http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/categories/literary-007/feed.rss Wed, 19 Jun 13 01:27:13 +0100 Literary 007 - MI6 Community en-CA http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/145/which-bond-novel-are-you-reading-currently Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:42:39 +0000 Samuel001 145@/index.php?p=/discussions
I'm personally looking forward to what 'Carte Blanche' brings us as well, and if it's any good!]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/577/forget-about-the-content-what-was-the-best-continuation-bond-novel-title Tue, 03 May 2011 18:44:58 +0100 saunders 577@/index.php?p=/discussions Carte Blanche just around the corner it got me wondering which is the most most 'Flemingesque' title out of all the continuation novels and short stories, this is purely a discussion about the title merits rather than the quality of the books contents.

The continuation novels and short stories

Robert Markham/Kingsley Amis - Colonel Sun.

John Gardner - Licence Renewed/For Special Services/Icebreaker/Role Of Honor/Nobody Lives Forever/No Deals Mr Bond/Scorpius/Win, Lose, Or Die/Brokenclaw/The Man From Barbarossa/Death Is Forever/Never Send Flowers/SeaFire/Cold - Cold Fall.

Raymond Benson - Blast From The Past/Zero Minus Ten/ The Facts Of Death/ High Time To Kill/ Midsummer Night's Doom/Live At Five/Doubleshot/Never dream Of Dying/The Man With The Red Tattoo.

Charlie Higson - Silverfin/Blood Fever/Double Or Die/Hurricane Gold/By Royal; Command/A Hard Man To Kill.

Sebastian Faulks - The Devil May Care

Jeffrey Deaver - Carte Blanche


My personal choice would be 'Icebreaker']]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5142/the-bondologist-blog-the-safe-house-of-david-dragonpol Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:04:46 +0000 Dragonpol 5142@/index.php?p=/discussions

http://thebondologistblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Please note that you can now follow the activity of The Bondologist Blog on Twitter: @Dragonpol and on its newly created Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook....bondologistblog

Please feel free to join up on the Facebook fan page (by searching in the top toolbar for 'The Bondologist Blog') and 'like' The Bondologist Blog on there!

I've now also created a new Annex to the Bondologist Blog which can be found here:

http://thebondologis...blogspot.co.uk/

It will act rather like a film trailer to the blog, including updates for new articles - forthcoming attractions, if you will. For the Autumn/Winter season there will be some updates appearing on the Annex blog soon to whet the Blog fans' appetites!

The sub-title of The Bondologist Blog: "All that you ever wanted to know about James Bond but were too afraid to ask!" This sub-title to the blog is designed to highlight the fact that the blog is interested in the more obscure areas of Bondology - the lesser looked up areas. This is my blog mission statement rolled into one media-friendly soundbite. This is my promise to all of the James Bond fans around the world!

For those yet to visit The Annex to The Bondologist Blog, here is the topic list for the Autumn/Winter season of 2012-2013:

This is the first update to be posted onto The Annex to The Bondologist Blog and it contains some titles of the upcoming article attractions that will be posted there

http://thebondologistblog.blogspot.co.uk/

And...that's all for now, folks!

Thanks for reading.]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/3193/which-bond-novel-is-the-least-dated Mon, 28 May 2012 02:15:20 +0100 echo 3193@/index.php?p=/discussions
As for the least dated, I'm voting for OHMSS. The heraldry subplot is timeless, and the biological warfare threat could not be more contemporary. And while a bit rarefied, the locations could be pretty much the same now.]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/4257/when-not-reading-fleming-i-would-recommend- Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:13:13 +0100 Bentley 4257@/index.php?p=/discussions I thought it might be fun and informative for us to share reviews and opinions on spy novels that we read when not reading Fleming and to compare, were appropriate with Bond.
I'd like to start the ball rolling by highlighting the terrific John Rain novels by Barry Eisler.
In my opinion, Rain is the best anti-hero to grace the pages of spy fiction since Fleming created Bond, O'Donnell gave us the Blaise franchise and Adam Hall launched us into the wonderful world of Quiller.
Eisler's books are a rarity. He succeeds in being highly literate whilst delivering an abundance of thrills in a style that is cool and original.
So fare, Eisler has published six Rain books and although they can be read out of sequence there is a narrative that runs throughout that make them best read in chronological order.
Start your relationship by reading the first, " Rain Fall" and meet the Jazz loving, single malt connoisseur who specialises in hits that present as death by natural causes.
The books are hip and achingly cool. The Tokyo settings and the noir atmosphere will grip you from the get go and the plot, involving a very believable take on the corruption permeating modern Japan, will both inform you and thrill you in equal measure.
In addition, spy aficionados will love the trade craft and bone crunching combat scenes they are both bang up to date and completely authentic (little wonder as Eisler is ex-CIA and holds a black belt in judo).
"Rain Fall" is a truly brilliant book and the entree to a quality series. Savour it and tell your friends - Rain is the coolest hit man to walk the streets and if he were alive, this is what Fleming would be writing today!
What recommendations have you other agents out there got for the Fleming starved reader?
Regards,
Windswept
]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6826/whats-your-opinion-of-the-novel-version-of-diamonds-are-forever.-what-did-you-think-of-it Thu, 09 May 2013 16:45:42 +0100 Greg_Of_Canada 6826@/index.php?p=/discussions http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/1611/which-book-to-take-on-business-trip Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:26:31 +0100 Bourne 1611@/index.php?p=/discussions http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6984/solo-the-mystery-of-the-incompetent-marketing-campaign Thu, 30 May 2013 21:06:40 +0100 Villiers53 6984@/index.php?p=/discussions We are three months from launch and all we have thus fare is one, rather glib, interview with William Boyd explaining the title and confirming that it is set in the '60s and that Bond goes rogue, hence 'SOLO' and te launch of a completely empty micro site— that's it!
When you compare that with the tremendous drip campaign we had with 'SKYFALL' there is little wonder that Bond is becoming more and more a movie franchise.
Let's give these guys some ideas and shame them into action.
For my part, I would suggest a series of articles were Boyd gives his view on how he chose Bonds favourite accessories — gun, watch, tailor, car etc..
Marketing ideas please!
]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/3319/new-james-bond-audio-books Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:03:51 +0100 DarthDimi 3319@/index.php?p=/discussions http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literary_audio_books_2012_ian_fleming_007_reloaded.php3?t=&s=&id=03193

Man, am I thrilled or what?

I love audio books. They keep me from boredom during those long, tedious train rides to and from work.

The names mentioned thrill me beyond sanity. Rosamund Pike... Jason Isaacs... Bill Nighy...

I'm only a bit surprised the list doesn't include the shorts. Would be a blast if they could have the likes of Dalton, Moore, Connery, Brosnan, ... participate on those. ]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2700/rank-the-fleming-bond-novels-readability Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:41:11 +0000 DB5 2700@/index.php?p=/discussions http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/7082/ian-flemings-incredible-creation-a-must-have Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:29:21 +0100 Perdogg 7082@/index.php?p=/discussions
The authors defends the Bond novels by saying that Bond's morality does not exist outside of society's framework. I wish that Timothy Dalton could get a copy to understand that Fleming's Bond is not a cold blooded Murder. ]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/4962/great-passages-quotes-from-the-fleming-novels... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:23:11 +0000 MrBrown 4962@/index.php?p=/discussions
As I roll through the Fleming Bond series of books once more, I'll be extracting my favorite quotes and posting them here. For starters, here are a couple from LIVE AND LET DIE:

"There are moments of great luxury in the life of a secret agent. There are assignments on which he is required to act the part of a very rich man; occasions when he takes refuge in good living to efface the memory of danger and the shadow of death…" -- Another fantastic Fleming opening.

“You start to die the moment you are born. The whole of life is cutting through the pack with death. So take it easy. Light a cigarette and be grateful you are still alive as you suck the smoke deep into your lungs. Your stars have already let you come quite a long way since you left your mother’s womb and whimpered at the cold air of the world … Don’t lose faith in your stars.” -- Bond reflecting on life during his shaky ride to Jamaica. I almost wanted to head to the store, purchase a pack of smokes and light up after re-reading that page.
]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2115/carte-blanche-red-edition-coming-20-december-2011 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:50:28 +0000 Samuel001 2115@/index.php?p=/discussions

Bound in red leather and limited to just 500 signed copies, the special edition will have a bullet embedded into the pages which will contain the limitation number. The RRP is £100.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1444756664/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=theyoungbondd-21&camp=2902&creative=19466&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1444756664&adid=1R27K8JGWR1Z8GPJMKF4&]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2591/ian-fleming-the-bibliography-to-be-published-in-october-2012 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:57:39 +0000 Samuel001 2591@/index.php?p=/discussions
A comprehensive description of Ian Fleming’s literary oeuvre that ranges from the first draft of Casino Royale in 1952 to editions still being published sixty years later. Unparalleled in scope and scholarship, this is a critical reference book for fans of one of the twentieth century’s greatest thriller writers.

Description

Ian Fleming was a journalist, publisher, travel writer, motor enthusiast, card player, accomplished golfer and noted bibliophile, but above all he was the creator of secret agent James Bond 007, an icon of popular culture.

Much has been written about Fleming and his legendary creation, but until now there has been no serious bibliographical account of his published work. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography is not only an indispensable source of information for collectors, enthusiasts, libraries and booksellers alike, but an entertaining and informative volume that will appeal to anyone interested in the James Bond phenomenon. It covers every aspect of Fleming's writing, from the manuscript stage, through typescripts, uncorrected proofs, advance and review copies, first and subsequent impressions, paperback printings, omnibus and collected editions, as well as periodical appearances, comic strip adaptations, young reader and large print editions published in Britain and America. There are sections covering Fleming’s more obscure literary endeavours, as well as his published reviews and interviews. Each main entry includes an engaging narrative on the conception, editorial process and marketing of the novel, complemented by a full list of source books. Biographies of Fleming's closest confidants are provided, and a detailed chronology of the author's life completes this bibliographical masterpiece.

The work has been compiled with the approval of Ian Fleming’s literary estate and the assistance of the Ian Fleming Foundation.

The Author

Jon Gilbert is perhaps the foremost expert on the works of Ian Fleming and the literary history of James Bond. Through Adrian Harrington Ltd, he has become an internationally renowned dealer in rare Fleming material. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography is the result of both a career immersed in the writings of Ian Fleming, and three years intensive research following Fleming’s centenary year in 2008.

Format and Binding styles

Hardback, 700 pages with over 1000 illustrations (many in colour), available in standard and deluxe editions. Full details to be confirmed. Standard Edition - Price: £150 (to be confirmed) ISBN: to be announced Deluxe Edition - Price: £250 (TBC)

http://www.queenannepress.com/index.html

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Ian Fleming Novels
Casino Royale
Live and Let Die
Moonraker
Diamonds Are Forever
From Russia With Love
Dr No
Goldfinger
For Your Eyes Only
-From A View To Kill
-For Your Eyes Only
-Quantum Of Solace
-Risico
-The Hildebrand Rarity
Thunderball
The Spy Who Loved Me
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
You Only Live Twice
The Man With The Golden Gun
Octopussy
-Octopussy
-The Property Of A Lady
-The Living Daylights
-007 In New York (only from 2002 editions onwards)
007 In New York (In the American editions of Thrilling Cities, Quantum of Solace, the complete collection of short stories and also in the 2002 onwards editions of Octopussy)
Quantum Of Solace, the complete collection of short stories.
The Blofeld Trilogy
-Thunderball
-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
-You Only Live Twice

Robert Markham/Kingsley Amis
Colonel Sun

John Pearson
James Bond The Authorised Biography

John Gardner
Licence Renewed
For Special Services
Icebreaker
Role Of Honour
Nobody Lives Forever
No Deals Mr Bond
Scorpius
Win, Lose Or Die
Brockenclaw
The Man From Barbarossa
Death Is Forever
Never Send Flowers
SeaFire
Cold/ Cold Fall

Raymond Benson
Zero Minus Ten
The Facts Of Death
High Time To Kill
Doubleshot
Never Dream Of Dying
The Man With The Red Tattoo

Sebastian Faulks
Devil May Care

Film Novelisations
James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me/Christopher Wood
James Bond And Moonraker/Christopher Wood
Licence To Kill/John Gardner
Goldeneye/John Gardner
Tomorrow Never Dies/Raymond Benson
The World Is Not Enough/Raymond Benson
Die Another Day/Raymond Benson

Short Stories
Blast From The Past/Raymond Benson
Midsummer Night's Doom/Raymond Benson
Live At Five/Raymond Benson

Children's Adaptions
Doctor No (Bulls-Eye)/Ian Fleming & Patrick Nobes

James Bond Jr
The Adventures of James Bond Junior double o three and a half/R.D. Mascott

A View To A Thrill/John Vincent
The Eiffel Target/John Vincent
Live And Lets Dance/John Vincent
Sandblast/John Vincent
Sword Of Death/John Vincent
High Stakes/John Vincent
Tunnel Of Doom/Caryn Jenner
Barbella's Revenge/Caryn Jenner
Freeze Frame/Caryn Jenner
Dangerous Games/Caryn Jenner

Young Bond
Silverfin/Charlie Higson
Blood Fever/Charlie Higson
Double Or Die/Charlie Higson
Hurricane Gold/Charlie Higson
By Royal Command/Charlie Higson
Dangersociety (containing the short story A Hard Man To Kill)/Charlie Higson

Find Your Fate
Win,Place Or Die/R.L. Stine
Strike It Deadly/Barbara & Scott Siegel
Programmed For Danger/Jean M. Favors
Barracuda Run/Steven Otfinoski

The Moneypenny Diaries
Guardian Angel/Kate Westbrook (Samantha Weinberg)
Secret Servant/Kate Westbrook (Samantha Weinberg)
Final Fling/Kate Westbrook (Samantha Weinberg)

Moneypenny Diaries short stories

For Your Eyes Only, James (Tatler)/Samantha Weinberg
Moneypenny's first date (The Spectator, Nov 11 2006)/Samantha Weinberg

The Parodies
Alligator/I*n Fl*m*ing
Bond Strikes Camp (In the Two Natures selected works, volume two)/Cyril Connolly
Your Deal Mr Bond/Phillip & Robert King
From Stockport with Love/David Bowker
Pastache (Containing the essay 'Ian Fleming Thinks even James Bond Goes Shopping')/Sebastian Faulks
James Blond, Stockport is too much/Terry Ravenscroft

Titan Graphic Novels
Casino Royale
Dr No
Goldfinger
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Man With The Golden Gun
Octopussy
The Spy Who Loved Me
Colonel Sun
The Golden Ghost
Trouble Spot
The Girl Machine
The Phoenix Project
Nightbird
Death Wing
Shark Bait
The Paradise Plot
Polestar
Omnibus Volume 001
Omnibus Volume 002

Other Graphic Novels
James Bond 007 Licence To Kill/Mike Grell
James Bond 007 Permission To Die No. 1/Mike Grell
James Bond 007 Permission To Die No. 2/Mike Grell
James Bond 007 Permission To Die No. 3/Mike Grell
Silverfin The Graphic Novel/Charlie Higson & Kev Walker


Reference Books
Ian Fleming/Bruce A. Rosenberg & Ann Harleman Stewart
The James Bond Films/Steven Jay Rubin
Bond And Beyond/ Tony Bennett & Janet Woolacott
For Your eyes Only/David Giammarco
The James Bond Bedside Companion/Raymond Benson
The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia/Steven Jay Rubin
Beyond Bond/Wesley Britton
The Politics Of James Bond/Jeremy Black
The Essential Bond/Lee Pfeiffer & Dave Worrel
The James Bond Girls/Graham Rye
Licence To Thrill/James Chapman
The Book Of Bond, James Bond/Hoyt L. Barber & Harry L. Barber
The Incredible World Of 007/Lee Pfeiffer and Phillip Lisa
Dressed To Kill/Jay McInerney, Nick Foulkes, Neil Norman & Nick Sullivan
Kiss, Kiss, Bang! Bang!/Alan Barnes & Marcus Hearn
Martini's, Girls And Guns/Martin Sterling & Gary Morecombe
Ian Flemings James Bond/John Griswold
The Man Who saved Britain/Simon winder
For Your Eyes Only, Ian Fleming and James Bond/Ben Mcintyre
James Bond And His World/Henry Chancellar
Bond Bound/Ian Fleming Publications
The Man With The Golden Touch/Sinclair Mckay
The Dark Minds Of Mystery Writers Focus On Ian Fleming/Bren Monteiro
The Battle For Bond/Robert Sellers
The Making Of On Her Majesty's Secret Service/Charles Helfenstein
The Book Of Bond/Alastair Dougall
Bond Girls/Alastair Dougall
Bond Villains/Alastair Dougall
Bond Cars & Vehicles/Alastair Dougall
James Bond In World And Popular Culture/Robert G. Weiner, B. Lynn Whitfield & Jack Decker
The Official James Bond 007 Movie Book/Sally Hibben
How 007 Got His Name/Mary Wickham Bond
The Bond Affair/E. Del Buono and U. Eco
007 James Bond A Report/O. F. Snelling
For Bond Lovers Only/Sheldon Lane
The Devil With James Bond/Ann S. Boyd
Ian Fleming The Man With The Golden Pen/Eleanor and Dennis Pelrine
James Bond's World Of Values/Lycurgus M. Starkey, Jr
The Book Of Bond/Col. William Tanner (Kingsley Amis)
The Bond Files/Andy Lane & Paul Simpson
James Bond In The Cinema/John Brosnan
Goldfinger Bloomsbury Movie Guide No. 2/Adrian Turner
The Ultimate Film Guide Goldfinger/Brian Dunbar
Keeping The British End Up/Roger Ryan and Martin sterling
So You Think You Know James Bond/Clive Gifford
The James Bond Trivia Quiz Book/Phillip Gurin
The Ultimate James Bond Trivia Book/Michael Lewis
The Rough Guide To James Bond/Paul Simpson
The Little Book Of Bond/Boxtree
The Complete Guide To The Drinks Of James Bond/David Leigh
The Bluffers Guide To James Bond/Mark Mason
The Making Of Tomorrow Never Dies/Garth Pearce
The Little Book Of Bond/Michael Heatley & Mike Gent
The British Spy Novel/John Atkins
Birds Of The West Indies/James Bond
My Names Bond, James Bond/Simon Winder
James Bond And Philosophy/James B. South & Jacob M. Held
James Bond In The 21st Century/Glenn Yeffett
Ian Fleming And James Bond/Comentale, Watt & Willman
Ian Fleming's World Of Intelligence/Nigel West
The Bond Code/Phillip Gardiner
The 007 Dossier/B. S. Reynolds
James Bond Did He Really Live Twice?/John Bryce
The Science Of James Bond/Gresh Weinberg
Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts And Super cars/Barry Parker
Fleming Introduces Jamaica/Morris Cargill
Thrilling Cities/Ian Fleming
The Diamond Smugglers/Ian Fleming
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang/Ian Fleming
The World Is Not enough A Companion/Iain Johnson
Ian Fleming's Seven Deadly Sins/Benjamin Pratt
The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book/Deborah Lipp
The James Bond Phenomenon/Christopher Linder
Re-visioning 007/Christopher Linder
You Know My Name/Christopher Derose
Shaken And Stirred/Robert A. Caplan
The Spy Who Thrilled Us/Michael Di Leo
Bond Films/Jim Smith & Stephen Lavington
James Bond Movie Posters/Tony Nourmand
Bond Girls Are Forever/Maryam d'Arbo & John Cork
James Bond The Legacy/John Cork & Bruce Scivelly
Bond On Set Filming Die Another Day/Greg Williams
Bond On Set Filming Casino Royale/Greg Williams
Bond On Set Filming Quantom Of Solace/Greg Williams
The Secret world Of 007/Alastair Dougall
James Bond A Celebration/Peter Haining
The Official James Bond Movie Book/Sally Hibben
The art Of Bond/Laurent Bouzereau
On The Tracks Of 007/Martijn Mulder & Dirk Kloosterbrier
James Bond's London/Gary Giblin
The Pinewood Story/Owen And Burford
James Bond: Licence To Qoute/Colin Jarman
James Bond 007 Threats And Thrills, Girls And Guns/Scripture Union
The making Of Licence To Kill/Sally Hibben
The Making Of Goldeneye/Garth Pearce
The Most Famous Car In The world/Dave Worrall
The James Bond Diecasts Of Corgi/Dave Worrall
Spy Toys/Cramer Burks
James Bond And Indiana Jones Action Figures/Nicolas Fleurier
James Bond 007 Thrilling Locations/Victory Games
James Bond 007 Q Manual/Victory Games
The James Bond Girls (1987 Edition)/Graham Rye
The James Bond Gilrls (1999 Edition)/Grahem Rye
James Bond 007 Annual 1965/World Distributor
James Bond 007 Annual 1966/World Distributor
James Bond 007 Annual 1968/World Distributor
James Bond Moonraker Special/World & Whitman
For Your Eyes Only Special/Marval
Octopussy Special/Marval
James Bond 007 Fact File/Richard Hollis
James Bond The Illustrated History Of 007/Alan J. Porter



Biographies
The Letters Of Ann fleming/Mark amory
Peter Fleming/Hart-Davis
Ian Fleming/Andrew Lycett
The Life Of Ian Fleming/John Pearson
The spy who Came In With The Gold/Henry A. Zeiger
Ian Fleming The Man With The Golden Pen/Richard Cant
17F The life Of Ian Fleming/Donald McCormick
You Only Live Once, Memories Of Ian Fleming/Iver Bryce
Ian Fleming's Secret war/Craig Cabell
The History Of 30 Assult Unit/Craig Cabell
Roger Moore As James Bond/Roger Moore
Nobody Does It Better/Bob Simmons
The True Adventures Of The Worlds Greatest Stuntman/Vic Armstrong
When The snow Melts/Cubby Broccoli
Making Ity Big In The Movies/Richard Keil
James Bond The spy I Loved/Christopher Wood
Not Forgetting James Bond/Syd Cain
Golden Girl/Shirley Eaton
The Biography Of Desmond Llewelyn/Sandy Henru
All My Flashbacks/Lewis Gilbert
For My eyes Only/John Glen
John Barry A Sixties Theme/Eddi Fiegel
John Barry The Man With the Midas Touch/Leonard, Walker and Bramley
Ken Adam Designs The Movies, James Bond And Beyond/Ken Adam & Christopher frayling
Ken Adam The art Of Production Design/Christopher Frayling
The Films Of sean Connery/Lee Pfeiffer * Phillip Lisa
Sean Connery/Robert tanitch
Being A Scot/Sean Connery & Murray Grigor
Sean Connery/Bob McCabe
Sean Connery/Robert Sellers
Sean Connery/Keneth Passingham
Great Scot, The Life Of Sean Connery/John Hunter
Sean Connery/Christopher Bray
The James Bond Man/Andrew Rissik
Movie Icons Sean Connery/Taschen
The Films Of Sean Connery/Emma Andrews
Heroes Of The Movies Sean Connery/Emma Andrews
Sean Connery/Andrew Yule
Sean Connery/Michael Feeney Callan
Sean Connery/John Parker
Roger Moore A Biography/Roy Moseley
The Films Of Roger Moore/John Williams
Roger Moore His Films And His Carear/Gareth Owen And Oliver Bryan
Roger Moore My word Is My Bond/Roger Moore
Pierce Brosnan The Biography/Peter Carrick
Pierce Brosnan The Biography/York Membery
Daniel Criag The Bigraphy/Sarah Marshall
Daniel Criag Ultimate Professional/Daniel O'Brien








]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6719/mi6-and-the-media-on-bbc-radio-4-ian-fleming-links-though-no-mention Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:00:15 +0100 Dragonpol 6719@/index.php?p=/discussions http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r0hsx

MI6 and the Media
Duration: 28 minutes
First broadcast: Monday 04 March 2013 Jeremy Duns examines leaked documents which suggest close links between MI6 and the British press during the Cold War.

In December 1968, the British media was shaken by a series of secret documents leaked to Soviet state newspapers. The documents claimed a range of key Fleet Street correspondents and news chiefs were working for the intelligence services. Further papers alleged close links between the BBC and MI6.

At the time, the documents were dismissed by the British media as forgeries, part of an escalating propaganda battle played out in the Russian press. In this edition of Document, Jeremy Duns uncovers evidence which suggests that the papers were genuine and examines how they might have found their way into Soviet hands.

Notorious spies George Blake and Kim Philby are among those under suspicion of having leaked the documents.

Jeremy Duns speaks to distinguished Sunday Times journalist Phillip Knightley, and historian of the intelligence services Professor Christopher Andrew.

Producer: Laurence Grissell. ]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2468/the-man-with-the-golden-gun-some-thoughts Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:23:43 +0000 Hank_Scorpio 2468@/index.php?p=/discussions Finally I have to question M's motive in sending Bond after Scaramenga. Is M extracting revenge on Bond for trying to kill him by sending him on a mission that is sure to kill Bond? ]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/399/the-worst-bond-book-covers-of-all-time... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:40:15 +0100 JamesPage 399@/index.php?p=/discussions
The new US paperbacks for Gardner's reprints spawned this idea and certainly contenders....


http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literary_gardner_reprints_announced_2011.php3]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5286/slay-it-with-flowers-views-on-never-send-flowers-by-john-gardner Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:54:24 +0000 Dragonpol 5286@/index.php?p=/discussions Never Send Flowers. In many ways, this one is the author's most experimental one since The Man From Barbarossa in 1991 and Brokenclaw in 1990. Here, James Bond is on the trail of a crazed serial killer who has struck around the globe, killing numerous high-profile figures over the course of a week. Then, he kills MI5 agent Laura March and this brings James Bond (Dr. No/LALD film style) into the equation. James Bond is portrayed much more as a police detective throughout, which is in fact in keeping with Fleming and in keeping with Gardner - see Scorpius and WLOD for further evidence of this. This is a spy thriller/serial killer novel in the style of Patricia Cornwell (who was friends with John Gardner). It features calling cards in the form of the deathly symbolism of a bleeding rose, mistaken identities, disguises, a theatre museum, a castle called Schloss Drache, the 'madman in the attic' Victorian subplot, the title also recalling the classy Bondian titles of old where DIE, DEATH or KILL were not required to refer to death and danger.

Then there are the critical points - Princess Diana and her sons as real-life targets, the use of Euro Disney as a locations and Bond's general waxing lyrical about Disey througout. Controversial until you start reading the first chapter of Fleming's OHMSS where Bond reviews his childhood.

I'm currently writing a lengthy monograph on this experimental Gardner novel from the later Gardner term and I would really like to hear Bond fan opinions on this one. Did the experimentation that Gardner increasingly resorted to from 1990 onwards have anything to do with the fact that he was being accused of having an anachronistic secret agent character in James Bond, so-called Cold Warrior of the 1950s and 1960s revived in the 1990s and the New World Order. The reversion to a serial killer plot suggests there may be something worth exploring here!



]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5059/kingsley-amis-on-the-james-bond-continuation-novels-1983-1995 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:39:54 +0000 Dragonpol 5059@/index.php?p=/discussions
Did he simply stop caring after FSS (my own personal view) - was this broadside his last ever public review on the James Bond Continuation project that he was once a part of (Colonel Sun)?

It would be interesting if we could come to a definitive answer on this one...though I kind of doubt that we ever will...

]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/3375/in-praise-of-colonel-sun Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:29:24 +0100 Bentley 3375@/index.php?p=/discussions Am I the only spy alive that loves this book?
Published in 1968, the first Bond continuation novel rather annoyingly remains a diamond in the rough and one can only wonder why?
Perhaps it didn't come out at the optimum time?
It had been four years since Fleming's death and four years since the last decent Bond book (YOLT). In the interim, we'd only had the very shallow TMWTGG and a collection of short stories (O&TLD) most of which had been published elsewhere.
Furthermore, Connery had resigned his double 0 number and the spy game had moved on.
Peter O'Donnell's "Modesty Blaise" franchise was in full swing, Len Deighton's dour Whitehall warrior had made his mark, John Gardner's Boysie Oakes series was going great guns, Callan's light bulb was swinging and Adam Hall had launched the terrific "Quiller". Furthermore, there had been a number of other very creditable entries into the genre from the likes of James Munro, Adam Diment, John Le Carre etc..
The literary spy scene had developed, had fragmented and had become very competitive and for the first time our hero's crown was slipping and he was in danger of loosing his place as Britain's top secret agent.
Against this back drop, "Colonel Sun" was up against it from the get go and the Fleming estate made a difficult mission even more precarious by taking the ludicrous decision to launch the book under the pseudonym of Robert Markham rather than taking advantage of Kingsley Amis' considerable literary chops.
That said, the book itself is fantastic and is a must read for any Bond aficionado . I won't give a synopsis because it is well described on this fabulous site but suffice to say it is only only bettered by Fleming's own FRWL & OHMSS.
The secret lies in the fact that Amis clearly loved Bond and dedicated himself to giving us a flat out, credible spy thriller, the like of which we had not seen since FRWL. Bond breaks sweat, saves 'M' and wards off a potentially devastating terrorist attack. It is as relevant today as it was then and I certainly hope that William Boyd reads it as part of his research because, if set in '69, his book will chronologically follow this gem of a mission and if he learns from the late, great Amis, this will be no bad thing !
Meanwhile, whilst you are waiting for the next continuation novel, do yourself a favour, read the best and let me know what you think.
Regards,
Bentley]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5239/ian-flemings-fascination-with-the-world-of-flowers Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:37:53 +0000 Dragonpol 5239@/index.php?p=/discussions The Black Daffodil.

Many of his books featured flowers on the Cape dustjackets - see FRWL, YOLT, GF, TSWLM, TMWTGG. Flowers and fauna of a deadly nature are a major plot component in YOLT with Blofeld's Castle of Death and his Garden of Death. He also wrote that James Bond didn't like flowers in a room in Casino Royale (1953) when Bond was recuperating after his torture at the hands of Le Chiffre.

I feel tghe symbolism of flowers as a harbinger of death is a thread continued by John Gardner in Never Send Flowers (Slay It With Flowers would have been a great alternative Flemingesque title) and Sebastian Faulks' Devil May Care (2008) (the opium poppy so central to its plot), with both continuation novels using flowers as symbols on their hardback and paperback editions! Both YOLT and NSF feature flowers and dragonflies on their respective covers and flowers, whether as a deadly anti-Eden or a blood-tipped chilling calling card of a serial killer, reflect death. Reference also Bond in TLD film - "You should have brought lillies."

Also, Ian Fleming wrote The Poppy is Also A Flower film outline and had intended to author a book on the flora and fauna of Jamaica - so what was the deal with flowers? Was it just another expression of his love for the natural world most often seen in his underwater writing?

Your thoughts are appreciated...
]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/7019/how-to-write-a-james-bond-novel Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:52:39 +0100 Perdogg 7019@/index.php?p=/discussions Okay, let’s admit it. We all would like to write A James Bond novel. The problem is it is really more difficult that it seems. Many novelist have tried to capture the same Fleming spirit, but not really have come close. The last novel I could read only a few pages. It wasn’t happening. It started out okay, I was just turned off by the part when Bond grabs his iPhone.

The Devil May Care started out strong as well only to collapse as a literary version of Die Another Day. Benson Bond novels were okay, however he could not separate the literary Bond with the movie Bond.
To the lucky writers I give you this advice in your future endeavor.

Bond – James Bond

People tend to have different interpretations of the original James Bond. Generally this no different from other genres, but I have never seen such distinct differences of opinion. I purchased a copy Empire magazine last summer in anticipation of Skyfall in which one of the writers referred to Fleming’s Bond as a “sociopath” for “MI6”. I quickly discarded the magazine notwithstanding the $10 I paid.

I tend to believe that real Fleming Bond was stoic and sober and perfectly grounded in the work and duty he performed for the Naval Intelligence Division of the Ministry of Defence, enjoying the sybaritic lifestyle whenever possible. Not to say he did not have ups and downs. I tend to believe that “real” Bond floated in similar fashion as the current mood as his creator. The later novels turned darker as Fleming’s legal problems and health took a turn for the worse.

Remember that Bond was a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, so the man may leave the military but the military never leaves the man. For those who favor the modern Bond, I would avoid the prissy metrosexual claptrap and psychogenic rubbish.

Girls, Girls, Girls

It is quite obvious that Mr. Fleming preferred blonds with large breast and ample curves. Think Kate Upton. Generally it seemed whenever a brunette appeared in the novel, she was a harbinger of death or evil or bad luck. Women with blond hair appeared to be innocent or angelic. Ginger heads proved to be more sexually adventurous and ambiguous. Keep this in mind when developing your female love or lust interested.

If you do included a sex scene, and it is graphic, make sure the woman achieves an organism. I honestly believe that if Bond cannot sexually satisfy a woman he should hang up his Walther-PPK for good. There has been some debate as to how to write a sex scene. My best advice would start out with foreplay then gradually go to the act without turning your novel into a porno.

Villains and Henchmen

I think having good villain development is important. Your villain is going to pretty much determine the story line.
Mr. Fleming’s villains or Henchmen seem to have at least a German father – Hugo Drax, Dr No, and Red Grant. It was interesting to have Goldfinger a paraphilia who suffers from insomnia, constipation, and impotence, and perhaps a porn addict but other than the Baltics not much is really known of him. Christopher Wood did of very good job of describing Karl Stromberg from childhood, even though his novelization was not to the level of Fleming. Notably they are rich in order to afford to inflict damage. They seemingly have short red hair.

I really like Red Grant. Red Grant is probably a character ahead of the times, long before it was determined that individuals who kill small animals for fun turn out to be psychokillers. I always wondered why Fleming never had a Satan-cultist as a Villain, although some people say that LeChiffre was modeled after Aleister Crowley. Rosa Klebb was an interesting villain, but I would discourage a female villain in a classic Bond. A female villain in the modern Bond might be cliché – hey, look at me I so modern that I have a woman as a villain.

Guns and Gadgets

I am fan of “Less is More” when it comes to gadgets, Gadgets are for movies, not really for books. If your Bond is a modern Bond I would suggest a 9mm or even the new 7.92mm X 24mm round. Had I had Fleming’s ear for the more classical Bond I would have suggested Bond carry the Beretta M1938. This was actually more powerful than the PPK or the 418, even though the 9mm Corto is not as powerful as the 9mm Parabellum.

Confederates

I am not a sexist, but I have always had a problem with a female M. Generally, unless someone is elected I believe that it takes a moral relative experience to put someone’s life on the line, either Bond’s or someone else’s. Therefore I could believe that a World War Two Admiral had the moral authority to do so, unlike a political appointee. I would like to see the return of Mary Goodnight, Bill Tanner, and less of Q.

Politics and People

I am not in favor of a Realpolitik Bond. I find them boring and intellectually lazy. The Bond novels are Bond-centric. I really think it is a big risk to use real people in novels. I stopped reading Tom Clancy Patriot Games when Prince Charles made an appearance. There is a big difference in talking about a real person and making a real person a character.

Purple mountains and seascapes

Use language to create an inviting atmosphere for the reading to enter. If you break some grammar rules, so be it. Remember you are writing for someone to read your novel, not auditioning for a studio with a script.
]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/477/how-many-bond-novels-have-you-actually-read Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:59:03 +0100 saunders 477@/index.php?p=/discussions
So my question is have you read some, all or none of the books on James Bond by Ian Fleming, Kingsley Amis, John Pearson, John Gardner, Raymond Benson (spit!) or Sebastian Faulks?

Personally I've read all of them many times and feel they all very relevant to the modern Bond fanatic.]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/7016/008-and-0011 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:43:50 +0100 007InVT 7016@/index.php?p=/discussions http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5029/boyd-cover-art-a-petition Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:52:38 +0000 Villiers53 5029@/index.php?p=/discussions The Jonathan Cape UK Fleming hardback originals are absolute classics with the late, great, Richard Chopping setting new standards. In the '60s, Raymond Hawkey designed a series of covers for Pan that resulted in those particular editions becoming the fastest selling Bond books of all time.
With the exception of the Cape first edition of "Colnel Sun" and that publisher's covers for the first five John Gardner continuation novels, few Bond afficianados would claim that the adult Bond novels, Fleming or continuation, have enjoyed remotely the level of dust jacket art that they deserve. Indeed, the work on both sides of the Atlantic for the Faulkes & Deaver continuation novels has been, at best, lack lustre.
The purpose behind this petition is to challeng IFP and the publishers of William Boyd's forthcoming Bond book to give a commission to a serious artist to provide us with something worthy of Chopping and Hawkey particularly when 2013 will mark the 60th anniversary of Casino Royale.
If you are of like mind - give your opinion and sign up below. Let's motivate the powers that be to provide the fans with something really special!]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/901/what-happened-to-flicka-von-grusse Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:38:50 +0100 sirroger 901@/index.php?p=/discussions http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6918/the-best-fleming-bond-novelsstories-based-on-following-criteria Tue, 21 May 2013 02:44:03 +0100 Perdogg 6918@/index.php?p=/discussions
1.Structure
2.Plot/Storyline
3.Fleming’s Style
4.Character development
5.Realism

The Best

Casino Royale
Live and Let Die
Moonraker
Dr No
"From A View to A Kill"
"For Your Eyes Only"
"Risico"
Thunderball
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
You Only Live Twice
"The Living Daylights"

The Middle

Diamonds Are Forever
"The Hildebrand Rarity"
The Spy Who Loved Me
"Octopussy"
"The Property of a Lady"

The Worst

Goldfinger
"Quantum of Solace"
The Man With The Golden Gun
"007 in New York" ]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6994/my-copy-of-the-book-of-bond-by-col-bill-tanner-arrived-today. Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:58:31 +0100 Perdogg 6994@/index.php?p=/discussions
Everything source in the book is noted.

Kingsley Amis was truly a Bond fan! I wonder how his Martin feels about Fleming-blond.]]> http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6858/continuity-dating-the-fleming-novels Sun, 12 May 2013 13:27:42 +0100 Sir_James_Moloney 6858@/index.php?p=/discussions
Year One
CR takes place in late summer (less than two years after Bond receives his 00 status)

Year Two
LALD takes place the following February (Bond's briefing is the first time he's seen M since "the end of last summer" following the skin graft on his hand)
MR takes place three months later in May (this is explicitly stated by Fleming in a footnote)
DAF takes place two months later in July (Bond's just returned from his leave in France and notes that MR was his last mission)

Year Three
FRWL takes place in July, almost exactly 1 year after DAF. DAF was his last mission and Bond has been living "the soft life" for a year. Tiffany Case has just moved out of his flat and back to the States.

All pretty straightforward so far.

But FRWL is where we start to hit trouble because during the SMERSH briefing General G. states that "the rocket affair [i.e. Moonraker] was three years ago" but that "the diamond smuggling affair [i.e. Diamonds Are Forever]. That was last year." It seems that this is the point where Fleming decides to retcon the dating of the novels in order to keep the stories contemporary to their publishing dates.

Just interested to hear people's thoughts on this. It's the first time I've re-read Fleming in many years and I'm sure there will be more examples as I get through the later novels. It seems clear that Fleming didn't really have a plan and just retconned the continuity as he went. Has anyone found a way of figuring out a "fan continuity" for the novels that works?]]>