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Are you not trying Carte Blanche?
@vzok I read it last year. I think it worked as a spy thriller, but it just didn't feel like Bond. I didn't like what they did to Bond's character either. Overall, a decent novel but too long and kind of forgettable.
The trick, for me at least, is to not compare them to Fleming and judge them by themselves.
I can't understand all that praise for Horowitz when he's nothing like Fleming in the slightest, while other continuation authors (apart from the overrated Amis) get a lot of bad rap.
Granted. No one can match Fleming. For the same reason no one is trying to be another Sean Connery.
Agree. Did the same with Solo for example – although the major issue I had with that book, was that it was a bit boring.
I've always enjoyed Horowitz's writing, so reading Trigger Mortis, and now Forever and a Day, gives me a bit added enjoyment, other than just being continuation novels.
I'm not aware of any Bond continuation novel where Bond had a flatmate period, but you jest of course.
Deaver got the character all wrong. Horowitz's Bond is quite acceptable though.
I hope he continues to crank out fresh titles.
What I wouldn't mind though is if someone picked up where Deaver left off, just not Deaver himself.
At least he had Bond operating in the present day,
which is what I prefer
I remember now that it was definitely in Trigger Mortis that Bond had a homosexual ally whom he had shared a flat with. A certain section chief named Duggan.
ahh, you may be right. Can't remember. I read the continuation novels as they come out and then tend to forget about them.
The only one's I've read twice are Colonel Sun and the Pearson book, along with the first three screenplay novelizations.
I plan to reread the last 4 screenplay novelizations soon, as I like to compare them with the films.
http://jamesbond.wikia.com/wiki/Charles_Henry_Duggan#cite_note-triggermortis-0
Forever And A Day?
I should read that.
hardcasecrime.com/books_bios.cgi?title=forever%20and%20a%20death
https://hitsthefan.co.uk/2017/08/06/donald-westlake-james-bond-novel-forever-and-a-death/
That's a great cover by Paul Mann, by the way. He has made some great James Bond posters lately, which you can see on Instagram.
I knew it was from an unused script, didn’t know it was TND. Must give it a try.
Mr Mann, even?
I found Solo rather boring. Worth the read, but nothing special, IMO.
In my world nothing that is ´rather boring´ is worth a read... ;)
Haha, good point! I mean, it was interesting in that it's a Bond story, and I didn't find it bad – just a bit "meh".
Gardner doesn’t count for me because of the time jump.
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
Quite poorly written, but I like it so far.