ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Prisoner Novel</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="Prisoner Pictures/Prisoner Logo 2.jpg" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="115" ALT="Prisoner Logo"></TD> <TD WIDTH="355" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="4" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"><B>'The Prisoner'</B><BR><FONT SIZE="3">by Thomas M. Disch</TD> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="175" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="Prisoner Pictures/Prisonernovel.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="201" ALT="Jacket Illustration"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> "I am not a number! I am a man! A FREE MAN!" <BR><BR>When THE PRISONER premiered on U.S. television, it brought forth from viewers more debate and enthusiasm than any other TV show within memory. Not exactly a spy series & not precisely science fiction & still it was acclaimed as the most exciting and imaginative series in television history. <BR><BR>Who is the prisoner known as "Number 6"? Why has he been kidnapped and subtly held captive in the sinister fairy-tale town known only as The Village? What nation, or what secret agency, is behind his abduction? And is he truly a prisoner & or can he be, as he claims, a free man? <BR><BR>Once again these questions become crucial - for, having escaped from The Village for the final time, Number 6 has once more been captured... <I>for the final time?</I> <BR><BR><BR><B>(Inner cover blurb)</B> <BR><BR>You are a highly trained, top-level secret agent & one of the best your country has. But there comes a time when you want out, when your nature rebels against the entire world of spying. <BR><BR>But they won't let you quit. You know too much, they say. <BR><BR>You quit anyway. They can't <I>force</I> you to work for them, after all. You plan a leisurely retirement in the country. <BR><BR>And one day you awake to discover that you've been captured. You're in a village whose architecture is pleasantly old-fashioned, yet there are ultra-sophisticated eyes and ears monitoring your every move. You've become The Prisoner. <BR><BR><I>Yet you are still yourself; you still have the skills and determination that made you a successful agent. So you WILL find a way to escape. But...to where? </I> <BR><BR><BR><B>Released in U.S.A. by:</B> <BR>Ace Books <BR><BR><B>Release Date:</B> <BR>1969 <BR><BR><B>Notes:</B> <BR>*Featuring 'Number Six' (aluded to as John Drake from the 'Danger Man' series) <BR><BR>*Released in Japan in 1969 by Hayakawa, translated by Jun Nagai <BR><BR>*Released in France in 1977 by Presses de la Renaissance as 'Le Prisonnier', translated by Jacqueline Huet (in hardback only) <BR><BR>*Re-released in Japan in 1977 by Hayakawa Bunko, translated by Jun Nagai <BR><BR>*Re-released in France in 1979 by Presses de la Renaissance as 'Le Prisonnier', translated by Jacqueline Huet: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Prisoner Pictures/Prisoner-France-1979.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="201" NAME="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR><BR>*Released in U.K. in 1979 by Dobson Books: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Prisoner Pictures/Prisoner-UK-HB.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="188" NAME="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR><BR>*Re-released in U.K. in 1980 by New English Library: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Prisoner Pictures/Prisoner-UK.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="202" NAME="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR>He's a top level agent. Highly skilled and ultra-secret. But he wants out. <BR><BR>They won't let him quit. He quits anyway. <BR><BR>Then suddenly there comes the dawn when he wakes up in captivity. A pleasant old-style village that's packed solid with electronic surveillance hardware. <BR><BR>He is the Prisoner. <BR><BR>If he was good enough, sharp enough to be a top flight cloak-and-dagger man, is he good enough to escape the men who've chained his life to the wall? <BR><BR><BR>*Re-released in France in 1992 by Presses de la Renaissance as 'Le Prisonnier', translated by Jacqueline Huet: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Prisoner Pictures/Prisoner-France-1992.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="194" NAME="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR><BR>*Re-released in U.K. in 1992 by Boxtree Limited Ltd.: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Prisoner Pictures/Prisoner-UK-1992.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="193" NAME="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR>I AM NOT A NUMBER! I AM A FREE MAN! <BR><BR>He's a top level agent. Highly trained and ultra-secret. But he wants out. <BR><BR>They won't let him quit. He quits anyway. <BR><BR>Then suddenly there comes the day when he wakes up in captivity. A pleasant old-fashioned Village that's packed with electronic surveillance equipment. <BR><BR>He is the Prisoner. <BR><BR>He was the best in his field, but is he good enough to escape the men who've chained his life to the wall. <BR><BR><BR>*Re-released in U.S.A. in 2002 by iBooks: <BR><BR><IMG SRC="Prisoner Pictures/Prisoner-USA-2002.jpg" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="187" NAME="Jacket Illustration"> <BR><BR><BR> </BODY> </HTML>