Eoghan Lyng takes a look at why the theory held by some fans that “James Bond” is just a code name used by a number of different agents over the years just doesn’t hold water. Image: from cover art of Bond 50 22 film Blu-Ray box set, available from Amazon UK and Amazon.com. Some people have too much […]
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Best read after Thunderball and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the reader finds Bond with a personal score to settle with Blofeld after being widowed on his wedding day. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 26th March 1964 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover artist: Richard Chopping Search for first edition copies on Abebooks With his life in tatters after Tracy […]
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This time not only does Bond get the girl, but he marries her too. The second book in a trilogy, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is best read after Thunderball. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 1st April 1963 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover artist: Richard Chopping Search for first edition copies on Abebooks The story starts in Royale-les-Eaux with […]
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Based on the screenplay for an aborted film project, Thunderball is notable for introducing SPECTRE to the series. The book is the first in what is sometimes known as the “Blofeld trilogy”. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 26th March 1956 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover artist: Richard Chopping Search for first edition copies on Abebooks Fleming had been […]
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