John Gardner james bond novels.

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• The Cat Where Blofeld is!Posts: 711MI6 Agent

  February 2005

  And I can't buy them on the internet... Thanx, Hungary! And thanx, embargo! Come on, I pay anything...
  
  Now as for you problem, royale53... What do you exactly mean by 'specially made for you?'
• royale53 Posts: 24MI6 Agent

  February 2005

  Well what i meant was to ask the publisher to make a one off book just for me.
• scaramanga1 The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff

  February 2005 edited February 2005

  Quoting royale53:
  Well what i meant was to ask the publisher to make a one off book just for me.

  
  Firstly a publisher wouldn't produce just one book -and secondly even if they did -it would be more expensive than purchasing from Amazon.
  
  However if you want Gardner books in any shape or form I reccomend you use www.abebooks.co.uk
  
  They deal in second hand books and have them ranging from different prices. some are paperback some are hard, and sometimes you can find signed first editions. abe books are excellent and can be trusted. I have used them several times, and have always been pleased with the results.
• Willie Garvin Posts: 1,412MI6 Agent

  February 2005 edited February 2005

  Quoting royale53:
  Well what i meant was to ask the publisher to make a one off book just for me.

  
  That won't happen.The publishers will want you to buy their books just like everybody else.But if you'd rather not shop online or via the mail you might consider checking your local public and university library book sales.You can often find some nice editions of all kinds of stuff in good conditions and at bargain prices.
  
  For example,I once found an excellent copy of one of Gardner's Boysie Oakes adventure novels for only 10 cents.Too good to ignore...:)
• The Cat Where Blofeld is!Posts: 711MI6 Agent

  February 2005

  I just saw you live in Wales... Well, there's a start. Go to used book shops, I'm sure you'll find Gardner... I'll look up my used book shops as well and we'll do a race, who found more.
• royale53 Posts: 24MI6 Agent

  February 2005

  I checked my local bookshops and the only 007 books by john gardner that i have are icebreaker, seafire, no deals mr bond, death is forever and scorpius.
• royale53 Posts: 24MI6 Agent

  February 2005

  Waterstone's you must be joking. As far as i know they're all out of print.
• James Page Posts: 6MI6 Agent

  February 2005

  You can buy Gardner's first three 007 titles in a newly republished paperback omnibus edition.
  
  Paperback 270 pages (January 5, 2004)
  Publisher: Coronet Books
  ISBN: 0340830840
  
  If you don't want to buy books off the internet (depsite AbeBooks being excellent) then you'll probably be in for many fruitless searches in second hand bookshops.
• royale53 Posts: 24MI6 Agent

  February 2005

  Thanks to the replys to my original message i'm sending of for Brokenclaw and Win, Lose or Die.
• Sweepy the Cat Halifax, West Yorkshire, EnglaPosts: 986MI6 Agent

  October 2008

  James Page wrote:

  You can buy Gardner's first three 007 titles in a newly republished paperback omnibus edition.
  
  Paperback 270 pages (January 5, 2004)
  Publisher: Coronet Books
  ISBN: 0340830840
  
  If you don't want to buy books off the internet (depsite AbeBooks being excellent) then you'll probably be in for many fruitless searches in second hand bookshops.

  
  I know this was years ago but I never heard of the omnibus.
  Can anyone fill me in about it?

  
• emtiem SurreyPosts: 5,948MI6 Agent

  October 2008

  Ebay is your friend.
• Sweepy the Cat Halifax, West Yorkshire, EnglaPosts: 986MI6 Agent

  October 2008

  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JOHN-GARDNER-JAMES-BOND-OMNIBUS-HB_W0QQitemZ8825511165QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item8825511165&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
  
  This is the closest I could find to it

  
• Seahawk Posts: 85MI6 Agent

  October 2008

  http://commanderbond.net/article/2235
  commanderbond is a better friend.
• Thunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent

  March 2009

  The only Gardner book i was missing was Cold/coldfall which I've just orderd from amazon,and not having any of the R Benson Books i ordered the set. So plenty of reading for me this summer.:D

  "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
• Thunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent

  April 2009

  Just finnished Coldfall this morning and rather enjoyed it some of gardners novels have been IMHO poor but at least this one gave Bond a good plot to foil.

  "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
• Sir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,757Chief of Staff

  April 2009

  Thunderpussy wrote:

  Just finnished Coldfall this morning and rather enjoyed it some of gardners novels have been IMHO poor but at least this one gave Bond a good plot to foil.

  
  You know - I'd love to get the hours back that I spent reading this one. You are one of the very few people to like/enjoy Cold - (nothing wrong with that though) for me, it's an aptly titled book !
  It appears (for me at least) that he needed to produce another book to finish his contract - and quickly - while in poor health. It's a weak plot, weak villian and all done before (and better) in Icebreaker.

  YNWA 97