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New James Bond novel

CaptJimboJones

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I picked up a copy of the new James Bond novel, "Devil May Care," by "Sebastian Faulkes writing as Ian Fleming." I haven't had a chance to start it yet, but I'm very interested to see how Faulkes - a serious novelist - handles the character.

Apparently it continues where the Fleming novels ended, in the 1960s after "The Man With The Golden Gun." It acts as if the other continuation novels (by Gardner, Benson, etc.) never happened (which is probably a good thing ... )

Any one else reading this book and getting a nice 007 fix in before Quantum of Solace?
 
So this is an adult Bond novel and not that "tween Bond" stuff that has been going the last 2 years or so??

I'll have to check it out then.
 
Yes, an "adult" Bond novel that's supposed to be a return to the Fleming style. It's also different from the Benson/Gardner novels in that it takes place in the '60s and makes no attempt to recreate the "movie" Bond - it's definitely the literary 007.
 
TG Theodore said:
CaptJimboJones said:
"Sebastian Faulkes writing as Ian Fleming."
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There's just GOT to be case for fraud there somewhere.

--Ted, writing as Stephen King
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:lol:

Well, it doesn't seem that bad in the days when you have books titled "Tom Clancy's Netforce" shelved under "C" in the bookstore. In small lettering on the bottom of the cover it's easy to miss the "by Steve Perry."

Unlike Clancy, Ian Fleming is long dead - very few readers would see it and think it's a new Ian Fleming novel. :lol:

I think the publisher is just trying to showcase the fact that Faulkes made a deliberate attempt to write the novel as Fleming would have, which sets it apart from the Gardner/Benson novels. Those books capture very little of Fleming's style, to say the least.
 
As has been said, this is set in the late 1960s with an ageing Bond. Pipe-dreaming on my part, but I'd love to see this filmed and still set in that era with Brosnan or Dalton returning to the role for a one-off ...
 
Captaindemotion said:
As has been said, this is set in the late 1960s with an ageing Bond. Pipe-dreaming on my part, but I'd love to see this filmed and still set in that era with Brosnan or Dalton returning to the role for a one-off ...
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One of my 007 fan dreams is to see a 60s-era "period" Bond as well, but not with either of those actors - they're simply too old. Fleming was very clear that Bond was supposed to be in his mid- to-late '30s, not his '50s.
 
CaptJimboJones said:
Captaindemotion said:
As has been said, this is set in the late 1960s with an ageing Bond. Pipe-dreaming on my part, but I'd love to see this filmed and still set in that era with Brosnan or Dalton returning to the role for a one-off ...
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One of my 007 fan dreams is to see a 60s-era "period" Bond as well, but not with either of those actors - they're simply too old. Fleming was very clear that Bond was supposed to be in his mid- to-late '30s, not his '50s.
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Yes, but isn't Bond supposed to be older in this novel? I thought I read that some time ago, when it was first announced. That's why I thought of them. Plus casting a different actor would distinguish such a movie from the official series in which Craig will hopefully have a nice long tenure - which would be sensible, given that the DC Bond series seems to be setting up its own inter-movie continuity.

I remember a rumour during the looooooooooooong LTK/Goldeneye hiatus that the next movie would be 60s set. This was when Dalton was still nominally in the role. He probably would have suited something like that better than Goldeneye.

Having said that, if they wanted to adapt this book as a 60s-set Bond movie with Craig (possibly as his swansong), I'd have no objections.
 
I bought it. It looks really good.

For those asking its a serius novel written by a very successful (and from what I hear talented) British author. It picks up where the Fleming novels left off which is why it says "writing as Ian Fleming."
 
Not sure if this disregards Colonel Sun by Kingsley Amis/Robert Markham or not. Would love to find a copy of that in print too.

Really pissed at Amazon right now. My MIL pre-ordered Devil May Care for me for my birthday back in March. The book was released on Wednesday, and I have yet to see it. Also ordered the Repairman Jack prequel that came out on Tuesday. Have yet to see that one too.

In any case, Sebastian Faulks said on Wednesday that he had only been hired to write one book to celebrate the 100th Birthday of Fleming. No matter what happens with this book, he has no plans to write another.

One of the ways that Faulks claims to have been writing as Fleming is that he utilized Fleming's writing goal of something like 2000 words a day. Faulks claims this helped him achieve Fleming's style.

I've been rereading the original Bond books since they came out in that nice collector-y trade paperback. I haven't read the series in order ever, and it's been going on 20 years since I read any of the novels seriously. I really like this character, but I'm really struck by how period the books truly are. The flash-bang of the movie Bond is somewhat jarring, even in Dr. No, when compared with the accuracy of the books. Good stuff. Fleming clearly meant them to be canon with each other and follow a specific timeline. Will be interesting to read Faulks's Bond-near-end-of-007-tenure.

If Amazon ever delivers.
 
firehawk12 said:
Wait... so is this like a whole "Tom Clancy presents..." thing?
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What's the "wait.." for? it missed your attention that Ian Fleming has been dead for 44 years? :eek:

How is that comparable in any way, shape or form to what Tom Claney does? you know.. being alive and all...

:rolleyes:
 
Given that Tom Clancy just sold his name for a hundred million bucks to a game company?
I'm just wondering if they're just using Fleming's name as a commodity given that this is somehow billed as a Fleming novel when he, quite obviously, could have nothing to do with the novel.
 
I held it in my hands at Wal-Mart this afternoon. MIL reports that Amazon.com expects my copy to arrive on Tuesday. Guess I can finally update the avatar and celebrate.
 
I heard him talking on the radio yesterday. Part of the reason for "as Ian Fleming" is that he deliberately wrote in a fashion approximating Fleming. Much faster and without necessarily going back over everything as he would normally do. Trying to capture the spirit, as it were.
 
That's rather silly though... just because you ape someone's style doesn't necessarily mean you somehow are channelling them enough that you can just slap their name on the book.

I suppose if I put "fuck" in every other sentence, I could say David Mamet wrote my latest essay. :lol:
 
It's just a marketing thing. I doubt the author came up with the idea. People will look at the book, see "James Bond" and "Ian Fleming" on the cover, and buy it.
 
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