'Per Fine Ounce' by Geoffrey Jenkins

007InVT

This 'lost' Bond continuation novel has been mentioned in various threads but I think it deserves it's own. One (slightly odd) blog has a trove of intel on this:

http://bawiseconsulting.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/the-geoffrey-jenkins-estate-wants-steven-spielberg-for-per-fine-ounce/

http://bawiseconsulting.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/per-fine-ounce-taking-on-a-life-of-its-own-by-ronald-payne/

http://bawiseconsulting.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/commander-geoffrey-peace-per-fine-ounce-update-by-nick-spicer/

http://bawiseconsulting.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/introduction-per-fine-ounce-by-geoffrey-jenkins-2/

http://bawiseconsulting.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/per-fine-ounce-candidates-narrow-down/

http://bawiseconsulting.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/john-e-ayres-in-negotiations/

Samuel001

Here's MI6's information on the subject. A must read for those who haven't gotten around to it yet:

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/literary/index_jenkins.php3

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literary_per_fine_ounce_extract.php3

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literary_per_fine_ounce_history.php3?s=literary

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literary_per_fine_ounce_letters1.php3?s=literary

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literary_per_fine_ounce_letters2.php3

Dragonpol

See also my friend Jeremy Duns' excellent piece on Per Fine Ounce on his blog available here as part of his "007 In-Depth" series of articles:

http://jeremyduns.net/2010/03/22/james-bond-in-south-africa/

007InVT

Wow - that's a great article. A definitive piece I would say.

Thanks for sharing.

Dragonpol

007InVT wrote:

Wow - that's a great article. A definitive piece I would say.

Thanks for sharing.

My pleasure! It certainl;y is definitive! Yes, Jeremy Duns wrote this for KKBB magazine back in 2005. I was in contact with him during this period and gave some sources to him. It was a really great piece of investigative journalism on his part. Jeremy is a spy novelist and non-fiction also. His newest book is Dead Drop (2013).

NapoleonPlural

Yeah, this has been a great read. It's also got a non-tabloid balance, with one person admitting that actually it may not have been that good.

Dragonpol

NapoleonPlural wrote:

Yeah, this has been a great read. It's also got a non-tabloid balance, with one person admitting that actually it may not have been that good.

Jeremy Duns is the antithesis of all the tabloids hold dear. And, yes, that's a very good thing!

ggl007

This is very interesting: https://books.google.es/books?id=UyK_BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT3&lpg=PT3&dq=Peter+Vollmer,+has+published+a+novel,+Per+Fine+Ounce&source=bl&ots=d6CkwkWDv0&sig=QdgB-AReHpUTrb40xK8feEFY4OM&hl=es&sa=X&ei=dYvTVJWqM8OBUa-igJgH&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Peter Vollmer, has published a novel, Per Fine Ounce&f=false

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Per-Fine-Ounce-Peter-Vollmer/dp/1783339837

Has anybody read it?

Thunderpussy

This sounds great, I for one knew nothing about this book !

Dragonpol

I'd just heard that it had been made into a book. I know nothing more than that but I will invest in a copy of this. :)

Thunderpussy

Yes, I might get the kindle version, to see if it's any good.

MajorDSmythe

There are Ebay sellers (not many) selling it. Other sites, like Waterstones, don't have it in stock.

SaintMark

so it is somebody's illegal attempt then??

Mrcoggins

Just ordered this in paperback from Amazon wait to see what it's about.

007InVT

Bloody hell where did this spring from? Must be a non IFP Publication. Damned nice cover too.

PropertyOfALady

@DrGorner If you do get the Kindle edition, read the 2-star review here

http://www.amazon.com/Per-Fine-Ounce-Peter-Vollmer/dp/1783339837/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423183013&sr=8-1&keywords=Per+fine+ounce

and proceed with caution.

Thunderpussy

Might be a bit of a gamble, but it would be very interesting to see, how this
possible Bond story could have worked out. ;)

Mrcoggins

Birdleson wrote: »

Mrcoggins wrote: »

Just ordered this in paperback from Amazon wait to see what it's about.

I just did as well. We'll confer in a few weeks I guess.

I'm looking forward to it.

DrShatterhand

Anyone read a copy of this yet and able to post a review?

moneyofpropre2

DrShatterhand wrote: »

Anyone read a copy of this yet and able to post a review?

I have read the first half until now, it's a very great book for the moment.

007InVT

Review and interview with author coming soon to www.literary007.com

moneyofpropre2

007InVT wrote: »

Review and interview with author coming soon to www.literary007.com

Nice.

Thunderpussy

Looking forward to it. :)

Dragonpol

I've ordered a copy but it's not arrived as yet.

timmer

I'll have to get my order, and yes damn Amazon and there insistence on using couriers.

timmer

Amazon is top notch that way. I have had good experience.
My CR67 blu-ray wouldn't play in my machine.
They sent another. It wouldn't play either.So clearly not a bad disc, but rather an incompatibility with the machine, so I hung onto it, pending new machine in near future.
Now it plays in new machine, buts that's all it does. I can't access menu, and thus can't access special features.
Badly manufactured disc I guess.

Mrcoggins

DrShatterhand wrote: »

Anyone read a copy of this yet and able to post a review?

I have it I have read it and I won't say any more at this time as I don't want to spoil it for others
But I will say its well worth reading

Villiers53

Birdleson wrote: »

I'm only a few chapters in, but I half to ask, was there no editor or proofreader? The number of grammatical mistakes on the first two pages alone is stunning. Embarrassing.

Maybe I'm a little precious but I simply can't read on when this happens. It completely spoils the experience. For me it's the literary equivalent of watching a movie with the actors fluffing their lines - there's no excuse for it really!

MajorDSmythe

Is there an afterword that explains why or how the book has come to be published?

Thunderpussy

I'm that thick, I probably wouldn't even notice any grammatical mistakes. ;)

007InVT

There is a 2nd edition coming out in 2weeks which apparently has cleaned a lot up.