A Flight of Chariots

A Flight of Chariots is a 1963 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary.

Synopsis

The novel follows two friends who fly planes during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War then become involved in the space program.

Critical reception

Andrew Leslie, writing in The Guardian, noted: "There is nothing tortuous or particularly subtle about A Flight of Chariots..By the end mr Cleary has succeeded in his object of showing that a recognisable human being is up there in orbit. No especially new insights of thought or feeling have been opened up; but the familiar view has been professionally rendered."