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Hi Peggy in Tampa, Here's what I could find on your question... at least it fits the parameters, except it's a novelette, not novel.. but it was published prior to 1970 :) Title: The Flight of the Valkyries Author: R. L. Fanthorpe Year: 1958 Storylength: novelette Publications: a.. Supernatural Stories, No. 14, (Feb 1958, John S. Manning, Badger, #SN14, 2/-, 160pp, pb, magazine) Cover: Ray Theobald John T - in Bradenton, just south of Tampa :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Callahan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:30 AM Subject: [SF-LIT] book title? > Hi all, > > I got a question from a library patron: > > "When I was in High School (1971-1975) I read an SF/Fantasy novel that had "of the Valkyre" or "of the Valkyries" in the title. I'd love to read it again but can't remember complete title or author's name. > > It was about people on an airplane that had been lost or re-routed to another planet. These ppl slowly realized they were there for observation. They finally escaped by making a boat/canoe which some of them used to go downstream and under a fence. > > Once there, they found that their captors looked like giant spiders (or had machines like spiders?), and one of the ppl got somehow stuck behind one, which pulled him to his death. > > The book made a big impression on me and I've always wanted to reread it, but haven't had luck in finding it, b/c I can't remember the correct title. Can you help?" > > Any ideas? Let me know and thank you! > > Peggy in Tampa-- > curiouser and curiouser! > -- Lewis Carroll > > >