The Prisoner Omnibus

The Prisoner Omnibus
ISBN-10
1842225316
ISBN-13
9781842225318
Category
Adventure stories, American
Pages
396
Language
English
Published
2002
Authors
Thomas M. Disch, Hank Stine, David McDaniel

Description

Three classic Prisoner novels, each based on the extraordinary cult TV series; The Prisoner; He's a top-level agent, but he wants out. They won't let him quit, but he quits anyway. Then suddenly there comes the dawn when he wakes up in captivity. He is a prisoner is a pleasant old-style village that's packed solid with electronic hardware. Is he good enough, sharp enough to escape the men who've chained his life to the wall?; Who is Number Two; Free to busy himself or to do nothing. Free to ask questions. Free even to try to escape. But not to leave. The Guardians saw to that. Intercepted him, and shepherded him back. Left him to try and fail again. Would giving up be the only true rebellion he could muster?; A Day in the Life; In this sinister wonderland for show who know too much ever to know freedom, the average day is just a trip to the grocer's, a conversation with a Number...and a chance to escape...

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