Synopses & Reviews
Embittered by past failures and broken dreams, American fighter pilot David Duane believes in but one cause—his own. Europe is at war, and he’ll fight it for a price, selling his deadly flying skills to the highest bidder.
Just as Bogart came to Casablanca to escape his past, Duane has come to the icy white wastes of Scandinavia to wage a private war in the skies. But he’s about to take off on a flight and undertake an unforgettable journey—On Blazing Wings—to a place beyond the imagination . . . leading to a revelation that will open his eyes and his heart.
In a world divided by war, Duane discovers that sometimes you have to make a choice, and that making the wrong one could cost him the woman he loves. . . .
As a barnstorming pilot in the early days of aviation, Hubbard was dubbed “Flash” Hubbard by the aviation magazines of the day. His unique personal and pioneering knowledge of flight streaks across the page in novels like On Blazing Wings.
“Expect twists and turns to the very end.” —Yahoo Voices
* International Book Award Winner
Review
"... the story, which first appeared in the May 1940 issue of Five-Novels Monthly , is primo pulp fiction, written in an urgent style (plenty of exclamation marks and short paragraphs); but it drives the reader through to the exciting--and surprisingly moving--conclusion." —Booklist
Review
“Hubbard’s thoroughly researched adventure, inspired by the 1939 Winter War between Finland and Russia, was originally published in the May 1940 issue of Five Novels Monthly. As a testament to its historical worth, it was translated and reprinted 14 years later for distribution in the Nordic world….Hubbard’s love of storytelling comes through clearly here, and though the protagonist’s G.I. Joe-like Americanism may not appeal to all listeners, the sound effects—e.g. the ‘clanking and wheezing’ of bomber engines revving up for an impending suicide mission—greatly enhance the weight of this thoughtful tale.” —Library Journal
Synopsis
David Duane, artist, adventurer and air ace, discovers his destiny awaiting him inside a mystery-shrouded Finnish city of golden minarets. As Duane bravely confronts and challenges his fate, the action swirls to an explosive climax amidst a fierce aerial dogfight with an unexpected toll.
Synopsis
Launch into the action with this gripping tale. American David Duane long ago gave up his dream of being a professional artist. Instead, there's something else he's good at, something that countries will pay good money for—his services as an ace fighter pilot on sale to any country whose business is war, regardless of its politics.
Duane's cold-edged neutrality takes him to Finland—combating Russian Communists bent on destroying a supply base. After leading multiple attacks against the Russians and pushing them further and further back, his luck runs out when his plane is shot down. Instead of crashing in flames, Duane finds himself in an elusive netherworld—a mystery-enshrouded city of luxury and golden minarets. There, Duane discovers his true destiny, one that he half-remembers but must struggle to reject in order to save the woman he loves—a woman who happens to be an officer . . . in the Russian ranks. "His stories also give the feel of experience and firsthand knowledge of the subject matter." —Baryon
* An International Book Awards Winner
Synopsis
American fighter pilot David Duane believes in but one cause—his own. Just as Bogart escaped his past in Casablanca, Duane heads off to war in Europe, selling his deadly skills to the highest bidder. But now he’s about to take off on a flight that will open his eyes—and his heart. Sometimes you have to make a choice, and for Duane, making the wrong one could cost him the woman he loves. . . .
“An exciting—and surprisingly moving—conclusion.” —Booklist*An International Book Award Winner
Synopsis
American fighter pilot David Duane believes in but one cause—his own. Just as Bogart escaped his past in Casablanca, Duane heads off to war in Europe, selling his deadly skills to the highest bidder. But now he’s about to take off on a flight that will open his eyes—and his heart. Sometimes you have to make a choice, and for Duane, making the wrong one could cost him the woman he loves. . . .
As a barnstorming pilot in the early days of aviation, Hubbard was dubbed “Flash” Hubbard by the aviation magazines of the day. His unique personal and pioneering knowledge of flight streaks across the page in novels like On Blazing Wings.
“Expect twists and turns to the very end.” —Yahoo Voices
* International Book Award Winner
About the Author
With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 230 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and ’40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard.