The Forests of the Night the war as it really was, as James Kirkup observed, an "acid portrait of those who played at being members of the [French] Resistance". The novel's theme and title come from the opening lines to William Blake's poem "The Tyger": "Tiger, tiger, burning bright - in the forests of the night." "The Forests of the Night" was translated in 1951 into English by Nora Wydenbruck; it has not been re-printed since. Francis is the son of the Comte de Balansun, whose family resides in the French town of Saint-Clar, near the Pyrenees. Francis, in the beginning of the novel, skips
Tygers of Pan Tang Jess Cox formed the spin-off band Tyger-Tyger. The reformed Tygers of Pan Tang released "The Wreck-Age" in summer 1985 through Music for Nations, and "Burning in the Shade" in 1987, through Zebra Records. "Burning in the Shade" received poor reviews and they disbanded again. Various compilations and live albums were produced by the band's two first labels, Neat Records and MCA. During the 1998 Wacken Open Air festival, Jess Cox joined on stage with Blitzkrieg, playing three old Tygers songs. The audience's response was very positive, and a year later, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tygers of Pan Tang