James Bond: Shark Bait - Ian Fleming

From Russia with Love - Ian Fleming

Forever", and we return to the exploits of the Russians with their evil plans under the guise of SMERSH: Death to Spies . What is truly masterclass about Ian Fleming s writing is in his attention to detail and the ease he has in transporting the reader into what feels like a living, breathing world. His characters are so well drawn that more often than not the supporting players are much more interesting than the actual Bond character, and that comes across strongly here in "From Russia With Love" as James takes a backseat to the firey killer Grant, the beautiful Tatiana, the nasty Rosa Klebb, and the larger-than-life Kerim Bey. The surprise here is ...

From Russia with Love - Ian Fleming

Forever", and we return to the exploits of the Russians with their evil plans under the guise of SMERSH: Death to Spies . What is truly masterclass about Ian Fleming s writing is in his attention to detail and the ease he has in transporting the reader into what feels like a living, breathing world. His characters are so well drawn that more often than not the supporting players are much more interesting than the actual Bond character, and that comes across strongly here in "From Russia With Love" as James takes a backseat to the firey killer Grant, the beautiful Tatiana, the nasty Rosa Klebb, and the larger-than-life Kerim Bey. The surprise here is ...

From Russia with Love - Ian Fleming

you actually begin to wonder how 007 is going to get out of this one. From Russia With Love consistently proves one of the stronger Bond novels. Possible criticisms? Well, Fleming, as he was prone to now and again, contradicts himself here - and the events of Casino Royale - by stating Bond has never killed in cold blood. There are also, unsurprisingly for a book written several decades ago, a few dated elements. "I though we all agreed homosexuals were about the worst security risk there is," says a character. Bond s line of If there was a bit more room I d put you across my knee and spank you to Tatiana probably wouldn t pass any stringent PC examination ...

From Russia with Love - Ian Fleming

you actually begin to wonder how 007 is going to get out of this one. From Russia With Love consistently proves one of the stronger Bond novels. Possible criticisms? Well, Fleming, as he was prone to now and again, contradicts himself here - and the events of Casino Royale - by stating Bond has never killed in cold blood. There are also, unsurprisingly for a book written several decades ago, a few dated elements. "I though we all agreed homosexuals were about the worst security risk there is," says a character. Bond s line of If there was a bit more room I d put you across my knee and spank you to Tatiana probably wouldn t pass any stringent PC examination ...

Moonraker - Ian Fleming

Moonraker is the third book in the James Bond series by Ian Fleming. After the first two books, establishing the evil network of SMERSH, I expected further developments in that storyline however this is more of a standalone, one-off story. This story picks up with Bond s boss, M, asks Bond for a favour. He is a member of a gentlemans club and suspects that one of the members is cheating at the card table. This member is winning every time he plays which makes M assume that he is cheating in some way. Knowing that Bond is an expert card player he hopes that he will be able to spot the method of cheating and teach the member a severe financial lesson. The issue is ...

Moonraker - Ian Fleming

Moonraker is the third book in the James Bond series by Ian Fleming. After the first two books, establishing the evil network of SMERSH, I expected further developments in that storyline however this is more of a standalone, one-off story. This story picks up with Bond s boss, M, asks Bond for a favour. He is a member of a gentlemans club and suspects that one of the members is cheating at the card table. This member is winning every time he plays which makes M assume that he is cheating in some way. Knowing that Bond is an expert card player he hopes that he will be able to spot the method of cheating and teach the member a severe financial lesson. The issue is ...