No novelisation?

Napoleon Plural

No movie tie-in to go with this film? That's the first in a long time isn't it? Obv the CR was Fleming's.

Willie Garvin

It looks like the only book tie-in with the "Quantum of Solace" motion picture will be a new reprinting of Ian Fleming's short story collection originally titled For Your Eyes Only---which has been retitled Quantum of Solace and Other Stories.

Hardyboy

Actually, WG, it's a new collection of all Fleming's stories, not just the ones in FYEO. Pure coincidence, of course, that Ian Fleming Productions is giving the anthology the same title as the new film. . . 8-)

Willie Garvin

Hardyboy wrote:

Actually, WG, it's a new collection of all Fleming's stories, not just the ones in FYEO. Pure coincidence, of course, that Ian Fleming Productions is giving the anthology the same title as the new film. . . 8-)

Thanks for the correction!And yes,of course-it's an enormous coincidence that this new book is titled Quantum of Solace....;)

But seriously,I kind of miss those official 007 novelizations-regardless of their qualities.I think Wood did a stellar job with his tie-in books, and Gardner and Benson did pretty well with their respective novelizations,too.

Hardyboy

Willie Garvin wrote:

But seriously,I kind of miss those official 007 novelizations-regardless of their qualities.I think Wood did a stellar job with his tie-in books, and Gardner and Benson did pretty well with their respective novelizations,too.

Indeed, especially since the novelizations were usually based on early draft screenplays and so you got some interesting variations on the stories. That said, I guess I can't complain too much about the QoS collection--at least it will get people reading Fleming!

Strangeways

I bought the QoS short story collection and read some of them on holiday last week. Really enjoyed QoS, especially the twist at the end. Shame the twist in Devil May Care was not as cleverly disguised.

As for movie novelistions, I thought these stopped after TND? Where there novels for TWINE and DAD by Benson too?

Oops, yes. Just looked Benson up on Wikipedia, and I note that he wrote DAD and TWINE. Sorry folkes. I guess that the powers that be don't want a QoS novel because they want to concentrate the literary 007 on Devil May Care and the short story collection.

Dan Same

Hardyboy wrote:

Actually, WG, it's a new collection of all Fleming's stories, not just the ones in FYEO.

When you say all of his stories, do you mean all of his short stories, or does it include his novels as well? I'm asking because it seems like it would be a massive book if it also included his novels. Furthermore, does anyone know if it is being published in Australia?

Hardyboy

Dan Same wrote:

Hardyboy wrote:

Actually, WG, it's a new collection of all Fleming's stories, not just the ones in FYEO.

When you say all of his stories, do you mean all of his short stories, or does it include his novels as well?

Just the short stories, Dan.

Dan Same

Hardyboy wrote:

Just the short stories, Dan.

Thanks, yeh, that makes sense.

taity

Dan Same wrote:

Hardyboy wrote:

Just the short stories, Dan.

Thanks, yeh, that makes sense.

Check at Borders, they seem to be good at importing obscure books.

I read the novelizations of DAD and TWINE, they were pretty average. Certainly rent not buy quality

Walther PPK

I am not too surprised that once again that is no formal novelisation of the film storyline.

I can remember being in a CVS drug store in upstate New York and finding a copy of the Casino Royale paperback on the book shelf, with a tag on the back cover saying "See the Movie on the big screen from MGM" or words to that affect.

I have in the past gotten the film tie in novels, I find them interesting to read many times they are based on early versions of the script and allow you a different view of how the film mite have played out. The Licence To Kill novel was a real surprise the backstories of Felix Leighter and Franz Sanchez were more fleshed out and John Gardner also did a much better job with detaling Bond's desire for revenge than the final cut of the film did.

In the long run I agree if want to be surprised than give the novels a pass, a leased til after viewing the film.

Loeffelholz

Anything that gets a Fleming book out in front of modern consumers is a good thing. Perhaps someone who's never read one of his full-length novels will be encouraged to do so after reading his short stories.