The Dominators (novel)
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The Dominators is the title of an unpublished novel by Donald Hamilton
. The book, which was completed in the early 2000s, was intended to be the 28th novel in Hamilton's Matt Helm
spy series, continuing the adventures of the character introduced in the 1960 novel Death of a Citizen
and later popularized (in a comedic vein) by actor Dean Martin
in a series of late-1960s motion pictures.
According to the website The Matt Helm Dossier, the first draft manuscript was completed by Hamilton in 2001. The same site reported that in 2002 the now-86 year-old author was in the process of revising the manuscript. As of June 2007, however, there has been no announcement regarding this book's release; Hamilton died in November 2006. The last Matt Helm volume published to date was The Damagers
in 1993.
Documents and drafts related to The Dominators are reportedly part of an archive of Hamilton papers currently held by the UCLA Library.
Donald Hamilton
Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was a U.S. writer of novels, short stories, and non-fiction about the outdoors. His novels consist mostly of paperback originals, principally spy fiction but also crime fiction and Westerns such as The Big Country...
. The book, which was completed in the early 2000s, was intended to be the 28th novel in Hamilton's Matt Helm
Matt Helm
Matt Helm is a fictional character created by author Donald Hamilton. He is a U.S. government counter-agent—a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of the term as used in spy thrillers.-The character and the series:The...
spy series, continuing the adventures of the character introduced in the 1960 novel Death of a Citizen
Death of a Citizen
Death of a Citizen is a 1960 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, and was the first in a long-running series of books featuring the adventures of assassin Matt Helm...
and later popularized (in a comedic vein) by actor Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
in a series of late-1960s motion pictures.
According to the website The Matt Helm Dossier, the first draft manuscript was completed by Hamilton in 2001. The same site reported that in 2002 the now-86 year-old author was in the process of revising the manuscript. As of June 2007, however, there has been no announcement regarding this book's release; Hamilton died in November 2006. The last Matt Helm volume published to date was The Damagers
The Damagers
The Damagers, published in 1993, is a spy novel by Donald Hamilton, and the twenty-seventh volume of the adventures of government assassin Matt Helm. Hamilton had launched the series in 1960 with Death of a Citizen....
in 1993.
Documents and drafts related to The Dominators are reportedly part of an archive of Hamilton papers currently held by the UCLA Library.
External links
- The Matt Helm Dossier - accessed on May 4, 2011.