ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>The Floating Game</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=#000000"> <TABLE ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="580" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="3" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="150" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="Avengers Pictures/Avengers-Logo.jpg" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="113" ALT="Avengers Logo"></TD> <TD WIDTH="355" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="4" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"><B>'The Floating Game'</B><BR><FONT SIZE="3">by John Garforth</TD> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="175" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="Avengers Pictures/Floatinggame.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="197" ALT="Jacket Illustration"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> STEED <BR>"A topsy-turvy world indeed! Seems the Mafia has joined forces with Marx in a diabolical attempt to overthrow Her Majesty's government! Would you believe it? And what does Mrs Peel think she's up to - going off to America to marry a female Russian spy? Extraordinary behaviour. Puzzling too. Better get reading The Floating Game - the latest seismic adventure from TV's most popular heroes, the 20th Century Eumenides (The Avengers to you) of which number I am one..." <BR><BR>MRS PEEL <BR>"Well! That's just like Steed. I may wear way-out gear but I don't think I've ever gone for female Russian spies. Anyway, what does Steed think he's doing, standing for parliament on a dead man's ticket? Oh by the way (but don't tell Steed) there's one absolutely super scene you simply mustn't miss & where Steed is tied down by these three gorgeous little Chinese dollies in white silk pyjamas - serves him right..." <BR><BR><B>Released By:</B> <BR>Panther Books <BR><BR><B>Release Date:</B> <BR>1967 <BR><BR><B>Notes:</B> <BR>*Featuring John Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel <BR><BR>Released in France in 1967 by Roman as 'Chapeau Melon et Bottes de Cuir: Le Flambeur Flambé', translated by Marie Watkins: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Avengers Pictures/Floatinggame-French.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="203" ALT="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR>Released in Germany in 1967 by Heyne as 'Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone: Drei Kleine China-Mädchen', translated by Elisabeth Simon: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Avengers Pictures/Floatinggame-German.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="190" ALT="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR>Released in Holland in 1967 by Bruna as 'De Wrekers: Maling Aan de Maffia': <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Avengers Pictures/Floatinggame-Holland.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="200" ALT="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR>Released in U.S.A in 1967 by Berkley Medallion Books: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Avengers Pictures/Floatinggame-USA1.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="203" ALT="Jacket Illustration"> <IMG SRC="PICTURES/1x1 Pixel.gif" HEIGHT="1" WIDTH="10" BORDER="0"> <IMG SRC="Avengers Pictures/Floatinggame-USA2.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="203" ALT="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR>While Emma Peel is preparing to depart for the United States as the bride of a gorgeous female Russian spy - John Steed is tracking down the toughest Mafia gangster who ever graced the shore of Britain to overthrow Her Majesty's government. <BR><BR>You see, someone is attempting to undermine that government by means of a fiendish Oriental brainwashing technique on high-ranking civil servants, and Steed and Mrs. Peel find that all clues lead to a joint Mafia-Russian plot, which naturally, must be stopped at all costs! <BR><BR>*Tara King appears on the cover of the reprint edition, even though she does not appear in the book <BR><BR>Released in Chile in 1968 by Zig-Zag as 'Los Vengadores: Juegos Flotantes', translated by Lina Larraín <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Avengers Pictures/Floatinggame-Chile.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="207" ALT="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR><BR> </BODY> </HTML>