Blockade (novel)
Blockade' is a 1998 novel written by Derek Hansen about logging in Australia.
Plot summary
The protagonist is Miklos Bollok, a logging company owner who uses corrupt politicians to clear-fell the last remaining wilderness in Victoria, Australia. He is stymied by a direct action campaign by conservationists. His downfall also comes about by a dark secret that is made public by his wife.
Release details
- 1998, Australia, HarperCollins, (ISBN 0-7322-6466-9 Search this book on
.), Pub. date: 1 January 1998, paperback (First edition) - 1999, reprinted, (ISBN 0-7322-6496-0 Search this book on .).
Reception
Jean Ferguson of the Illawarra Mercury calls it "A passionate and explosive new novel from a great storyteller".[1] Herald Sun’s Simon Caterson writes "A well-spun yarn lasting 500 easily digestible pages, *Blockade* seems destined to repeat the commercial success of his earlier books”.[2] Stephen Prickett of the Canberra Times writes "Once set in motion, the action is fast-moving, sometimes funny, sometimes violent, but always compulsively gripping”.[3]
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