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Even better! Wonder what the "giveaway" will be…
Maybe the cover? Or a Plot synopsis? I would be glad about a release date but i would hardly call that a giveaway
According to his previous tweet, he has seen the cover, so that may be the giveaway! Guess we'll know very soon.
35 minutes...
here's more info:
https://jamesbond007.se/eng/nyheter/james_bond_novel_forever_and_a_day
Hold on, what? Bond replaces the previous 007? I thought there were no more than three 00s,abd when one died a new one got the following number. Which means Bond became 007 after a previous number died, most likely 006.
Lol, bad goof on Horowitz's part.
We had Bond alongside 006 in Goldeneye, so I don't have too much of an issue with this.
You really miss the point, don't you?
I'll be keeping my eye on this forum for news of special editions (like the Waterstones black cover version of Trigger Mortis), and any local signings.
Long live Bond in print! The original!
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/features/2018/feb/james-bond-horowitz-forever-and-a-day/
I think this is his first mission as a 00 (I'm guessing the description is a bit misleading, "how he got it" is probably just the old one dying, him being promoted).
The way I've always taken the two kills idea is that two assassinations make you eligable but you're not automatically made a 00. The comment about Bond being prepared is probably talking about the two kills CR describes; they were preparing him and in the process of that he'd gotten his two kills, but things had to be bought forward when the old 007 was killed. Horowitz is a fan of the books and I doubt IFP would sign off on a massive retcon so I don't think we need to worry about CR being contradicted.
I'm still not 100% sure about the idea, I don't think we really needed to read about any of his missions before CR. But Trigger Mortis was great so I have faith in him.
I would have preferred an ending to an origin story to be honest, if they wanted to do something different. I think Fleming probably would have given him one eventually and I like the idea of a book about his last mission, set in the late 60s/early 70s.
This is a genius idea and one that PNM has been rumouring for many months.
It keeps Horowitz within the correct era whilst giving him the freedom to do something creative outside of Fleming's published timeline.
It is also great that Cape are publishing it so hopefully we'll get some decent cover art.
For those interested, I'm sure there will be special editions.
It would be great if they could get together with Bentley again. That said, if that was to be done, with lead times as they are, it will already be in the hopper.
PMN is excited and will be at the launch.
I would think he would have more freedom had it been set after TMWTGG, though. The specter of Vesper looms in my mind by setting it before CR and I feel that pigeonholes any deep romantic involvement for Bond.
I share your hope for some smashing cover art.