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Here's hoping that the jinx surrounding the continuation works is well and truly dispelled!
It also mentioned SMERSH in it as well I gather, which is also rather impressive.
The plot, atmosphere and characterisation were absolutely first class.Furthermore, in terms of look, it made me wish - more than ever - that the Bond novels could be remade as period pieces.
I am becoming increasingly excited about Horowitz's Bond and I do hope they support it with the right marketing and by doing something great by way of cover art.
Freja Dean did a fabulous job designing "The James Bond Bench" and I'm sure she could do a marvellous dust jacket for the new book. Hopefully Random House will have the wisdom to commission her and break out of their current uninspiring corporate look.
With the exception of OHMSS, FRWL & MR, Colonel Sun is up there with the best of the rest.
It's at least the equal of Dr.No, GF & CR.
Regarding the continuation hiatus, although I feel abused by IFP (surely the literary equivalent of SPECTRE), my confidence in the Horowitz insurgancy is high and hope that he will soon have our hero back in his Bently!
IVNSHO (in Villiers53's not so humble opinion), Amis wrote a book that probably, with the exception of FRWL, was the best Bond ever and which was, in its day, the literary equivalent of the Craig movie franchise reboot.
Hopefully Horowitz will manage the same.
You do know with such high expectations you might get dissapointed. ;)
Colonel Sun was a decent enough continuation novel but like most does not come close to Flamings stuff.
I hope so but he did drive at the Nurburgring on multiple occasions.
He drove the Aston with Jack Brabham in 1958 and with Jack Fairman in 1959 winning the 1000km on both occasions. This would put the book in the Dr.No and Goldfinger era.
For some reason, I think it's set after MOONRAKER - does anybody out there know?
What a beautiful car — they certainly don't make them like that any more!
Will it feature?
Interesting question — from a time line perspective it could because the short by Fleming was probably written along with the FYEO collection that was published in 1960. Making the stories themselves set anytime in the '50s.
Featuring the Aston would also be nice from a publicity perspective. Particularly if Horowitz finds a way to get Bond behind the wheel!
I wonder if Horowitz will have Bond driving the Bentley Mark V1 that he bought from his card game winnings in MOONRAKER?
Book cover confirmed too.
Has the cover been released?
;)
Ha! You got me. I meant Horowitz confirmed he liked it.
That said I really loved the titles of the 2 previous Bond novels Carte Blacnhe in particular I loved and God that novel breaks my heart. It's everything I want in a Bond novel set in current day a new story in the vein of fleming but not using his books as a starting point.. why for the love of god did it have to suck. Solo was just annoying (though at least bond slept with I think more than one woman better then Carte Blanche) I am willing to give this a shot though I hate Bond period peices. I will eventually finish the Gardner novels as well I am half way though I believe and as much as people are gonna be annoyed with me Fleming Amis and Benson are really the top 3 the rest are either too predictable (Gardner and yes I read Icebreaker) too boring (Boyd) too agrivating (Faulks) or too heart breaking (Deaver god I wanted Carte Blanche to be so much better then it was)
I think Carte Blanche and Devil May Care were excellent titles, that were indeed, squandered. Solo was much better, but I think Horowitz will out-point them all.
Here's hoping an apropos title has been chosen.
I probably agree with that.
it grew on me over time.
It was what lay between the covers that was the problem.
Along with a couple of the other haunters of this hallowed cyber hall, I've pushed like crazy to get Horowitz the Bond gig and I'm confident that he will be the one to break the continuity jinx.
If it was a nod, IFP and Boyd did their best to not even bring up the subject.
Hmm I might listen to it I really love bond in the modern world.