Deadline is an original novel featuring John Steed and Emma Peel.
Back cover blurb supplied by
Stephen Barker
Stephen Barker
The Avengers: DeadlineCAST
John Steed, Emma Peel, facing ruthless criminals dedicated to the destruction of their own country — and unidentified.
LOCATION
Fleet Street, and a disused airfield in the Midlands.
DEADLINE
The day after tomorrow...
Publisher Hodder and Stoughton Format Paperback Publication Date 1965
ISBN N/A Original Price 3/6 Country UK
ISBN N/A Original Price 3/6 Country UK
Edition Notes
- Rumours overs the years have suggested that a hardback edition was also published. However, as no one has ever been able to track down a copy, it seems likely that this is either completely wrong or an enterprising library or two disemboweled some perfectly good paperback copies and added a hardcover for extra durability in order to extend its shelf life.
Cover image supplied by
Mike Noon
Mike Noon
Os Vingadores: O Dia Depois De Amanhã
Publisher Dêagá Format Paperback Publication Date 1967 ISBN N/A Translator MM Ferreira da Silva Country Portugal
Edition Notes
- O Dia Depois De Amanhã was one of two Avengers novels to be released in Portugal. The other title was O Pato Morto, a translation of Dead Duck.
The Avengers: DeadlineAn original novel, featuring the characters John Steed and Emma Peel from the cult '60s TV series.
Someone is tampering with speeches reported in the continental editions of British newspapers: antagonising other nations and causing anti-British riots abroad. John Steed and Emma Peel are called in to go undercover at The Courier newspaper in Fleet Street. Their mission: to identify and track down the Brotherhood, a band of neo-fascist ruthless criminals who will stop at nothing — not even murder — to bring down the Government and seize power.
Publisher Titan Books Format Paperback Publication Date 1994 ISBN 1-85286-561-X Original Price £3.99 Country UK
Edition Notes
- At the time this edition was published The Avengers was enjoying something of a revival in the UK as the episodes were being issued on video for the very first time by Lumiere. The cover art was later used on the US edition from TV Books in 1998, and in a modified form on the cover of the French re-release from Huitième Art in 1995.
Cover image supplied by Ian Beazley
Chapeau Melon et Bottes de Cuir: L'article De La Mort
Publisher Huitième Art Format Paperback Publication Date 1995 ISBN 2-908905-10-8 Translator Martin Winckler Country France
The Avengers: Deadline
Publisher TV Books Format Paperback Publication Date 1998 ISBN 1575000725 Original Price $9.99 Country USA
Edition Notes
- This edition was released to tie in with the release of the Avengers movie starring Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman.
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General Notes
- Deadline was the first of two Avengers novels to be published by Hodder and Stoughton in the UK — the only previous Avengers novel having been Douglas Enefer's The Avengers from Consul Books in 1963, which had featured Steed and Cathy Gale. The second and final book from the company was Dead Duck the following year. Both titles were written by John Steed actor Patrick Macnee in tandem with journalist Peter Leslie
Leslie also wrote tie-in novels during the 1960s based on a number of other television series including Danger Man (US Title: Secret Agent), The Invaders and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.. - Deadline was the very first Avengers novel to feature Emma Peel.
