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William Boyd to Write Next James Bond Novel

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  • Risico007Risico007
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    chrisisall wrote:
    Risico007 wrote:
    looking forward to the only bit of bond this year probably
    Confidence is high!

    no video game for the next 2 years probably and as for Films they are talking sadly a 2015 release so yeah
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Risico007 wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    Risico007 wrote:
    looking forward to the only bit of bond this year probably
    Confidence is high!

    no video game for the next 2 years probably and as for Films they are talking sadly a 2015 release so yeah

    "They" aren't talking anything. Everything we hear is pure speculation.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    From what I've read, William Boyd is awesome, I expect his Bond novel will be outstanding, and I can't wait.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    chrisisall wrote:
    From what I've read, William Boyd is awesome, I expect his Bond novel will be outstanding, and I can't wait.

    Even if it turns out to be a mess, I am sure you will love it. :)
  • bondbat007bondbat007
    Posts: 1,407
    Yes although I still don't agree with the back to the 60's move I'm still pretty excited to read this.

    On another note I just re-read most of the Raymond Benson books since I actually ran into him at a play recently and it got me in the mood to read his Bond again. And I know his books are very "Brosnan/Hollywood" compared to other writers....but wow some of those are just entertaining as hell. High Time To Kill especially
  • Agent7FAgent7F
    Posts: 825
    Well I got my email name down in the web. I will be surprise to read it.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited February 2013 Posts: 17,801
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Even if it turns out to be a mess, I am sure you will love it. :)
    No, I like some bad movies, but novels have to be pretty good for me to spend time on them.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    chrisisall wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Even if it turns out to be a mess, I am sure you will love it. :)
    No, I like some bad movies, but novels have to be pretty good for me to spend time on them.
    That is true. I didn't really think my statement out.
    :P
  • Villiers53Villiers53
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    Anyone that has read Boyd will not doubt his literary credentials. His latest, "Waiting For Sunrise"is particularly good.
    His books are very character based and his capacity to describe and immerse you in different times is a key strength and doubtless why he decided to set his Bond book in the '60s. His challenge, in my opinion, will be to amp up his normal pace and get to grips with writing convincing action pieces. Not his normal forte!
    That said, I'm sure he'll make a good fist of it and hopefully resurrect the literary Bond after the damage inflicted by the atrocious efforts of Faukes and Deaver.
  • THEBond007THEBond007 Banned
    Posts: 91
    I would buy it first day it would come out
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited February 2013 Posts: 17,801
    Me too!!! The wait is my anguish...
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I really do have my fingers crossed for this novel. I think a Bond book that is more grounded and really gets into Bond and his psyche/character/motivations will pay off over some absurd villainous antagonist with an equally loose plot with Bond doing all these over the top things along the way. Here's hoping we will soon call this novel a winner, and a nice tribute to Fleming's character.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Here's hoping we will soon call this novel a winner, and a nice tribute to Fleming's character.

    [-O<
    I pray, yet I am confident.
  • Villiers53Villiers53
    Posts: 802
    Given Boyd's importance to our hero's literary evolution I'm a little surprised that folk appear not to have dipped into his back catalogue.
  • BounineBounine
    edited March 2013 Posts: 2,599
    To delete. Damn, I just wrote up a whole post and lost it.

  • BounineBounine
    edited March 2013 Posts: 2,599
    To delete.
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,994
    On a french site, I've just read that the title is going to be "Solo", and takes place in Africa and the United States. William Boyd says that in this book : "Circumstances will force Bond to undertake a solo and completely unauthorized mission.

    More here:

    http://www.jeanmarcmorandini.com/article-303199-le-prochain-james-bond-signe-william-boyd-s-appellera-solo.html
  • delfloriadelfloria
    Posts: 1,860
    When Fleming was working on U.N.C.L.E. it was called "SOLO". So I guess that makes it a very Flemingesque title. Still going to be looking over my shoulder for Napoleon while reading it.
  • Villiers53Villiers53
    Posts: 802
    delfloria, you are so correct - my first reaction was to connect the title with Fleming's association with "The Man From U.N.C.L.E
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