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Bond #10: 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

THE BOOK

Year: 1962

Author: Ian Fleming

THE PLOT

A Canadian woman, Vivienne Michel, is left in charge of a remote New England hotel overnight when two thugs arrive on orders by the Mafioso owner to burn the place down for the insurance money. The thu

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Bond #9: 'Thunderball'

THE BOOK: THUNDERBALL

Year: 1961 

Author: Ian Fleming

 

THE PLOT

A new criminal organization named SPECTRE, led by career criminal Ernst Stavro Blofeld, steals two nuclear weapons and blackmails the West. Every NATO intelligence operative, including

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Bond #8E: 'The Hildebrand Rarity'

Continuing our discussion of the book For Your Eyes Only, an anthology with five short stories. This is the fifth.

 

THE BOOK: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

"THE HILDEBRAND RARITY"

 

THE PLOT

While in the Seychelles, Bond accompanies an abusive American million

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Bond #8D: 'Risico'

Continuing our discussion of the book For Your Eyes Only, an anthology with five short stories. This is the fourth.

 

THE BOOK: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

"RISICO"

THE PLOT

M sends Bond to uncover a drug-smuggling operation based in Italy that is sending nar

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Bond #8C: 'Quantum of Solace'

Continuing our discussion of the book For Your Eyes Only, an anthology with five short stories. This is the third.

 

THE BOOK: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

"QUANTUM OF SOLACE"

THE PLOT

After completing a mission in the Bahamas, Bond is at a dinner party at Gov

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Bond #8B: 'For Your Eyes Only'

Continuing our discussion of the book For Your Eyes Only, an anthology with five short stories. This is the second.

 

THE BOOK: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

"FOR YOUR EYES ONLY"

THE PLOT

A British couple named Havelock are murdered by Cuban gangsters, led by a

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Bond #8A: 'From a View to a Kill'

THE BOOK: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Author: Ian Fleming

Year published: 1960

Format: This is a series of short stories, three of which (according to the James Bond wiki) were adapted from outlines of episodes Fleming had written in anticipation of a TV show

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Bond #7: 'Goldfinger'

THE BOOK: GOLDFINGER

Author: Ian Fleming

Year published: 1959

Personal note: I saw the movie when it came out, and it made quite an impression on 6-year-old me. Throughout the book, I always saw Gert Fröbe as Goldfinger in my mind's eye, regardless o

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Happy James Bond Day!

Seventy years ago, on April 13, 1953, Casino Royale was published in the UK. I hope you all celebrate appropriately, with whatever beverage you prefer shaken, not stirred.

Here's today's email from Ian Fleming Publications. No, I will not be buying t

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How wrong is this James Bond article?

This story came through my news feed, so I clicked it open. 

 

The Strangest Change James Bond Made To Felix Leiter

Isn't What You'd Expect
Diamonds Are Forever made the 007 source novel wackier, sillier, and more over-the-top, except when it came to

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Bond #6: 'Dr. No'

THE NOVEL

Author: Ian Fleming

Year published: 1958

 

THE PLOT

The station chief and his attractive assistant in Jamaica disappear, with most assuming they've run off together. M sends Bond to investigate, at least partially as a light vacation assign

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New James Bond editions to be edited for racist content

The story:

James Bond books edited to remove racist content

tl;dr: The new reissues of the Bond books (paperback and ebook from Ian Fleming Productions) will have a disclaimer at the beginning, and some racial references will be removed. The N word w

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Bond #5: 'From Russia, with Love'

THE BOOK

Date: 1957

Author: Ian Fleming

The Plot:  SMERSH wants to send a message to Western intelligence agencies, and selects Bond as the target. They send assassin Donovan "Red" Grant, a British turncoat, to murder Bond, and Corporal Tatiana Roman

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Bond #4: 'Diamonds Are Forever'

THE BOOK

Author: Ian Fleming

Date: 1956

THE PLOT

M assigns James Bond to infiltrate a diamond-smuggling operation, as it largely takes place on British territory, and is a danger to Britain's economy. Bond takes on the identity of Peter Franks, a new

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Bond #3: 'Moonraker'

THE BOOK #1

Author: Ian Fleming

Date: 1955

 

THE PLOT

The owner of M's private club is worried that one of the members is cheating at bridge, and asks M if he'll look into it. He agrees, and asks James Bond to give the alleged cheater a look, given B

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Bond #2: 'Live and Let Die'

LIVE AND LET DIE

THE BOOK

Date: 1954

Author: Ian Fleming

“This is the most racist book I’ve ever read, and I’m including Gone with the Wind in that.” — Joan Carr, December 2022.

That’s my wife, for those who don’t know, and this was her first comment

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Bond #1: 'Casino Royale'

CASINO ROYALE

THE BOOK

Date: 1953

Author: Ian Fleming

I believe the story Ian Fleming wants to tell in this book is an origin story, that of a formidable espionage agent who falls in love for the first time, almost fouls up his assignment as a result

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General all things James Bond thread

I may have asked this before, but I'd like to ejjimicate myself on the Bond movies. The way I envision doing so is to buy Blu-rays with some extras, so I can watch the movies (in order, naturally) and learn about each one in the process.

As it happen

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R.I.P. Sean Connery, 1930-2020

I don't know how this year can get any worse, but there's still nine weeks to go ... 

"Sean Connery: James Bond Actor Dies Aged 90" via the BBC.

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The James Bond Comic Strips

There has been some interest expressed in a discussion of the James Bond comic strips. To that end, I have set up this index, which I will update as we go along. Right now I am committed to go from “Casino Royale” through “You Only Live Twice.” After

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