▁at ▁this ▁stage ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁but ▁deliber ately ▁wrote ▁something ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁complete ▁change ▁of ▁pace , ▁The ▁Sun bird ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁book ▁for ▁me ▁in ▁my ▁development ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁because ▁at ▁that ▁stage ▁I ▁was ▁starting ▁to ▁become ▁en ch anted ▁by ▁the ▁l ure ▁of ▁Hollywood . ▁There ▁had ▁been ▁some ▁mov ies ▁made ▁of ▁my ▁books ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁" who a , ▁what ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁go … ▁All ▁that ▁money !" ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁" hold ▁on — am ▁I ▁a ▁script writer ▁or ▁am ▁I ▁a ▁real ▁writer ?" ▁Writing ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁could ▁never ▁be ▁fil med ▁was ▁my ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence . ▁I ▁made ▁it ▁so ▁diff use , ▁with ▁different ▁ages ▁and ▁brought ▁characters ▁back ▁as ▁different ▁entities . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁complex ▁book , ▁it ▁gave ▁me ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁pleasure ▁but ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁insp iration — to ▁break ▁free . ▁E agle ▁in ▁the ▁Sky ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁was ▁more ▁typical ▁fare , ▁as ▁was ▁The ▁E ye ▁of ▁the ▁T iger ▁( 1 9 7 5 ). ▁Film ▁rights ▁for ▁both ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁Michael ▁K ling er ▁who ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁turn ▁them ▁into ▁mov ies ; ▁however , ▁K ling er ▁did ▁produce ▁films ▁of ▁Gold ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁and ▁Sh out ▁at ▁the ▁Dev il ▁( 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁Cry ▁Wolf ▁( 1 9