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Although the world has changed almost beyond recognition since his debut, his continuing relevance is affirmed by the multiple generations who have thrilled to his exploits. This book for the first time provides the full enthralling story of how the espionage fantasies of a rather melancholy journalist came to captivate the world.

With the help of Bond scholars, Fleming intimates, Bond film crew and others, James Bond: The Secret History shows how the man with the Licence to Kill overcame every hurdle to become the greatest fantasy hero of all time.

With a foreword by Jeremy Duns. The enduring success of the James Bond franchise has made the casting of a new Bond actor a very big deal in the film and entertainment industry. Tabloids and entertainment clickbait sites love nothing more than constantly speculating wrongly of course on who the next Bond actor might be. Others have played the part before you and others will play the part after you.

Speculation about the next incumbent is therefore inevitable, unavoidable, and endless. It is a constant background hum even when someone else actually has the part.

More people have walked on the moon than played James Bond. Despite the longevity of the franchise the Bond actors themselves remain a small and exclusive club. There are however dozens of actors who might potentially have played James Bond through the decades if only fate hadn't intervened.

In the book which follows we will leave no stone unturned in an attempt to find out how many potential Bond actors there have been since There is a fascinating alternative cinema universe where the Bond actors are completely different from the ones we ended up with in our own familiar movie dimension. In this book we will explore what that alternative James Bond universe might plausibly have looked like. The first complete Who's Who in the history of the world's best-known financial street Charles D.

Ellis and James R. Vertin have crafted a window on Wall Street that investors won't want to miss. These two Wall Street insiders provide detailed profiles of dozens of the most fascinating, influential, and talked-about financial luminaries ever to light up the dark and cavernous purlieus of the world's most famous street. Related here are intriguing tales of money won and lost, amazing coups, brazen cons of financial brilliance, and untrammeled greed and blind ambition.

Charles D. Now fully retired, James R. However, aspects are cle I confess I didn't know at the time that this was aimed as Teen Fiction, it was brought for me as a Christmas present. However, aspects are clearly not thought out and sometimes the character is made to feel strained. Worth a read if your new to the Young Bond series. Wouldn't bother if your an adult fan like myself. Sep 10, Dylan T rated it liked it. The book was really wasn't that bad in my opinion, it had a really good mix of mystery, suspense, unexpected twist's and fast paced action, the book at some parts was to predictable, but at times i found it hard to put it down.

It told the life of a young James Bond based in the 's who goes on an experimental school trip to Hollywood where he gets tangled up in a producer's Anton Kostler evil plot of murdering competitors whilst filing their gruesome deaths and then watching it for his own The book was really wasn't that bad in my opinion, it had a really good mix of mystery, suspense, unexpected twist's and fast paced action, the book at some parts was to predictable, but at times i found it hard to put it down.

It told the life of a young James Bond based in the 's who goes on an experimental school trip to Hollywood where he gets tangled up in a producer's Anton Kostler evil plot of murdering competitors whilst filing their gruesome deaths and then watching it for his own pleasure. Jul 30, Shaeley Santiago added it. Bond comes to Hollywood. May 04, Bryce b added it. Very good throughout the whole book. Fast paced and we'll thought.

May 11, Dinah Browne rated it really liked it. Pretty good, but a bit rushed at the end. Jun 26, 16BenaissaK rated it it was ok. This would be better if it wasn't a James Bond book. I preferred it when Charlie higson wrote them. Sep 06, Abdullah Waleed rated it it was amazing. Jun 11, Jack Lugo rated it really liked it Shelves: recently-read , favorites.

Higson had moved on with his own new YA series called The Enemy and a new author was needed to continue the series, which had yielded 5 novels under Charlie Higson. This latest adventure weaves a tale of Hollywood moguls, Chicago gangsters, and the Los Angeles underworld of the s. James soon gets wind of an extraordinary trip to Los Angeles arranged for him as well as a few select students.

Film Mogul Anton Koestler apparently wishes to establish several educational academies throughout the world and had arranged for several students from Dartington Hall to visit his Los Angeles Allworld Academy for testing, research, and comparative educational purposes. Gillian de Vries, the Director of Education at Dartington Hall, informs James that he was selected for the trip to see how his Eton education would measure up against a more progressive schooling method.

The trip seems to be the opportunity of a lifetime, but danger is insidiously lurking and James soon learns that nothing about this trip is what it appears to be. James befriends his fellow student-passengers before the trip. Oftentimes Dan gets hold of uncensored discarded film reels and screens them for his club. On the night before they were scheduled to leave, a very disturbing film reel depicting real life violence gets screened and the group looks to James for guidance.

I think some of the negative criticism of this book is based on comparisons to the Higson books. He regarded these stories as literary art in a time when many of the writers in that genre were not well-respected in literary circles.

The Bond novels themselves were not very well-liked by the high-brow literary elite so I imagine Fleming felt a sense of comradery with these authors. Bond goes from one dangerous chase to another quite often, but my favorite moments are somethings that happen in between chases.

There are a number of sequences in this book that could very well be cinematic given its setting. The sequences on the zeppelin were a lot of fun to read, and I think that overall Steve Cole did a fantastic job even if there were times when I missed Charlie Higson. One of the reasons I miss Charlie Higson is because Higson does a better job at incorporating intriguing historical facts into each of his books regarding the setting and the time period. In Silver Fin you learn a lot of the little things about what life must have been like for Eton students in the s.

Double or Die provides a substantial introduction to ciphers and decryption of codes. Hurricane Gold is set against the backdrop of Mexico and contains references to ancient Mayan culture. By Royal Command places James in a spy thriller prior to the breakout of World War II and does a good job showing the status of the countries involved. In Shoot to Kill, Cole puts James in Hollywood in the s but other than the party he crashes, I felt like there could have been more historical references to the actual time and setting.

I was waiting for a reference to the Hayes Code and the restrictions that censorship started to impose on the studios at the time. It would have been interesting for James to explore the differences in the films that were made pre-Code as opposed to the films that came out after and how some filmmakers found ways to subvert the Hayes code. While the chase scenes were well written and very exciting, I would have liked some of those educational moments that Higson provided so well in his books and it could have perhaps provided a little balance to some of the more fantastical elements that emerge from the blackmail plot.

As far as I can tell, the plan is for Cole to remain on board with Young Bond for a new series of books likely covering the time Bond spends at Fettes College, which would be interesting to see if Cole adjusts his stylistic approach once Bond is back in Scotland.

It may be different from Higson, but it was still very thrilling and engaging to read. So I've read the first books in the Young Bond series a few times but this is the first time I've gotten around to reading Steve Cole's additions.

Shoot to Kill was not quite what I was expecting. This time Bond travels to the United States and takes on Hollywood. It's clear the events of the last book have damaged Bond - he struggles to connect with the people around him and it made for awkward reading. And it made me sad. More than that though, it made it hard for me to care about the characte So I've read the first books in the Young Bond series a few times but this is the first time I've gotten around to reading Steve Cole's additions.

More than that though, it made it hard for me to care about the characters around him - he didn't get to know them - so neither does the reader. It felt a bit like watching a gangster movie with no sound.

There was lots happening but I'm not sure I really cared. It was relatively enjoyable though and edged in at 3 stars on the lower side of the 3. But Cole has clearly laid the groundwork for a more emotionally open Bond now that he's worked through some of the trauma and I'll be interested to see where Steve Cole takes the series.

Sep 23, Andrew rated it liked it Shelves: crime. This is book fine continuation of the 'young Bond' franchise ably started with Silverfin by Charlie Higson and kept going under his tenure until this book. This is really more of the same.. Anyhow absolutely fine.. Cole takes on Bond and doesn't disappoint. James is faced with action from all sides, and is forced to count on others for help. Trust is a difficult thing to give when you've been betrayed as much as Bond has, especially at such a young age.

Cole does a great job of showing that sometimes you don't have any choice except to put your life in the hands of others.

This book definitely made up for the shortcomings of By Royal Command. James is growing up and little challenges are starting to become Cole takes on Bond and doesn't disappoint. James is growing up and little challenges are starting to become a norm in his life. And maybe, just maybe, he's getting old enough to be interested in Action packed and a great addition to the Young Bond series. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.

To view it, click here. Steve Cole has really picked up Charlie Higson's mantle. This was a great read and continued the series excellently. James Bond is vacationing in Mexico at the home of ex—flying ace Jack Stone when a hurricane hits. Since , readers have traveled the world with a young man whose inquisitive mind, determination, and thirst for adventure would set him on a course for greatness.

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