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Literary Bond in 2017

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News just in from IFP:

'Random House Enterprises are kindly looking at opportunities for licensed products with focus on literary Bond. The first offerings come from Out of Print who are producing stylish t-shirts and sweatshirts featuring some of the iconic covers from the original Fleming hardbacks.'

'Felix Leiter will be having his own adventures in the capable hands of James Robinson and Aaron Campbell from January.'
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  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    Really another thread on the literary James Bond?
  • RevelatorRevelator
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    There can never be enough threads on that topic!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    SaintMark wrote: »
    Really another thread on the literary James Bond?

    Yes, because there are so many... 8-}
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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    A Felix-spin off? :-O
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    Walecs wrote: »
    A Felix-spin off? :-O

    Comic books.
  • RevelatorRevelator
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    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    Walecs wrote: »
    A Felix-spin off? :-O
    Comic books.

    Here's more information about the comic, along with some images:
    http://www.newsarama.com/31295-james-bond-gets-cia-spin-off.html
    It sounds excellent.
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    Walecs wrote: »
    A Felix-spin off? :-O

    Comic books.

    I see. I think that'd work better as a comic book than a novel.
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
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    https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/jon-gilbert-talk-on-ian-fleming-in-london-may-31st-170411

    Is anyone going to this event ?
    I'm looking forward to seeing some of you I hope.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I am now on the waiting list for spare tickets, so thank you for that!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I am now on the waiting list for spare tickets, so thank you for that!

    Is it free?
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    It is! Register your interest: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fleming-ian-fleming-the-author-as-collector-tickets-32916706756
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    It is! Register your interest: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fleming-ian-fleming-the-author-as-collector-tickets-32916706756

    I thought so. I'd love to go but probably won't as I can never make time for the things I love.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    All work and no play? Tut.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    All work and no play? Tut.

    Pretty much! Old workhorse here!
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I am now on the waiting list for spare tickets, so thank you for that!

    Just got an email from Eventbrite to say a ticket had become available, so now I will definitely be there. (Plan B was to show up and look hopeful.)
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    Next month sees the release of the Donald E Westlake book that was turned down as a movie for Pierce Brosnan. Pre-ordered it as it is a win-win situation excellent writer and a an interesting premise reading a proposed 007 story.
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I am now on the waiting list for spare tickets, so thank you for that!

    Just got an email from Eventbrite to say a ticket had become available, so now I will definitely be there. (Plan B was to show up and look hopeful.)

    I will look forward to seeing you 99 .
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Mrcoggins wrote: »
    I will look forward to seeing you 99 .

    Yes! We'll have to arrange a secret signal so we can meet up :)
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited May 2017 Posts: 17,792
    SaintMark wrote: »
    Next month sees the release of the Donald E Westlake book that was turned down as a movie for Pierce Brosnan. Pre-ordered it as it is a win-win situation excellent writer and a an interesting premise reading a proposed 007 story.

    Must get that one myself. I take it that the character names will be changed?
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    Next month sees the release of the Donald E Westlake book that was turned down as a movie for Pierce Brosnan. Pre-ordered it as it is a win-win situation excellent writer and a an interesting premise reading a proposed 007 story.

    Must get that one myself. I take it that the character names will be changed?

    Is this the one in Hong Kong that was proposed for TND?

    (And @Dragonpol, if it's the one I'm thinking of, yes, the names and some story elements have been changed.)
  • moneyofpropre2moneyofpropre2 France
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    I don't understand why they don't publish the novel as it's was originally written by Westlake, Fall of the city... Why make somes changements if he completed it ?
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited May 2017 Posts: 17,792
    moneyofpropre2 wrote: »
    I don't understand why they don't publish the novel as it's was originally written by Westlake, Fall of the city... Why make somes changements if he completed it ?

    Well, it would obviously be an infringement of copyright law in the UK as James Bond is a copyrighted character and in order to release the novel with Bond as a character it would need to be sanctioned by IFP, which has not happened in this case. I suppose it's a bit like what Peter Vollmer did with Per Fine Ounce a few years ago.
  • moneyofpropre2moneyofpropre2 France
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    Exepct that James Bond isn't appear in Fall of the city novel manuscript, Westlake has already renammed him George Mandeville...
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    Yes, I believe the novel was based upon the screenplay or screen treatment for Bond. Therefore all necessary changes were being made as the novel was written.
  • Escalus5Escalus5
    edited June 2017 Posts: 614
    moneyofpropre2 wrote: »
    I don't understand why they don't publish the novel as it's was originally written by Westlake, Fall of the city... Why make somes changements if he completed it ?

    Charles Ardai of Hard Case Crime -- and, presumably, the Westlake family -- felt that the original Fall of the City manuscript needed to be edited, ostensibly for pacing reasons. The original version is 610 typewritten pages, the Hard Case Crime edition 240 pages [EDIT: An error by Amazon.com. It's actually 464 pages, according to Titan Books].

    It should be noted that back in 1998 Westlake was discouraged from submitting the novel for publication (by his editor) partly because of the manuscript's length.
    Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: »
    Yes, I believe the novel was based upon the screenplay or screen treatment for Bond. Therefore all necessary changes were being made as the novel was written.

    It was based on two story treatments (there was no screenplay). The treatments were covered in a recent issue of MI6 Confidential. You can read more about the similarities between the treatments and novel here at MI6:

    https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/literary-forever-and-a-death-questions?id=04235
  • moneyofpropre2moneyofpropre2 France
    edited June 2017 Posts: 848
    Well, thanks for the clarification. So they cut 60% of the original novel, that's rude. I hope the afterword of the novel detaillied the changes Hard Case Crime have done to the publication and all that, because it is not precised on their website that they don't publish it like it was written originaly (it's not very honest).
  • Escalus5Escalus5
    edited October 2017 Posts: 614
    moneyofpropre2 wrote: »
    Well, thanks for the clarification. So they cut 60% of the original novel, that's rude. I hope the afterword of the novel detaillied the changes Hard Case Crime have done to the publication and all that, because it is not precised on their website that they don't publish it like it was written originaly (it's not very honest).

    Well, apparently I've gotten the wrong info about the page length from Amazon.com! Titan Books (the co-publisher w/ Hard Case Crime) and Kirkus Reviews are listing the novel as 464 pages, which is still edited but much less severely than a 60% reduction.

    The afterword is by Jeff Kleeman, the MGM/UA executive who hired Westlake to work on the treatments.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Looking forward getting this book.

    When is it released?
  • Escalus5Escalus5
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    Tuesday.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Escalus5 wrote: »
    Tuesday.

    I must get it next week then.
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