The Guns of Navarone

By: Alistair MacLean

Narrated by: Jonathan Oliver

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

The guns of Navarone, huge and catastrophically accurate, embedded atop an impregnable iron fortress in the Mediterranean Sea.

Twelve hundred British soldiers trapped on a nearby island, with no hope of rescue from Allied ships, waiting to die.

Keith Mallory, world-famous mountaineer, skilled saboteur. His mission: to lead a small team of misfits and silence the guns forever.

Reaching the island and scaling the sheer cliffs undetected will be hard enough; defeating the German forces and destroying the massive guns all but impossible. And as for getting out alive when there may be a traitor in the team…

Critic reviews

‘Could hardly be bettered.’
Sunday Times

‘Its strength comes from the speed of its narrative, its vivid creation of tensions and its power in handling descriptions of action.’
Evening Standard

‘Action sustained at a high pitch. From the outset there is a feeling of suspense: a problem that can only be solved by action involving danger and demanding courage … an insistently gripping tale.’
Scotsman

Love the story but narration is strained.

Narrator is trying too hard to make the character voices unique and it comes out strained. It's not bad but it made me feel stressed.

Feeling my age

I read every Alistair Maclean novel ever written when I was young. Seems dated now, but still a god story.

An old Favorite

Alistair Maclean is one of my favorite authors and I was pleased to see his books on Audible. This book was a great “read”.

Just a great story by Maclean

Can’t go wrong with this one. A top notch story. Recommend paired with a camp fire and a cigar.

The Book Again Superior to the Movie

First off, I liked the movie. The book is more realistic than the movie and seemed more believable. Filled with honorable characters and exciting action, I enjoyed reading it. Tough but not mean spirited. Men doing the impossible mission to save lives. Entertaining read.