Blockade (novel)

1998 novel written by Derek Hansen

Blockade

Author| Derek Hansen
Publisher| HarperCollins

Publication date

| January 1, 1998
ISBN| 978-0-732-26496-3

Blockade is a 1998 novel written by Derek Hansen about logging in Australia.

## Plot summary

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The protagonist is Miklos Bollok, a logging company owner who uses corrupt politicians to clear-fell the last remaining wilderness in Victoria, Australia. He is stymied by a direct action campaign by conservationists. His downfall also comes about by a dark secret that is made public by his wife.

## Release details

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* 1998, Australia, HarperCollins, (ISBN 0-7322-6466-9), Pub date 1 January 1998, paperback (First edition)
* 1999, reprinted, (ISBN 0-7322-6496-0).

## Reception

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Jean Ferguson of the Illawarra Mercury calls it "A passionate and explosive new novel from a great storyteller".[1] Herald Sun's Simon Caterson writes "A well-spun yarn lasting 500 easily digestible pages, Blockade seems destined to repeat the commercial success of his earlier books".[2] Stephen Prickett of the Canberra Times writes "Once set in motion, the action is fast-moving, sometimes funny, sometimes violent, but always compulsively gripping".[3]

## References

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1. ^ Ferguson, Jean (5 September 1998), "Cheryl Finds GOD In A Twisted Forest Saga", Illawarra Mercury
2. ^ Caterson, Simon (12 September 1998), "In bed with the greens", Herald Sun
3. ^ Prickett, Stephen (5 September 1998), "A Moral Fable In East Gippsland BLOCKADE", Canberra Times

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