Book description
'I am not Number 6. I am not a prisoner. I am a free man.'
This is the classic novel of the TV series The Prisoner, by
cult author Thomas M. Disch. First published in 1968, this new edition
celebrates the long-awaited remake of the series, from ITV1 and the
producers of Mad Men, starring Sir Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel.
Combining the power of a great spy thriller with Orwellian science
fiction, The Prisoner follows a former British secret agent who
has quit the force, only to find himself trapped in an anonymous place
called the Village. Known only as 'Number 6,' he struggles to maintain
his identity in the face of the nameless powers-that-be, who use
increasingly sophisticated and terrifying methods to extract his secrets.
McKellen delivers a riveting performance as the fear-inducing Number
Two. This remake is smart and quick, and succeeds in ways that the
original did not. There's more urgency to the storytelling, and a faster
pace - accelerating the viewing thrill. Thomas M. Disch is the author
of more than twenty books and twelve collections of poetry. He is widely
regarded as one of the masters of twentieth-century science fiction, and
received the 1999 Hugo Award for
The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How
Science Fiction Conquered the World
. He died in 2008.
