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Mick Norman
Mick Norman wrote a quartet of UK-based Hell Angel's books in the 1970s. Angels from Hell, Angel Challenge, Guardian Angels and Angels on my Mind.The books were Norman’s or, more p...view moreMick Norman wrote a quartet of UK-based Hell Angel's books in the 1970s. Angels from Hell, Angel Challenge, Guardian Angels and Angels on my Mind.The books were Norman’s or, more precisely, Laurence James’ vision of the then future. Laurence was an editor at New English Library at a time when they were publishing biker pulp-fiction by the likes of Peter Cave and Alex R. Stuart. He was Richard Allen’s editor and dealt with some of the Jim Moffat skinhead books. On the back of these, Laurence decided to change tack – and sent in the manuscript of Angels from Hell anonymously to another editor. He stated that he only thought of it as just the one book but NEL took up the option and Laurence wrote three more.Often call “trash fiction”, the Angel quartet has gained a certain cult fiction following. It was their combination of sex and violence, the theme of “us” against “them” which made these books a success at the time.This fiction is not for the politically correct and is very much a product of its time. It is gritty and realistically brutal. The sex, drugs, violence and music references remain intact because that was the then creed of the UK-based Angels.These novels are pure nostalgia, harking back to a time that many bikers of a certain age would identify with. Triumph, Norton, Harley-Davidson and Velocettes grace the pages.view less
Books by Mick Norman
Fallen Angels Vol 1: Angels from Hell & Angel Challenge Fallen Angels Vol 2: Guardian Angels & Angels on my Mind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings