Set in Iran in 1979, it follows the fortunes of a group of Struans helicopter pilots in the turmoil surrounding the fall of the Iranian monarchy and the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Like many of Clavell's novels, it is very long and is composed of many interweaving plot strands involving a large cast of characters.
A much shorter version of the story, focussing on a single pair of characters, was published in 1994 as Escape: The Love Story from Whirlwind. The back cover of the first edition bore a message from the author humorously dedicating the book to anyone who had ever complained that his books were too heavy.
The main theme in the novel is Milkman's quest for identity, as he slowly tries to piece together the history of his ancestors.
A secondary strand to the main plot is the difficult relationship between the father and his wife and daughters, in particular, First Corinthians seems destined to lead a lonely and arid life, until she finally finds a companion.
The novel is written in the third person, so the narrative weaves in and out from each characters viewpoint, also we are given insight into Macon and Pilate's early life together.
Escape Magazine was a landmark British comic strip magazine founded and edited by Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury.
Escape has its origins in the explosion of small press or minicomics that occurred in the UK in the early 1980's.
A year later, and after protracted negotiations, Escape became the first periodical to be published by Titan Books, a graphic novel repackaging house responsible for collections of Judge Dredd and American titles such as Swamp Thing.
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