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Diments Are Forever: A Tale of Spies in Swinging London

The Amazing Mod Spy Fiction and Disappearance of Adam Diment

Posted byKeithMarch 24, 2022Posted inReadTags:1960s, Adam Diment, Diabolique, Espionage, James Bond, Pulp FictionLeave a comment on Diments Are Forever: A Tale of Spies in Swinging London

Win, Lose, or Die

Win, Lose, or Die is built on the premise that everyone involved will make increasingly stupid decisions and refuse to behave in any way resembling a rational human being.

Posted byKeithJanuary 1, 2022Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, Espionage, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Win, Lose, or Die

Scorpius

Pretty much every spy novel franchise inspired by James Bond had at least one story where the main character went up against some robe-clad Moonie stand-ins, so I guess Gardner figured why the hell not?

Posted byKeithSeptember 20, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, featured, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Scorpius

No Deals, Mr. Bond

With No Deals, Mr. Bond, John Gardner achieved enough clout, or had at least been around long enough, that he was given a little more leeway to “do his own thing.”

Posted byKeithSeptember 11, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on No Deals, Mr. Bond

Nobody Lives Forever

Released in 1986, Nobody Lives Forever has a similar feel to the movie For Your Eyes Only, in that both are essentially one chase scene after another.

Posted byKeithSeptember 6, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Nobody Lives Forever

Role of Honour

Whatever good will was built up with the brisk action of For Special Services and the intriguing locations of Icebreaker is undone with Role of Honor, a dreadful entry in the series.

Posted byKeithAugust 15, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Role of Honour

Icebreaker

In Icebreaker, Bond does almost nothing—which is for the best, because when Bond does do something, it’s usually some of the worst espionage work he’s ever done.

Posted byKeithAugust 7, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on Icebreaker

For Special Services

For Special Services, maintains all the ties to Ian Fleming’s original novels, but gets more breathing room since it isn’t saddled with re-introducing Bond.

Posted byKeithAugust 3, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on For Special Services

License Renewed

License Renewed is not the sort of book I would go to war for — if you were bored by it or actively hated it, I would understand.

Posted byKeithJune 8, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1980s, Bond Continuation Novels, Ian Fleming, James Bond, John GardnerLeave a comment on License Renewed

The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

The Moneypenny Diaries offers a complex look at Bond, and 1960s politics, casting Moneypenny herself as a spy more in line with Le Carre than Fleming.

Posted byKeithJune 8, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:Beyond Bond Books, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Miss Moneypenny, Moneypenny DiariesLeave a comment on The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Colonel Sun

Kingsley Amis picks up where Ian Fleming left off and sends James Bond to Greece to rescue a pathetic M and battle a sadistic enemy.

Posted byKeithMay 10, 2020November 5, 2021Posted inReadTags:1960s, Bond Continuation Novels, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Kingsley AmisLeave a comment on Colonel Sun
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