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003 · Jun 19th, 2003, 03:21 PM

Does anyone have every book?

**Spanner** · Jun 19th, 2003, 04:10 PM

I only have OHMSS but I can get all the others - Fleming, Amis, Gardner and Benson - from the local library.

mrkkbb · Jun 24th, 2003, 11:22 AM

Can anyone tell me what all the books not by Ian Fleming are & who wrote them?

Maxwell · Jun 24th, 2003, 01:14 PM

Sure.

1968 - "Colonel Sun" by Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham) Amis did the final dust-up of "The Man with the Golden Gun" before it was published, Fleming having passed away.

1981 - "License Renewed" by John Gardner
1982 - "For Special services" by John Gardner
1983 - "Icebreaker" by John Gardner
1984 - "Role of Honor" by John Gardner
1986 - "Nobody Lives Forever" by John Gardner
1987 - "No Deals, Mr. Bond" by John Gardner
1987 - "Scorpius" by John Gardner
1989 - "Win, Lose or Die" by John Gardner (this is the last one I read, because I was starting to think they were getting monotonous)
1990 - "Brokenclaw" by John Gardner
1991 - "The Man from Barbarossa" by John Gardner
1992 - "Death is Forever" by John Gardner
1993 - "Never Send Flowers" by John Gardner
1994 - "SeaFire" by John Gardner
1995 - "Cold Fall" (only in the U.S. Titled "Cold" elsewhere) by John Gardner
1997 - "Zero Minus Ten" by Raymond Benson
1998 - "The Facts of Death" by Raymond Benson
1999 - "High Time to Kill" by Raymond Benson
2000 - "Doubleshot" by Raymond Benson
2001 - "Never Dream of Dying" by Raymond Benson
2002 - "The Man with the Red Tatoo" by Raymond Benson

I've left out the movie-tie-in's because, well, they just make things confusing. They are:

1977 -"James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me"-screenwriter Christopher Wood's novelization attempts to set his screenplay in the "real" world. A bit of a stretch. Makes "Jaws" almost believable.

1979 -"James Bond and Moonraker"-by Wood (again adapting his screenplay)

1989 -"License to Kill" - John Gardner tries to tie this one into the literary Bond, but can't hide his incredulity "Felix bitten by a shark...AGAIN!!"

1995 - "Goldeneye" - Gardner again, see above. At one point writes, "It was like the plot of a bad movie!" Aw c'mon, John!!

1997 - "Tomorrow Never Dies" - Raymond Benson

1999 - "The World is Not Enough"- Raymond Benson (actually read this to try and figure TWINE out!!)
and
2002 - "Die Another Day" - Benson.

There's ANOTHER Bond book, from 1973, written by Ian Fleming's biographer John Pearson called "James Bond:The Authorized Biography of 007" which reads like a biography, but is, of course, total fiction. Bond is retired, settled down with Honeychile Ryder (!), and tells his story, including those parts Fleming never got around to, and at the end is called back to service to hunt down Rosa Klebb, who has bio-engineered giant rodents!!! Sounded like Sherlock Holmes fabled "Case of the Giant Rats of Sumatra" to me, but it was overall OK.

Hope this helps.

mrkkbb · Jun 25th, 2003, 11:44 AM

THANKS FOR THAT. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A LOT TO READ!

Maxwell · Jun 25th, 2003, 03:29 PM

Start cracking those books!

gdobbs7 · Jun 29th, 2003, 03:06 AM

I have every book, some in several editions. was quite a mission though tracking them down in bookshops,boot sales, jumble sales etc.
Im also the author due to continue the literary adventures now that ray's stood down

i007_Bond_007i · Jul 14th, 2003, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gdobbs7
I have every book, some in several editions. was quite a mission though tracking them down in bookshops,boot sales, jumble sales etc.
Im also the author due to continue the literary adventures now that ray's stood down

.............................yeh...............I believe you. An author would have noticed that people have a capital letter at the front of people's names. And an apostrophe in between the I and the m of Im (it should be 'I'm' "Mr. Author") And a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence....can't wait to read your books!!!

i007_Bond_007i · Jul 14th, 2003, 06:29 AM

I have every Fleming book (thanks to a box set from Pastimes), I have a few of the VERY old ones. They're nearly falling apart!! I have about 5 of Benson's books.

Proxima · Jul 17th, 2003, 10:09 AM

The only books I can find are very spartan looking. They have a gun, a girl, the title, and "A James Bond Novel" at the top.

Gale Weathers · Jul 11th, 2004, 12:02 AM

A lot of the old covers were rather bland. The new ones look great, however.

Jun 19th, 2003, 03:21 PM	#1
003 Legendary 00 Agent Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,171 Gameroom Cash: $210	Books Does anyone have every book?

Jun 19th, 2003, 04:10 PM	#2
Spanner Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 6,895 Gameroom Cash: $5030	I only have OHMSS but I can get all the others - Fleming, Amis, Gardner and Benson - from the local library. __________________ James Bond will return... always

Jun 24th, 2003, 01:14 PM	#4
Maxwell Agent Provocateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 899 Gameroom Cash: $250	Sure. 1968 - "Colonel Sun" by Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham) Amis did the final dust-up of "The Man with the Golden Gun" before it was published, Fleming having passed away. 1981 - "License Renewed" by John Gardner 1982 - "For Special services" by John Gardner 1983 - "Icebreaker" by John Gardner 1984 - "Role of Honor" by John Gardner 1986 - "Nobody Lives Forever" by John Gardner 1987 - "No Deals, Mr. Bond" by John Gardner 1987 - "Scorpius" by John Gardner 1989 - "Win, Lose or Die" by John Gardner (this is the last one I read, because I was starting to think they were getting monotonous) 1990 - "Brokenclaw" by John Gardner 1991 - "The Man from Barbarossa" by John Gardner 1992 - "Death is Forever" by John Gardner 1993 - "Never Send Flowers" by John Gardner 1994 - "SeaFire" by John Gardner 1995 - "Cold Fall" (only in the U.S. Titled "Cold" elsewhere) by John Gardner 1997 - "Zero Minus Ten" by Raymond Benson 1998 - "The Facts of Death" by Raymond Benson 1999 - "High Time to Kill" by Raymond Benson 2000 - "Doubleshot" by Raymond Benson 2001 - "Never Dream of Dying" by Raymond Benson 2002 - "The Man with the Red Tatoo" by Raymond Benson I've left out the movie-tie-in's because, well, they just make things confusing. They are: 1977 -"James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me"-screenwriter Christopher Wood's novelization attempts to set his screenplay in the "real" world. A bit of a stretch. Makes "Jaws" almost believable. 1979 -"James Bond and Moonraker"-by Wood (again adapting his screenplay) 1989 -"License to Kill" - John Gardner tries to tie this one into the literary Bond, but can't hide his incredulity "Felix bitten by a shark...AGAIN!!" 1995 - "Goldeneye" - Gardner again, see above. At one point writes, "It was like the plot of a bad movie!" Aw c'mon, John!! 1997 - "Tomorrow Never Dies" - Raymond Benson 1999 - "The World is Not Enough"- Raymond Benson (actually read this to try and figure TWINE out!!) and 2002 - "Die Another Day" - Benson. There's ANOTHER Bond book, from 1973, written by Ian Fleming's biographer John Pearson called "James Bond:The Authorized Biography of 007" which reads like a biography, but is, of course, total fiction. Bond is retired, settled down with Honeychile Ryder (!), and tells his story, including those parts Fleming never got around to, and at the end is called back to service to hunt down Rosa Klebb, who has bio-engineered giant rodents!!! Sounded like Sherlock Holmes fabled "Case of the Giant Rats of Sumatra" to me, but it was overall OK. Hope this helps. __________________ "Thank you, Sam," (Frodo) said in a cracked whisper. "How far is there to go?" "I don't know," said Sam, "because I don't know where we're going." The Return of the King p.269

Jun 25th, 2003, 03:29 PM	#6
Maxwell Agent Provocateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 899 Gameroom Cash: $250	Start cracking those books! __________________ "Thank you, Sam," (Frodo) said in a cracked whisper. "How far is there to go?" "I don't know," said Sam, "because I don't know where we're going." The Return of the King p.269

Jun 29th, 2003, 03:06 AM	#7
gdobbs7 Spy Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4 Gameroom Cash: $250	every book I have every book, some in several editions. was quite a mission though tracking them down in bookshops,boot sales, jumble sales etc. Im also the author due to continue the literary adventures now that ray's stood down

Jun 24th, 2003, 11:22 AM	#3
mrkkbb Agent Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: lincolnshire, uk Posts: 176 Gameroom Cash: $320	Can anyone tell me what all the books not by Ian Fleming are & who wrote them?

Jun 25th, 2003, 11:44 AM	#5
mrkkbb Agent Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: lincolnshire, uk Posts: 176 Gameroom Cash: $320	THANKS FOR THAT. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A LOT TO READ!

Jul 14th, 2003, 06:29 AM	#9
i007_Bond_007i Bones - 0014 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Devon, England Posts: 1,661 Gameroom Cash: $250	I have every Fleming book (thanks to a box set from Pastimes), I have a few of the VERY old ones. They're nearly falling apart!! I have about 5 of Benson's books. __________________ "I'm so ronery, So ronery, So ronery and sadry arone..."

Jul 17th, 2003, 10:09 AM	#10
Proxima Lovably Pompous Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: United States Posts: 320 Gameroom Cash: $250	The only books I can find are very spartan looking. They have a gun, a girl, the title, and "A James Bond Novel" at the top. __________________ One more thing, Mr. Blofeld, how do you explain dressing in drag in 1971? The seventies were a very confusing time for me. Besides, everyone was doing it.

Jul 11th, 2004, 12:02 AM	#11
Gale Weathers The Final Frontier Join Date: May 2003 Location: Up North Posts: 8,452 Gameroom Cash: $25051	A lot of the old covers were rather bland. The new ones look great, however. __________________ I must say, Miss Case seems quite attractive....for a lady. ~Diamonds Are Forever Themed Avatars and Signatures! Come be a part of it. http://www.bondmovies.com/board/showthread.php?t=37139

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