you can find them,read The Utopia Affair and The Dagger Affair by David McDaniel, who was a big fan of the show and the author of the best books in this series. Recommended.
3.0 out of 5 stars
U.N.C.L.E. Takes On U.F.O.s,
By This third of the "Man From U.N.C.L.E." tie-in novels, published in 1965 just as the TV series was hitting its peak, is a good example of an adventure story which manages to please and entertain in every way except in terms of the adventure itself. Author John Oram makes a lot of effort to use the Danish setting to its fullest potential. Whether it's an opening action sequence set in the wilds of Seeland, a standoff in a seedy Copenhagen neighborhood, or a snowy finale amid the steep cliffs of Jutland, Oram works hard to ground the story in this colorful but often-overlooked (for Americans) coastal nation. Oram sets one scene thusly: "There's no traffic problem in Stroget. It has long been closed to all traffic on wheels except baby carriages. So you can stroll around at leisure, crossing from side to side of the street with no risk to life and limb. Oddly, this security takes some getting used to. You can always pick out an Englishman or an American by the way he stays grimly on the sidewalk while the Danes parade happily along the middle of the road." For "U.N.C.L.E." fans, Napoleon and Illya as presented here may not connect up with the TV series characters, but they come across as three-dimensional characters more than they did in the first two books, with Napoleon showing spleen and temper. They are aided by several Danes who the author takes pains to give individuality to. Even the bad guys are given color and vigor. In a book as short as this one, such attention to setting and character means something has to give. In this case, that something is the plot. What exactly THRUSH is up to with the flying saucers is never really addressed. What few moments there are of suspense are brushed aside too quickly. If not for a couple of ludicrous enemy escapes, the story would be wrapped up even quicker than it is. Too often, a description of some plot point, say preparations made for an assault on a THRUSH fortress, are interrupted so people can have some Christmas punch and aquavit and soak in the ambiance of Denmark one more time. The one part of the book involving the most suspense ironically features neither Solo nor Kuryakin, but an opening chase showcasing a faceoff between a salesman who stumbles onto the scene and THRUSH's head satrap in Denmark. I give Oram credit for not resolving this in the expected way, and additional points for having the THRUSH leader come across as something other than diabolically efficient and ruthless without scotching the plot. Mostly I enjoyed this novel a great deal as a kind of time-capsule travelogue with shootouts and occasional call-outs in the direction of a fondly-remembered 1960s television show. I'm not sure I can recommend it to someone not interested in the same things, but I wouldn't mind again experiencing Oram's singular style with a spy novel - compelling characters, deep settings - in addition to just a bit stronger plot.
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