UK: Times free Bond book on Saturday

Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
in James Bond Literature
On Saturday the Times is giving away a copy of Octopussy for free; it has the recent Penguin pulp fiction design. It also seems to have the short story 007 in New York, which is a rarity and may have some bearing on QoS if rumours are true.
"This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

Roger Moore 1927-2017

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  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,948MI6 Agent
    Oh lovely- thanks for that.
  • scaramanga1scaramanga1 The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    On Saturday the Times is giving away a copy of Octopussy for free; it has the recent Penguin pulp fiction design. It also seems to have the short story 007 in New York, which is a rarity and may have some bearing on QoS if rumours are true.

    Wow -Fantastic -thanks for the heads up! {[]
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    The ever reliable mi6.co.uk has more.

    I think that after Saturday's OP, you have to make sure you pic up your Times from WH Smith to get your free book.


    www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=6248
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • scaramanga1scaramanga1 The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    The ever reliable mi6.co.uk has more.

    I think that after Saturday's OP, you have to make sure you pic up your Times from WH Smith to get your free book.


    www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=6248

    That is correct I got mine today and indeed to get the other you need to pop down to WHSmiths from Monday. I'll probably only get a chance to get Tuesday's and Wednesday's as they are my days off -which is a shame as I want all of them. :(

    On Monday it is Casino Royale
    Tuesday Live and Let die
    Wednesday Moonraker
    Thursday
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Friday From Russia with Love.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,868Chief of Staff
    The edition of Octopussy and 007 In New York is a nice little collectable. The latter story has a preface from Peter Janson-Smith giving the publishing history and the original title "Reflections In A Carey Cadillac" as well as a few introductory remarks from Fleming himself.

    In the accompanying Times books section there's a four-page article (as well as the front cover) with an overview of Fleming's Bond work, encapsulated from Henry Chancellor's James Bond The Man And His World published by John Murray in 2005, alongside quotes from the likes of Charlie Higson and Len Deighton.

    All in all, not bad for £1.30...
  • scaramanga1scaramanga1 The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff
    Got Casino Royale with Yesterday's Times - foreword by Jeffrey Deaver -well worth having and for only 70p!

    LALD today.
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,948MI6 Agent
    Just got my LALD. I think these'll be good for collectors- they're Times special editions with a Devil May Care ad on the back.
  • scaramanga1scaramanga1 The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff
    emtiem wrote:
    Just got my LALD. I think these'll be good for collectors- they're Times special editions with a Devil May Care ad on the back.

    I agree well worth collecting -and how fantastic that they are basically bought for the price of the paper! Shame its only a selection and not a complete set.
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,948MI6 Agent
    scaramanga1 wrote:
    I'll probably only get a chance to get Tuesday's and Wednesday's as they are my days off -which is a shame as I want all of them. :(

    They can post them to you if you can't get to a Smiths- buy the paper anyway f you get a chance.
  • scaramanga1scaramanga1 The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff
    emtiem wrote:
    scaramanga1 wrote:
    I'll probably only get a chance to get Tuesday's and Wednesday's as they are my days off -which is a shame as I want all of them. :(

    They can post them to you if you can't get to a Smiths- buy the paper anyway f you get a chance.

    cheers -My wife is getting me today's on her lunch hour I'll manage to get it my self tomorrow and Thursday -so then its just Friday I have to sort out. :)
  • gussguss South Wales, UKPosts: 195MI6 Agent
    Hi I have look on the TIMES web site and it states that you can order all 5 books by phone without any times token.. the only problem is that there is no phone number listed can anyone else see the number or Iam i just thick lol
  • stumac7stumac7 ScotlandPosts: 295MI6 Agent
    Noticed a website selling all 14 bond books for just £14.99 for the lot !

    here is the link if your interested:
    http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productSearch_10001_10051_99190_100___10_SimpleSearch_2_1_2__basicSearch_
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,868Chief of Staff
    stumac7 wrote:
    Noticed a website selling all 14 bond books for just £14.99 for the lot !

    here is the link if your interested:
    http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productSearch_10001_10051_99190_100___10_SimpleSearch_2_1_2__basicSearch_

    Now that's nice! A bargain for those who haven't got the books (or want the new covers and intros). Well spotted, stumac7! I won't be buying these myself (how many covers do I need?!) but anyone who's still to enjoy the originals might do worse than take a look here.
  • De BleuchampDe Bleuchamp Posts: 59MI6 Agent
    As I'm on Flexi time I managed to go each day to WH Smith before going on to work. From Wednesday a colleague asked me to get him a copy. So I just bought 2 copies of The Times and got my 2 books each day. (Didn't test the limit of how many you could buy!) The 2 DMC extracts were in Sat. and Monday's Times and the book is out Wed.28th. With the Octopussy & 007 in New York, the cover has the blonde Trigger from The Living Daylights, but this story is not in this cut-down Times edition. It is -in the full version.
    De Bleuchamp.
    "Well we can't destroy Kansas-No one would hear about it for weeks!" Blofeld in DAF.
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