Bond is absorbing and elusive at once charming and, at times, shockingly ruthless. The beautiful and inscrutable Vesper Lynd has been sent to assist him, but their love affair will imperil them both.Īs Banville writes in his excellent introduction, which explores the genesis of the novels, Fleming based his hero on a number of people he had known during the war.
Bond becomes his opponent in a game of baccarat – a game set on a ‘luminous and sparkling stage’, with violence lurking in the wings. Le Chiffre’s unsavoury predilections have left him bankrupt and desperate for money, and his defeat lies in the hands of ‘the finest gambler available to the Service’. The Folio Society edition of Ian Fleming’s ‘You Only Live Twice’, illustrated by Fay Dalton, is available exclusively from FolioSociety.Darker and more visceral than those new to Fleming’s novels might imagine, Casino Royale plunges Bond into a battle of luck, wits and physical endurance against Le Chiffre, a corrupt agent of the feared Soviet organisation, SMERSH. Set in Miller Text with Folio Bold Condensed as display Japan makes an especially alluring location for both writer and artist, with Fleming giving Bond a whistle-stop tour of Japanese culture, while Dalton’s bewitching artworks make the most of every lush scene she brings to life. And he must master them quickly, for there is much more to the sinister Dr Shatterhand than first appears.įay Dalton continues her incredible work on this series, with seven gorgeous colour illustrations and a show-stopping pictorial slipcase. To get to the heart of the castle and put a stop to the madness, Bond must first master the ancient ways of the ninjutsu. Featuring a garden populated with deadly plants and venomous snakes, the compound is a veritable murder machine, with hundreds having already lost their lives to it.
Looming on the shores of the Japanese island of Kyushu, this is no ordinary criminal hideout. In a seemingly impossible mission, Bond must infiltrate the so-called Castle of Death, the home of the mysterious Dr Shatterhand.
Since Blofeld murdered his wife all passion for his work has disappeared, but M is willing to give him once last chance to save his career. The story starts with Bond at his lowest ebb.
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