Master Spy James Bond in Seafire

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Summary: GREAT BOOK
Review: This is a good 007 book. It reads a little slow then it picks up and is quick to read.

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Summary: Tied down
Review: This was the first John Gardner 007 book that I read. I really enjoy James Bond stories and movies as well. However, in the books and movies that I have seen, James Bond was more of a ladies man and was free from commitment. In this book, James is pretty much tied down and very much in love with one woman. This was something that I did not particuarly agree with, coming to know James Bond as a bachelor is how I would much rather keep it. Neverheless, I did enjoy reading this book and getting into the story.

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Summary: Tied down
Review: What is up with this book? Did John Gardner just get tired of writing it and decide to slap together that last two thirds of it. Here we have the 'rise' of the 4th Reich (again) and a zillionaire whacko (again) who wants to take over the world (again.) I am still trying to figure out how oil spills are connected with world domination, but that's just me. John Gardner was clearly getting sick of Bond with this book, and he would only have one more to go. Thank goodness, though it only gets worse with new Bond author Raymond Benson, whose books are so cartoonish and amateurish they make the James Bond Jr. cartoon seem like vintage Fleming.

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Summary: Complete madness
Review: What is up with this book? Did John Gardner just get tired of writing it and decide to slap together that last two thirds of it. Here we have the 'rise' of the 4th Reich (again) and a zillionaire whacko (again) who wants to take over the world (again.) I am still trying to figure out how oil spills are connected with world domination, but that's just me. John Gardner was clearly getting sick of Bond with this book, and he would only have one more to go. Thank goodness, though it only gets worse with new Bond author Raymond Benson, whose books are so cartoonish and amateurish they make the James Bond Jr. cartoon seem like vintage Fleming.

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Summary: Good Plot!!!! but familar characters????
Review: When I started reading the 1st chapter, I could not bring myself to stop. It was until I read until the part about Bond returning to his room to ask Fredericka whether she had made a phone call to London and found her being held by 2 villins, I found it familar about the way the 2 villins speaks to each other, it was almost the same as Mr Kidd and Mr Wint in the movie "Diamonds are forever"!

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Summary: HOLY BALLS!
Review: wow! this book just did not let up. it was a bit different than some of Mr. Gardner's others, in that Bond had to deal with a poltical committee that is held accountable for special operations. this book explores the question of public accountability for matters of national security and intelligence and counter-intelligence. naturally, this committee will compramise Bond's job and mission... i enjoy the twist and back-n-forth element that this ads to the story.