LET SLEEPING BOMBS LIE...?

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Received the above first edition paperback yesterday (Friday) after buying it on Amazon a few days ago.  It was first published in 1970 and then, in 1972, was given away in parts as a free gift over a number of issues in a magazine called Target by the New English Library.  It then fell to the readers to combine all the parts into one, trim it, and then read the completed result - if they hadn't already devoured each segment as it appeared.  I dutifully combined the various parts, but if I ever actually read it, I can remember absolutely nothing about it.

I managed to replace my Target #1 close to a couple of years back, but it didn't have the free gift, seen below.  (Borrowed the image from somewhere, forget where.)  Anyway, I decided to track down the novel, which is a thin affair, and once I've read it (not sure when I'll get around to it) I'll have reconnected to an aspect of my past from 49 years ago, something I always enjoy doing when it comes to books, toys, records, and comics.

The second picture below is a scan of the cover of the comic, taken from my very own issue.  Did any of you Crivvies read the free gift novel back in '72, and if so, what do you remember about it - if anything?  Am I wasting my time in planning to read it, or was it an absolute belter of a book?  Make your impressions known!

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