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Harold Robbins, whose “Carpet baggers” provided an excellent story lurking behind a barrage of sex and violence, has used the same recipe for THE ADVENTURERS ( Four-Square, $1.75). This king-sized novel is based on man’s (or Robbins’ man’s ) search for power, roams over several continents, a genera tion of time and most of the emotions. It traverses politics, war, and several brands of chicanery and adds up to the fact that, in the end, all power is ephemeral.
The story is told through the lives of three men of different backgrounds, whose destinies are bound together. Also like the “Carpetbaggers”, the narrative switches from the first to the third person and back again — Robbins’ gimmick for presenting his characters in the round.