Hammond Innes

The Angry Mountain

Adventure novel centered on a volcanic eruption and human survival on Mediterranean island

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Hammond Innes

Hammond Innes was a British adventure-thriller writer whose novels placed protagonists in hostile natural environments — Arctic tundra, desert, the deep sea — where survival and justice were equally at stake. His vivid sense of place and meticulous research made his novels compelling. The White South and The Wreck of the Mary Deare were international bestsellers.

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