17 Nov 2022
"I have a firm belief that we’ll be back in business within a decade." John Gardner gets thick and long in this novelisation of GOLDENEYE (1995). The #007CaseFiles continue. #JamesBond thereelbits.com/2022/11/17/0…
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23 Mar 2022
For my latest #007CaseFiles, I take at look at John Gardner’s THE MAN FROM BARBAROSSA, the 1991 book he claimed to be his favourite in the series. The unique style earned mixed reviews at the time though. #JamesBond thereelbits.com/2022/03/23/0…
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18 Feb 2022
The #007CaseFiles return! In 1990's BROKENCLAW, John Gardner uses his story as a vehicle to travel back to the age of Ian Fleming. Unfortunately, he brings some of the cultural baggage back with him. thereelbits.com/2022/02/18/0…
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1 Feb 2022
My #007CaseFiles takes a brief detour into the world of comics. Mike Grell wrote and illustrated PERMISSION TO DIE in 1989 as a kind of sequel to 'From Russia with Love.' #JamesBond thereelbits.com/2022/02/01/0…
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16 Jan 2022
In the latest #007CaseFiles, John Gardner's novelisation of LICENCE TO KILL attempts to reconcile the Ian Fleming timeline with the movie chronology. Poor Felix Leiter will never agree with something that ate him. #JamesBond thereelbits.com/2022/01/16/0…
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21 Dec 2021
A James Bond Christmas special? Sort of! James Gardner's WIN, LOSE OR DIE recalls 007's favourite festive memories while he buddies up to Margaret Thatcher. It's the latest #007CaseFiles! thereelbits.com/2021/12/21/0…
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27 Jun 2021
Back on the #007CaseFiles. Here's my look at John Gardner's sixth #JamesBond book, NO DEALS, MR. BOND. Released the month before 'The Living Daylights,' it's the first to use the agent’s name in the title. thereelbits.com/2021/06/26/0…
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5 Apr 2020
Returning to my #007CaseFiles, the next James Bond adventure on my list is 'For Special Services' and features the (first) return of SPECTRE. thereelbits.com/2020/04/05/0…
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8 Feb 2020
After a little break, my #007CaseFiles return! #JamesBond gets back to regular adventures with the first book in John Gardner's long run, LICENCE RENEWED. Comes with its own #Saab sponsorship! #amreading #amwriting thereelbits.com/2020/02/07/0…
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22 Nov 2019
Continuing to journey through the post-Fleming James Bond books, I take a look at JAMES BOND AND MOONRAKER, the novelisation of the film - and a complete departure from the book it takes its name from. #007CaseFiles #JamesBond #amreading #amwriting thereelbits.com/2019/11/22/0…
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25 Jun 2019
My #007CaseFiles continues with the first post-Ian Fleming #JamesBond novel. Kingsley Amis' COLONEL SUN was the @007 book that influenced 'The World is Not Enough' and "that" scene in '#Spectre' thereelbits.com/2019/06/25/0…
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1 May 2019
Continuing my look at Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, I explore the creator's last full-length outing in 'The Man with the Golden Gun' for the #007CaseFiles: thereelbits.com/2019/05/01/0…
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