The design for Goldfinger showcases the novel’s famous golf scene with the unmistakable shadow of Oddjob watching Bond’s every move. The plummeting stratocruiser adds texture and danger to the design and is melded together with all the other elements to form the silhouette of Goldfinger with his sinister and impenetrable gaze. I was really curious to know if there was some big influence on the success of the series since is so fast and easy read. of YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, featured a simple stylized illustration of Paul Bacon's artwork of Dr. Shatterhand in acquired the rights to the first four James Bond novels, and re-issued LIVE AND LET DIE in October 1959 and CASINO ROYALE (under I did enjoy my first read of the first James Bond Book. Wasn't what I expected, but I think it has stood the test of time well. I found it interesting that there is no description of Bond! He's a white man with dark hair. No age, or other description. I wonder what I'll learn from the rest of the books, which I have lined up to read next.

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Atunci cand Ernest Stavro Blofeld o ucide pe femeia cu care James Bond se casatoreste cu doar citeva ore in urma, celebrul personaj isi pierde cheful de viata si se transforma, din cel mai bun agent secret, intr-un adevarat pericol pentru colegii sai. Dar M hotareste sa-i mai dea o sansa si sa-l trimita undeva, departe de toate grijile si problemele obisnuite. Asa ca Bond pleaca intr-o misiune imposibila in Japonia. in the mid-1950s, with CASINO ROYALE re-titled You Asked For It, as it was felt that American readers wouldn't be able to pronounce Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist, and commander in the royal Navy during the Second World War. He was a grandson of the Scottish financier Robert Fleming, who founded the Scottish American Investment Trust and the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co.James Bond a cazut in dizgratie. Viata traita "din plin" i-a ruinat sanatatea si M il trimite, pentru refacere, la un sanatoriu, timp de doua saptamani. Ultimul lucru la care se poate astepta este ca acolo va intinli un adversar mai crud decit organizatia SMERS. It's time for Bond to earn his licence to kill. He must find those responsible and unravel their devastating plan - before he becomes their next victim... I was pleased to see how the books evolved and understand why Ian Fleming regretted "the spy who loved me" and asked to make a fully original story for the film.

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cover with the text ‘NOW AN EXCITING NEW MOTION PICTURE’. Interestingly the Signet THUNDERBALL movie tie-in also used an alternate version of I really loved reading these books. So different to what I was expecting. I'm keeping them in my perminant collection. I really enjoyed this Bond adventure. I loved the Japanese setting. It was almost like reading a guide book on Japan - well researched. I have always wanted to visit Japan - now I really want to go! As I'm 2 books away from the end of my Bond Quest. Starting to feel real sad. What will I do when there is no more... I was really enjoying this book, until the very cruel twist at the end. Poor Bond, having been on the whole journey with him from book 1, I really felt Mr Fleming could have allowed him one piece of happyness. But the journey to get there was very clever. So many strands that all tied up together nicely. Now I'm nearing the end of my Bond quest, I wish there were more... I really enjoyed the plot of this book, even tho the plot is completly different from the film (which I enjoyed). I think the books show a more human Bond - who doesn't always get the girl, and infact gets hurt rather a lot (physically like). This book is also interesting as it is set entirely in England.

Alligator by I*n Fl*m*ng. The story was actually co-authored by Christopher Cerf and Michael K. Frith, who also painted the Barye Phillips style

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La cazinoul din Deauville, James Bond joaca baccara la mize de zeci de milioane de franci. Dar discretele sali de joc, caviarul si sampania reprezinta doar un paravan monden in spatele caruia agentul 007 se infrunta cu unul dintre cei mai puternici si cruzi agenti sovietici. at that time. Signet later reprinted the four titles again several times throughout the next two decades until they lost the rights in the early 2000s. Each edition also includes new introductions by screenwriter, author and documentary filmmaker John Cork. He has co-authored three books on the James Bond phenomenon and he wrote and directed the documentary, Ian Fleming: 007’s Creator. The introductions provide fascinating insight into the three novels and Cork explains his inspiration here:written by his friend Cyril Connolly (1903-1974)], which was published in the London Magazine in April 1963, and later as a I really enjoyed this book. I loved the messes poor Bond got into and the spectacular way he got out of them! Book Bond is much more satisfying than Film Bond, much more human, makes mistakes and doesn't get laid as much. I was a little unsure about the ending - bedding a lesbian. I was quite disapointed with poor Pussy. If she had been written now she would have been much stronger and not jumped into bed with him. But, as this book was written in the late 1950's, I guess it was of it's time. I do find it surprising how little the books have dated. This was a book of two parts. I loved the first part, in which you find out what the Russians are up to, about the individual players - their history and motivation. Then you had the build up of the second part, where the reader is aware of James' fate, but he isn't. What a great read. I love the way Mr Fleming gives you a look at what the baddies are up to. It is M's funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who pulled the trigger and who is now in custody, accused of M's murder - James Bond. I can see some people be bothered by some of James Bond inner thoughts and see as sexist and misogynistic by today standards.