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I wonder if it could lead into Colonel Sun, possibly. AH said he greatly admires the book, to the point that he wonders why EON never filmed it.
Yes, it could be. It would be nice to dovetail Horowitz's Bond novels with Amis's Colonel Sun. I agree with him that it's a real shame it was never filmed by Eon albeit parts of it have been used in the films, after a fashion.
Not thus far, no, though an unseen Fleming character is going to be the villain. I believe that's the first time a continuation novel has used a previous Fleming villain, albeit an unseen one. It's always been an original character dreamed up by the Bond continuation author of the day. So that's an interesting twist in itself. Some are speculating that it could be Colonel Boris but I think he was only in one Bond novel (TMWTGG) and not two. I could be wrong though. Hopefully Horowitz has been able to incorporate another unused Fleming treatment into his third Bond novel as that it these novels unique selling point, complete with the Fleming treatment attached at the end in a special edition. One can but hope...
"Iconic spy 007 must pose as a double agent to infiltrate a secret Soviet intelligence organization planning an attack on the West—and face off against a man who could be the most diabolical enemy he’s ever encountered—in internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s third James Bond novel.
"The Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH may be defeated, but a new organization, Stalnaya Ruska, has arisen from its ashes. Under Moscow’s direction, the group is planning a major act of terrorism which, if successful, will destabilize relations between East and West.
"Returning from Jamaica and his encounter with Scaramanga (The Man with the Golden Gun), James Bond ponders his future. He is aware of a world that is changing all too rapidly around him. The old certainties of the early postwar years are gone. Disdain for the establishment is rising, and the intelligence services are no longer trusted. Bond is beginning to wonder if his “license to kill” is still valid.
"But the threat to the free world remains all too real, and now 007 has a new assignment: discover what Stalnaya Ruska is planning and prevent it from happening. To succeed, Bond will have to make the Russians believe he’s a double agent and travel behind the Iron Curtain.
"First though, he will have to convince Sonya Dragunova, the Soviet psychiatric analyst as brilliant—and as dangerous—as she is beautiful. Sonya knows more of what’s happening in Bond’s mind than he does himself. She’s also hiding secrets of her own. It’s a love affair that is also a treacherous game.
"Sonya’s boss is a man who has previously played his part to bring Bond and the West down behind the scenes in two previous Bond novels—but who has never yet appeared, until now. A Fleming creation, the evil genius responsible for Stalnaya Ruka just may be Bond’s most dangerous enemy yet."
So the villain is
Is it not
You're probably right though, I think he got a mention in Trigger Mortis.
Only joking, it is apparently a foe from Bond’s past.
Might frame it. ;) Cannot wait for his new novel.
Haha! Marvellous! :D
Stop getting Bond wrong, Horowitz! ;) :P
To make it easier, just "SIr" to his close friends (if any), family (if any) and colleagues.
Could go with
Or through encryption: Grubozaboyschikov, General = Gogal (sic), for short.
Agreed ! And let's please avoid another tedious, worn out gimmick - the one that doomed T Dalton's second film to TV-drug-cop-movie-of-the-week territory: "This time, it's Personal !" Ugh.
Death to Spies
The plot description was speaking about a villain who was "behind the scenes in two previous Bond novels—but who has never yet appeared", so it can't really be someone
Colonel Boris, foreshadowed in YLTW and introduced as nothing more but a silhouette in TMWTGG, seems the most probable option in my opinion.
But G gets a whole chapter to himself at the beginning of FRWL, doesn't he. He certainly isn't someone who "has never yet appeared, until now". I would love it if it where him. Eventhough it is a bit gimmicky, I always liked the idea of the KGB or SMERSH or whomever being an evil mirror of MI6 with their own M and their own top assassin and maybe even their evil versions of Moneypenny and Q...
A long read, but enjoyable and insightful from someone who’s a true writer who understands James Bond. EON, take notes.
No, they are not. That was Michael G. Wilson’s idea, I guess.
Looking forward to this. I wonder if it will have some unused Fleming bits again like the previous 2 had.
Watch as I am wrong