iwilavit

[sincnoel]

as a kid, i read a book that featured a villain called (to the best of my recall) "iwilavit" who used to race around in some sort of airship and threaten the earth below with death rays or some such unless ransoms were paid. we are talking here about 55 years ago. does this ring a bell with anyone?

[Lennypops]

Hi

I have googled for you and found this book and its description:
The Looted Gold by John F.C. Westerman
(published in London, Melbourne, Johannesburg: Ward, Lock and Co., Ltd., 1960.)

South African forces battle the gold pirate Iwilavit over the Antarctic

There is a picture of the cover of the book towards the bottom of this page:

http://www.collectingbooksandmagazines.com/wes ter.html

and a list of all the author's books is here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_F._Westerma n

Hope it is the right one!

Cheers

[pie+mash]

Iwilavit - what a great username !!!!!!!

[sincnoel]

lennypops, thank you. but my book dates from, i think, the 1940s and maybe earlier. your suggestion is too late. perhaps the author also read the same book.

[sincnoel]

pie & mash, it was a great name for a villain!!!