I'm currently reading Death Is Forever by Gardner. Its been a long time since I have read it. On first read years ago I wasn't overly fond of it. This time I'm enjoying it.
I read this one for the first time recently and rather enjoyed it although it is a bit of a rehash of No Deals Mr Bond. One of those Gardner books which is nothing amazing, but an enjoyable read if you're in the mood.
Now I must get round to reading Carte Blanche sometime...
Me too! I've not even bought it yet!
I bought it and read it a couple of months ago. . .I thought it was good for what it was, but, I dunno. . .I just can't seem to summon the ol' Hardyboy energy to write a full review. Gettin' old, I guess. . .
I've just started reading "Colonel Sun" by Robert Markham (Kinglsey Amis). I'm only a few chapters in but it is just like reading Fleming. Wow. I've read all the Flemings, some of them twice, and I really feel like I've discovered a lost Fleming. Of course, it helps that it was written at the same time as Fleming wrote his so the era and the feeling is the same, but Amis did a superb job of capturing Fleming's Bond. Although I thoroughly enjoyed some of the Gardners, Amis' entry feels like an actual Fleming rather than a continuation novel and I can't recommend it highly enough. I just hope I'm not disappointed by the rest of the book!
I've just started reading "Colonel Sun" by Robert Markham (Kinglsey Amis). I'm only a few chapters in but it is just like reading Fleming. Wow. I've read all the Flemings, some of them twice, and I really feel like I've discovered a lost Fleming. Of course, it helps that it was written at the same time as Fleming wrote his so the era and the feeling is the same, but Amis did a superb job of capturing Fleming's Bond. Although I thoroughly enjoyed some of the Gardners, Amis' entry feels like an actual Fleming rather than a continuation novel and I can't recommend it highly enough. I just hope I'm not disappointed by the rest of the book!
I agree that Colonel Sun is a very good continuation of Flemings work. It slows a bit in the middle section, but all in all a very good read.
I started Devil May Care, didn't read it when it came out, it has been on my shelf for a few years.
Me too. I read the first two in about two weeks, and I'm loving Moonraker, but it doesn't seem to have the same enticing feel as the first two which I couldn't put down.
There's only one Bond book I don't have now (a Gardner one) and I have them all which I'm going to work through eventually.
Me too. I read the first two in about two weeks, and I'm loving Moonraker, but it doesn't seem to have the same enticing feel as the first two which I couldn't put down.
There's only one Bond book I don't have now (a Gardner one) and I have them all which I'm going to work through eventually.
I started Devil May Care, didn't read it when it came out, it has been on my shelf for a few years.
Didn't you like it? I though Devil May Care was very much in the spirit of Fleming and felt genuine - more than I can say for Gardner IMHO. -{
Then he looked again at Bond and spoke very quietly, the red moustache lifting slowly from the splayed upper teeth.
"I should spend the money quickly, Commander Bond," he said.
Then he turn away from the table and walked swiftly out of the room.
Are you reading books with great covers? I'm a sucker for a good cover, though sadly the best MR cover goes for around £100+ on eBay, a Pan from the 1950s with Bond and Gala Brand walking around the upright rocket.
Yes, I'm a sucker for a good cover; I just go around judging all the books by their covers )
My favourite of the covers is Live And Let Die, I'm not sure if you'd know it but it's a hard cover cream book, with darker cream triangles and pink line drawings of lions and bulls and all sorts of other things. It's rather cool, especially on the inside with the nice old paper
True with ebay though, they're incredibly expensive. I don't know how I could even afford them
Ooh, I dunno, some of the great Pan books go for under a tenner (£10) but that one I mentioned is a real rarity. I like the old paperbacks, but the Americans didn't get the same deal unfortunately. I may have seen your version of LALD, but the ones I like have a pic of Bond on the cover.
Just finished Carte Blanche and was very disappointed with it so have picked up The Union Trilogy by Raymond Benson. I've already read all the Benson novels but if you but the trilogy there is an added bonus of his short story Blast From The Past which is about his Son James Suzuki and a familiar face (well part of a face) from the past.
The book that Napoleon posted a picture of, 6 posts ago.
That's my book at the moment.
For me, Fleming was on top form when writing this.
Chapter XIV He Disagreed With Something That Ate Him.
That's the edition I have. Can't say the cover flicks my switch though.
It cost £2:00 from a shop in an indoor market. Bargain. So much nicer to visit a grotty old indoor market where they sell beer and grub than to visit ebay.
I think it's a 1961 print.
Nice to think this book would still be around and being read in another fifty one years time.
I think it cost "two and six" originally. I think that's what the 2'6 on the cover means.
What's that in real money?
Two shillings (ten pence) and six pence (two and a half pence) I think.
Found a bookshop which sell good priced second hand books. Bought Colonel sun, and License Renewed. Renewed is good book, nearly finished it, starting Sun soon.
“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
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I bought it and read it a couple of months ago. . .I thought it was good for what it was, but, I dunno. . .I just can't seem to summon the ol' Hardyboy energy to write a full review. Gettin' old, I guess. . .
I agree that Colonel Sun is a very good continuation of Flemings work. It slows a bit in the middle section, but all in all a very good read.
I started Devil May Care, didn't read it when it came out, it has been on my shelf for a few years.
I'm going through everything in order again...and I still need to grab Carte Blanche though I'll probably hate it.
There's only one Bond book I don't have now (a Gardner one) and I have them all which I'm going to work through eventually.
What's going on here? Are you Ben or Sophie? ?:)
Roger Moore 1927-2017
If yes, I say the title
Didn't you like it? I though Devil May Care was very much in the spirit of Fleming and felt genuine - more than I can say for Gardner IMHO. -{
"I should spend the money quickly, Commander Bond," he said.
Then he turn away from the table and walked swiftly out of the room.
Thanks to Santa Claus , I got early edition copies of the first three books :v
Roger Moore 1927-2017
My favourite of the covers is Live And Let Die, I'm not sure if you'd know it but it's a hard cover cream book, with darker cream triangles and pink line drawings of lions and bulls and all sorts of other things. It's rather cool, especially on the inside with the nice old paper
True with ebay though, they're incredibly expensive. I don't know how I could even afford them
Roger Moore 1927-2017
That is a very nice cover, I prefer my covers without Bond but I would still get it
Only because my image of Bond is always changing!
Do you think you'll purchase one?
Anyway, what's wrong with this picture:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ian-Fleming-Moonraker-6-Cds-/260940871920?pt=UK_Books_Audiobooks_AudioBooks_GL&hash=item3cc149b8f0#ht_1446wt_934
Roger Moore 1927-2017
The book that Napoleon posted a picture of, 6 posts ago.
That's my book at the moment.
For me, Fleming was on top form when writing this.
Chapter XIV He Disagreed With Something That Ate Him.
That's the edition I have. Can't say the cover flicks my switch though.
It cost £2:00 from a shop in an indoor market. Bargain. So much nicer to visit a grotty old indoor market where they sell beer and grub than to visit ebay.
I think it's a 1961 print.
Nice to think this book would still be around and being read in another fifty one years time.
I think it cost "two and six" originally. I think that's what the 2'6 on the cover means.
What's that in real money?
Two shillings (ten pence) and six pence (two and a half pence) I think.
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming