Hammond Innes

Hammond Innes

5 Series

Hammond Innes, the pen name of Ralph Hammond Innes (1913-1998), was an English author renowned for his mystery and thriller novels, as well as children's books and travel non-fiction. His works are distinguished by meticulous scene descriptions and protagonists who are ordinary men thrust into challenging situations, relying on their ingenuity rather than weapons or gadgets to overcome adversity.

Hammond Innes's novels often feature alternate titles: "Wreckers Must Breathe" as "Trapped," "The Lonely Skier" as "Fire in the Snow," "Maddon's Rock" as "Gale Warning," and "The White South" as "The Survivors." "The Strange Land" was also published as "The Naked Land." Under the pseudonym Ralph Hammond, Innes wrote "Cocos Gold" and "Black Gold on the Double Diamond." These works typically involve intense survival scenarios and gripping adventures set against harsh environments. Innes's storytelling captivates readers with its suspense and vivid settings.

Standalone Novels

Air Disaster

(1937)

The Doppelganger

(1937)

Sabotage Broadcast

(1938)

All Roads Lead to Friday

(1939)

The Trojan Horse

(1940)

Wreckers Must Breathe / Trapped

(1940)

Attack Alarm

(1941)

Dead and Alive

(1946)

The Killer Mine

(1947)

The Lonely Skier / Fire in the Snow

(1947)

The Blue Ice

(1948)

Maddon's Rock / Gale Warning

(1948)

The White South / The Survivors

(1949)

The Angry Mountain

(1950)

Cocos Gold

(1950)(As: Ralph Hammond)

Air Bridge

(1951)

Campbell's Kingdom

(1952)

Black Gold on the Double Diamond

(1953)(As: Ralph Hammond)

The Strange Land / The Naked Land

(1954)

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

(1956)

The Land God Gave to Cain

(1958)

The Doomed Oasis

(1960)

Atlantic Fury

(1962)

The Strode Venturer

(1965)

Levkas Man

(1971)

Golden Soak

(1973)

North Star

(1974)

The Big Footprints

(1977)

The Last Voyage

(1978)

Solomons Seal

(1980)

The Black Tide

(1982)

High Stand

(1985)

Medusa

(1988)

Isvik

(1991)

Target Antarctica

(1993)

The Delta Connection

(1996)

Short Story Collections

Selected Works

(1978)

LIFE World Library (with Elizabeth Bishop, D.W. Brogan, Hugh Thomas, LIFE LIFE, Stanley Karnow, Colin MacInnes)

Atlas of the World

0(By: LIFE LIFE)

France

(1960)(By: D.W. Brogan)

Southeast Asia

(1962)(By: Stanley Karnow)

Brazil

(1962)(By: Elizabeth Bishop)

Scandinavia

(1963)

Australia and New Zealand

(1964)(By: Colin MacInnes)

Spain

(2008)(By: Hugh Thomas)

Non-Fiction

Harvest of Journeys

(1960)

Sea and Islands

(1967)

The Conquistadors

(1969)

Hammond Innes Introduces Australia

(1971)

Hammond Innes' East Anglia

(1986)

Far Horizons

(1988)

Vincent Van Gogh

(1990)(As:Ralph Hammond)

Personal Encounters

(2002)(As:Ralph Hammond)

Anthologies

Sea Tales of Terror

(1974)

Tales of Old Inns

(2020)

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