The Albanian Affair is the ninth Thunderbirds novel released, and fifth by Armada Books. Published in early 1967, the paperback novel was written by John Theydon, and features a brand new adventure starring Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and Parker.
Plot[]
International Rescue: secret no more! The sinister Gryphus organisation have stolen top secret information on the Thunderbirds. In order to retrieve the vital photographs, Lady Penelope and Parker must embark on their most perilous mission yet.
Chapter Titles[]
- Uninvited Visitors
- Calamity for Thunderbirds
- The Hand of Fate
- Desperate Call
- Danger in the Dark
- Night Pursuit
- M'Lady Takes the Plunge
- Monsieur le Docteur
- Menace in Venice
- Ordeal by Water
- Mountain Showdown
Characters[]
(in order of appearance)
- Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
- Parker
- Jago
- Boris
- Getaway driver
- John Tracy
- Jeff Tracy
- Lilian
- Scott Tracy
- Red Cross nurse
- Gordon Tracy
- Virgil Tracy
- Ace Brady
- Guards
- Kyrano
- Grandma Tracy
- Alan Tracy
- Tin-Tin Kyrano
- Hadjiz
- Petare
- Ahmed Gheg
- Hamid Kariosi
- Zurov
- Doctor Vronik
- Yvette
- Yanev
- Nikita
- Ratoff
- Karst
- Ghirov
- Roger Lyon
- Dr Marcel Chillion
- Montreux O One
- Brieg O Three
- Varese O One
- Police officers
- Carlo
- Venice O One
- Giovanni Marcello
- Guido
- Franco
- Marco
- Benito
IR Equipment Used[]
Trivia[]
- The Albanian Affair was the final novel to be produced during Thunderbirds original run. Furthermore, not counting annuals and novelisations, it was the final Thunderbirds book to feature original fiction until Countdown To Action! in 2008.
- Bereznik, the rogue militaristic state International Rescue and Lady Penelope have faced on several prior occasions in both their TV Century 21 comics, makes its first novel appearance.