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Evidently UK sales from IFP's recent celebrity strategy were as follows:
DMC = 300,000
CB = 90,000
SOLO = 100,000
A 66% reduction post DMC is clearly something of a disaster but I continue to think that Horowitz will turn things around.
I'm re-reading 'Goldfinger' as an appetiser and I'm racing to finish it before tomorrow night so I can dive straight into 'Trigger Mortis'.
As I have said before Carte Blanche is my favorite of the three of the guest writer books.
Ranking for me
1. Carte Blanche: intriguing but some what bland I enjoyed it but felt annoyed for some reason I can't remember I need to reread it
2. Devil May Care : I hated bond getting high with opium and the fake twin 006 (or was it 009) garbage was well annoying
3. Solo oh dear god boring annoying and stupid
Trigger Morris I think might be second in the list as there is some intriguing action I read but we will see
Solo absolutely had its moments but as a grand total it lacked the story or intensity that makes the Fleming novels different from the average spy thriller. While the story about 007 being a puppet for the UK big companies in a post colonial Africa was actually quite an interesting concept it was not fulfilled by the story.
Like I said in spite of Anthony's recent comments about the Craig era I will read the book (when I have the money to buy it) with fresh eyes and give it a chance
and am very pleased so far.
No mention of the late great Gardner in his comparison ?
Shamefully John Gardner is mentioned all too rarely perhaps not to embarrass the "celebrity trilogy" authors...it's been proven few could match his success and dedication when it came to writing mere James Bond continuations. Gardner made it look easy (as a seasoned and well-loved thriller writer and novelist) to follow in Fleming's footsteps but it's certainly not easy...I wish Anthony Horowitz every success in this venture. Amis aside, we seem to have returned to the notion that only thriller writers can truly write spy thrillers. What a revelation! ;)
Blimey, can he say that here?....can he?.....yes, apparently he can.
In which case I quite agree. >:)
You were one of two!
Although it should be available on the BBC radio player. ;)
Thanks! Listening now! :)
It's been decades since I read them, but I agree. Isn't the sixth book the operation Cream Cake one? The falloff after that one is pretty large.
Death is Forever. If I remember correctly there's a briefing that
must go on for at least three chapters. ;)
I think the majority of Mi6 users haven't read Gardner's 007 books or at the very least, one or two. The first half are wonderful but many here just don't seem to like them or the one or two they have read, for some reason... :) I enjoy all of Gardner's Bond books but the last half of them certainly aren't up there with the first half.
I'm hoping Trigger will outrank Colonel Sun. CS is okay but it just doesn't tickle my fancy the way it does with many other Bond fans. I prefer Gardner's early novels to CS.
Nice:
http://www.thebookbond.com/2015/09/anthony-horowitz-arrives-in-bonds.html#comment-form
Damn, it's just so absurd to imagine a spy cruising around London in this car. LOL. Gotta love the world of Bond!
I need to transfer money from my account in Shanghai to my account in my home country before I can even use my visa card to buy this book otherwise I'll start incurring interest. It's obviously wise to pay off your c/c card as soon as you have used it. I haven't been able to get a Chinese credit card.
The store looked amazing with a fabulous window display aithough the event that was supposed to transport us all back to the '50s was a little complicated and difficult to move people through. Probably something best visited during the week at a quite time of day.
After arriving in a fabulous Bentley, Anthony read a short passage and then there was a great Q&A mediated by the delictible Mishal Hussain. A lady who was very knowledgable about Horowitz's work and whom had actually read the book - something of a rarity at these events!
Here are a sample:
I asked; " Why didn't Stirling Moss make it into the book?" Anthony's response was that he didn't feel that he wanted to deal with real characters and that historically Fleming hadn't either. An elegant answer but not completely convincing as it was Fleming himself who had incorporated Moss into 'Murder On Wheels'. Personally I think they have missed a huge PR opportunity by not carrying through with Moss. How could having the greatest driver that ever was promoting your book be a bad thing?
Hussain asked if he would do another and happily the answer was; "If asked by the estate - yes". He claimed that he'd
Thanks for that! So, he's keen then. Let's see how sales go and then what the Fleming estate do.
Hussain was there? I always like seeing her on BBC World. :)
How does your last sentence end? "He claimed that he'd..."
i wish the estate would let a writer continue on with at least a 2nd book - i hate this new writer every book / jump rope timeline we are getting... pick a time (past or present) and stay there.. i would love to see some consistency again with the stories..
i can't remember if Faulkes or Boyd ever said they'd come back to do another book - but i know Deaver said he'd be all for it... which i wouldn't mind - i enjoyed Carte Blanche.. glad to see it's getting a little more love around here lol.
Thought that might have been you.
Still, if it's £9 in tescos I'll go ahead and buy that one. I'll pop around tonight.
Black is their special edition. If you are a collector this could be the one for you as it includes exclusive Fleming material.
If not ....£9 sounds like a deal but beware their dodgy accounting practices!