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Only a few pages of Geoffrey Jenkins' Bond story were located. The novel by Peter Vollmer is actually a sequel to Jenkins' A Twist of Sand and Hunter-Killer, though it does contain pages from Jenkins' Bond manuscript at the beginning of the book.
Yeah, the prices are insane. I was able to find an inexpensive copy on E-Bay a couple of years ago.
@Birdleson: If I remember correctly there was a second edition published that removed all the typos and grammatical errors. I know I bought a copy of one of the editions at the time but I never got around to reading it.
I'll be reading Thunderball for the first time as soon, after I finish reading a couple of other novels. Looking forward to it.
Yes, I hope I'm remembering that right but I think I am. It's rather strange that the book has become so very expensive. Perhaps the print run was very small? I suppose it was rather a niche publication though. I can't remember now if I bought that second revised edition or not.
Will do.
I double checked my copy of Per Fine Ounce, and I have the second edition as well, @Dragonpol.
Agreed. On the other hand, adding Fiona in the film was a smart move. I found the ending in the book better too.
This week I will start YOLT.
John Gardner's ICEBREAKER (1983).
First time I've (re)read it since initial publication.
Am about 35% of the way in right now... It's better than I remembered -- which is something I doubt I'd say about the rest of Gardner's Bond books.
A couple of little things - there's no Tarot cards in the book! Solitaire used playing cards. Yet because the movie is so well known, I thought they were in the book, (been perhaps ten years since I last read it). Those cards are so iconic, I'd have sworn they were in the book.
When Leiter in maimed, Bond reflects on 'all the many adventures they'd shared' (or something like that). Yet this was only their second assignment together, or did I miss something?
I love the bits where Bond and Leiter are just chatting about food, and people around them. The cocky Yank and the suave, stiff-assed Brit. Two characters like that would have made for a good TV series! I wouldn't need much persuading to watch that!
I read it for the first time last week. I agree with everything you said. The film should have followed the book more in tone and events, preferably with Sean Connery and Jack Lord. Also, Guy Hamilton and Tom Mackiewicz should not be directing and writing. Richard Maibaum and Peter Hunt would be better at adapting a faithful version to the screen. Now I’m reading Moonraker!
I tried to read them in order before but made the mistake or reading one after another. This time I'm going to have a bit of a break in between them.
I've been listening to YOLT while I work on my current model aeroplane obsession and enjoying it very much, especially Sewell's Dikko voice. It's abridged to fit on two cassettes, and I know the source material well enough that I notice when a bit's been cut, but it's not too jarring.
The stash also includes Martin Jarvis reading the Jeeves stories, which is a great treat.
Totally agree. If only.
Bond probably doesn t equal one assignment to one adventure, and he certainly doesn t know he is in the second book at this time.
Definitely can tell that Fleming needed to clean things up. Unfortunately he couldn't due to his passing. But still one of my underrated favorites.
No, but the reason they were put on the Mr Big case was because Leiter's superiors thought they did well on the Le Chiffre job, where they met. It seems strange that Bond should reflect on "so many adventures" after just a few meetings.
I would have loved to read about how Bond becomes un-brainwashed. Perhaps going into his head for a page or two.
One can always enjoy a good spy thriller outside the Fleming and continuation genre, for me Silva is the one to go to for adult entertainment.
Can I ask which version you are reading? There is a less fruity American version out there.
Interesting to read about your experiences of Per Fine Ounce, @Birdleson @Dragonpol and @MajorDSmythe. It’s on my list but I’ll look out for a second edition.