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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Hmm. I kind of want to go and see Sebastian Faulks talk about his new novel...
    and get him to sign my copy of Devil May Care...
    even though I didn't like it all that much.

    I hate being a collector sometimes.

    https://mct.alleyns.org.uk/page.aspx?id=195

    Ask him to write an apology.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited August 2018 Posts: 18,270
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Hmm. I kind of want to go and see Sebastian Faulks talk about his new novel...
    and get him to sign my copy of Devil May Care...
    even though I didn't like it all that much.

    I hate being a collector sometimes.

    https://mct.alleyns.org.uk/page.aspx?id=195

    I found a Signed and Numbered copy (463/1000) of Sebastian Faulks' novel Human Traces (2005) in a big Oxfam bookshop for £12 earlier this year as It's probably the closest l will get to having his autograph. The spine of the hardcover (inside an outer protective box) is slightly damaged at the top rear, however.

    Getting the Faulks signed novel means that I now have five Bond Continuation author autographs along with Sir Kingsley Amis, John Gardner, Raymond Benson and Anthony Horowitz.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    mybudgetbond wrote: »
    A signed copy is a signed copy;-)

    True! It would go nicely with the Horowitzes and Solo. Oh dear, I can see where this is going...

    Very jealous that you have a signed Amis, @Dragonpol! Which one is it?
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited August 2018 Posts: 18,270
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    mybudgetbond wrote: »
    A signed copy is a signed copy;-)

    True! It would go nicely with the Horowitzes and Solo. Oh dear, I can see where this is going...

    Very jealous that you have a signed Amis, @Dragonpol! Which one is it?

    Hi @Agent_99. The signed Kingsley Amis that I have is a first edition of his Memoirs (1991). I bought it online (eBay I think) a year or more ago for just £25, which I thought was a fair enough price.

    I do have a UK first edition of Colonel Sun, but it is sadly unsigned. I also bought it online and it was also £25. The ones I have seen signed by Amis online go for hundreds of pounds each, so I was just glad to get any book signed by Amis to add to my collection! Amis is one of my favourite writers and I'm working on a miniseries of articles on him and Colonel Sun for my blog this year. :)
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    Halfway through Solo. It's definitely gotten better, but it's the weakest of the novels I've read so far.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited August 2018 Posts: 17,753
    Remington wrote: »
    Halfway through Solo. It's definitely gotten better, but it's the weakest of the novels I've read so far.

    Solo starts slow, but gets better, IMO. There are some decent chapters in the last half.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Solo starts slow, but gets better, IMO. There are some decent chapters in the last half.

    I enjoyed it OK; as others have said, I quite like the 'middle-aged Bond' idea. I should read it again now I've turned 40 myself!
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Hi @Agent_99. The signed Kingsley Amis that I have is a first edition of his Memoirs (1991). I bought it online (eBay I think) a year or more ago for just £25, which I thought was a fair enough price.

    That does sound reasonable! I like the idea of having signed non-Bond books by Bond authors.

    I did go to a Raymond Benson signing years ago (I was doing an unpaid internship for Hodder, so it was 'work') but, being a cash-strapped graduate, I only bought one book and gave it to a friend for Christmas. Because I'm an idiot.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Solo starts slow, but gets better, IMO. There are some decent chapters in the last half.

    I enjoyed it OK; as others have said, I quite like the 'middle-aged Bond' idea. I should read it again now I've turned 40 myself!

    I found a 'later in his career' Bond quite interesting, and the late 60's setting an interesting time to set the novel - at least on paper. Quite liked the cover too, come to think of it.
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    Just finished Solo. After a relatively slow first half, I actually really enjoyed the remainder of it. Overall, I'd give it an 8 out of 10.

    Also, I think the ending with Bond and Bryce would be a decent way of dealing with Madeleine if she's unfortunately brought back.

    Next up is Trigger Mortis, followed by Forever and a Day, the novelizations of TSWLM and MR, and the first two Gardner novels.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    I'm currently reading The Diamond Smugglers. Gotta finish all the Fleming.
  • MrBondMrBond Station S
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    Remington wrote: »
    Just finished Solo. After a relatively slow first half, I actually really enjoyed the remainder of it. Overall, I'd give it an 8 out of 10.

    Also, I think the ending with Bond and Bryce would be a decent way of dealing with Madeleine if she's unfortunately brought back.

    Next up is Trigger Mortis, followed by Forever and a Day, the novelizations of TSWLM and MR, and the first two Gardner novels.

    Glad to hear you enjoyed it, I read it a while back and was stunned by the overall quality. I really loved the way Boyd handled an older and battered Bond, a Bond who is on the end of the line. The introspective moments felt very pure.
    Sure, I can understand if one does not like the quiter moments were it goes whole chapters and the plot doesn't move forward. But, the character moments is quite sublime.
    I have it at the top of the table of the continuation novels, along with Colonel Sun and The Authorized Biography of James Bond.
  • kyawsawaungkyawsawaung
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    Who do you guys see when you read a Bond novel? I always see Sean Connery when I read Bond novels. I don't try to imagine him I just see him in my head .
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    kyawsawaung wrote: »
    Who do you guys see when you read a Bond novel? I always see Sean Connery when I read Bond novels. I don't try to imagine him I just see him in my head .

    I usually see Connery. Craig in CR and Lazenby in OHMSS for obvious reasons. For some reason, I always see Dalton in the short stories.
  • kyawsawaungkyawsawaung
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    Yeah I also see Craig in CR never see Dalton.
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    The main ones I see Dalton in are Octopussy and The Living Daylights. I think had the OP short story been filmed, I think it really would've suited Dalton.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    None of the actors for me, as long as it isn't a situation etc. in the books that specifically makes me think of one of them. Might sound strange, but most of the time while reading the books, I don't necessary have a clear image of Bond. Perhaps a bit of Hoagy Carmichael now and then.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Believe it or not, Sterling Archer. The Dynamite comics make me see Bond in their way.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I asked Anthony Horowitz this very question at a talk he gave. He said he pictures Connery, and Forever And A Day is Connery with occasional Craig.

    (I see Dalton, but you all knew that.)
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    MrBond wrote: »
    Remington wrote: »
    Just finished Solo. After a relatively slow first half, I actually really enjoyed the remainder of it. Overall, I'd give it an 8 out of 10.

    Also, I think the ending with Bond and Bryce would be a decent way of dealing with Madeleine if she's unfortunately brought back.

    Next up is Trigger Mortis, followed by Forever and a Day, the novelizations of TSWLM and MR, and the first two Gardner novels.

    Glad to hear you enjoyed it, I read it a while back and was stunned by the overall quality. I really loved the way Boyd handled an older and battered Bond, a Bond who is on the end of the line. The introspective moments felt very pure.
    Sure, I can understand if one does not like the quiter moments were it goes whole chapters and the plot doesn't move forward. But, the character moments is quite sublime.
    I have it at the top of the table of the continuation novels, along with Colonel Sun and The Authorized Biography of James Bond.

    I think it would make for a possible great movie. I'd risk it Solo as a screenplay written by William Boyd himself then a "original" screenplay by Purvis and Wade.

  • jobojobo
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    I mostly see either Sean or Tim. Depends on the situation. When it is mainly Bond acting suave, it's Sean. When there is a tense situation it is usually Tim.
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    Thoughts on Trigger Mortis?
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Remington wrote: »
    Thoughts on Trigger Mortis?

    I liked it! Always enjoyed Anthony Horowitz's writing, so I'm probably more forgiving of TM's lesser moments.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Which Bond novels do you think would make great movies? Not counting Ian Fleming material used yet. The last five could be adapted into movies, using modern times like Casino Royale.
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Which Bond novels do you think would make great movies? Not counting Ian Fleming material used yet. The last five could be adapted into movies, using modern times like Casino Royale.

    I think Solo would make a good movie for Dalton in 1993.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Remington wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Which Bond novels do you think would make great movies? Not counting Ian Fleming material used yet. The last five could be adapted into movies, using modern times like Casino Royale.

    I think Solo would make a good movie for Dalton in 1993.

    Yeah, I think that could have been a good pick for a movie.
    Speaking of Solo, I enjoyed some of the character names in that book: Efua Blessing Ogilvy-Grant and Kobus Breed were good names, I think.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    Finally got my signed copy of Forever and a Day from Goldsboro Books after it spent three months in customs... so I'm reading that!
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
    Posts: 1,534
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Remington wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Which Bond novels do you think would make great movies? Not counting Ian Fleming material used yet. The last five could be adapted into movies, using modern times like Casino Royale.

    I think Solo would make a good movie for Dalton in 1993.

    Yeah, I think that could have been a good pick for a movie.
    Speaking of Solo, I enjoyed some of the character names in that book: Efua Blessing Ogilvy-Grant and Kobus Breed were good names, I think.

    Lol only problem is that Dalton would have become known as the "rogue Bond".
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Just started YOLT
  • kyawsawaungkyawsawaung
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    Thoughts on Forever and a day? I wanting to buy it.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,753
    Remington wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Remington wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Which Bond novels do you think would make great movies? Not counting Ian Fleming material used yet. The last five could be adapted into movies, using modern times like Casino Royale.

    I think Solo would make a good movie for Dalton in 1993.

    Yeah, I think that could have been a good pick for a movie.
    Speaking of Solo, I enjoyed some of the character names in that book: Efua Blessing Ogilvy-Grant and Kobus Breed were good names, I think.

    Lol only problem is that Dalton would have become known as the "rogue Bond".

    Yeah, that's true.
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