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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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
Read more…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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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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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
Read more…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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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
Read more…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
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.
Read more…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
Read more…Jeff Parker Pens New Series With Artwork by Bob Q Revealing James Bond’s World War II History
June 19, 2018, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. are pleased to announce this fall’s biggest series in James Bond Ori
Read more…I decided to read this series after I first read about it. This is Warren Ellis’ version, and he has gone straight to the source, the novels not the movies, for inspiration. He even makes a case for Bill Tanner being Bond’s best friend. If you don’t
Read more…The first James Bond movie I ever saw, on television, was Goldfinger. The first James Bond movie I ever saw at the theater was The Spy Who Loved Me, and I’ve seen every one since at the theater… until Skyfall. I don’t know why I didn’t go see it whil
Read more…So, I've decided to watch the James Bond films in order and comment about them. I will be limiting myself to the movies featuring the only two actors that I feel portrayed Bond properly--i.e. Sean Connery and Roger Moore--and ignoring anything else t
Read more…I will start a James Bond thread now , despite just having read Henry's comments in the Spidey thread regarding his boyhood acquisition of a complete set of thepaperbacks 2nd-hand .
This month's VANITY FAIR has a cover-blurbed article about the 50t
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