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on 2008/6/8 21:54:49
Think of James Bond and the next name that pops up in the mind is his creator late Ian Fleming who gave us those thrilling exploits of the secret spy. And now London-based journalist-turned writer Sebastian Faulks has stepped into Fleming's shoes to take the legacy of the 007 agent ahead.
Written to celebrate the centenary of Fleming's birth (May 28, 1908), Devil May Care is an electrifying new chapter in the life of the iconic spy.
In Devil May Care, Faulks takes Bond back to the height of the Cold War in a story of almost unbearable pace and tension. The new novel, the 36th on the secret spy, not only captures the very essence of Fleming's original novels but also tells Bond facing dangers with a powerful relevance to our own times.
The book, dealing with global drug trade, takes Bond to Iran, the Caspian Sea and Russia. A savage execution in the desolate outskirts of Paris sets in motion a chain of events designed to lead only to global catastrophe -- a tide of lethal narcotics threatens to engulf Britain of the 1960s, a British airliner goes missing over Iraq and the thunder of coming war echoes round the Middle East.
Bond finds a willing accomplice in the shape of a glamorous Parisian called Scarlett Papava.
Fleming introduced Bond to the world in his first novel Casino Royale in 1952. He went on to pen 13 more Bond novels, the last being Octupussy And The Living Daylights in 1966.
Faulks is the not the first man to write as Ian Fleming. Kingsley Amis, John Pearson, Christopher Wood, John Gardner and Raymond Benson had filled in as writers of full-length Bond novels between 1968 and 2002.
Faulks, who started his career as a journalist before taking to full-time writing, is best known for his trilogy - The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Charlotte Gray and Birdsong.
He was selected by the Fleming estate in 2006 to write Devil May Care, which has been published by Penguin. Appointed CBE in 2002, Faulks' most recent novel is Engleby (2006).
Written to celebrate the centenary of Fleming's birth (May 28, 1908), Devil May Care is an electrifying new chapter in the life of the iconic spy.
In Devil May Care, Faulks takes Bond back to the height of the Cold War in a story of almost unbearable pace and tension. The new novel, the 36th on the secret spy, not only captures the very essence of Fleming's original novels but also tells Bond facing dangers with a powerful relevance to our own times.
The book, dealing with global drug trade, takes Bond to Iran, the Caspian Sea and Russia. A savage execution in the desolate outskirts of Paris sets in motion a chain of events designed to lead only to global catastrophe -- a tide of lethal narcotics threatens to engulf Britain of the 1960s, a British airliner goes missing over Iraq and the thunder of coming war echoes round the Middle East.
Bond finds a willing accomplice in the shape of a glamorous Parisian called Scarlett Papava.
Fleming introduced Bond to the world in his first novel Casino Royale in 1952. He went on to pen 13 more Bond novels, the last being Octupussy And The Living Daylights in 1966.
Faulks is the not the first man to write as Ian Fleming. Kingsley Amis, John Pearson, Christopher Wood, John Gardner and Raymond Benson had filled in as writers of full-length Bond novels between 1968 and 2002.
Faulks, who started his career as a journalist before taking to full-time writing, is best known for his trilogy - The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Charlotte Gray and Birdsong.
He was selected by the Fleming estate in 2006 to write Devil May Care, which has been published by Penguin. Appointed CBE in 2002, Faulks' most recent novel is Engleby (2006).
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