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Summary: James Bond takes on Pythagoras in this enjoyable read.
Review: In Benson's second original Bond novel, 007 tackles a terrorist organization known as the Decada, led by a man who is upposedly the reincarnation of Pyhtagoras! The Decada is poised to provoke a war between Greece and Turkey, as well as unleashing a horrifying virus on the world. Aided by his old friend Felix Leiter(Leiter has been absent from Bond adventures for far too long) and a--surprise!-- sexy female Greek agent, Bond must follow a trail of sperm to find and stop the Decada from carrying out their mad schemes. Yes, I said "sperm." You'll understand when you read the book. Benson continues bringing Bond back to his bad habits, which were toned down in the Gardner novels-- drinking, smoking, excessive sex with women of dubious loyalty. It's about time! It's good to see Sir Miles Messervy (the former M) as well, as he has not been seen in the films since "License to Kill." Also welcome is an important appearance by Q, who had very little exposure in the Bond novels of every other author. This novel continues the tradition of making the novels a sort of "Bond boullibase"-- a sort of composite of the Bond of the Fleming novels and the films. While the story doesn't flow quite as smoothly as the Fleming or Gardner Bonds, due to prose that is somewhat lacking, it is a fun, entertaining read and worthy of the Bond tradition. Oh, by the way: awesome car!!!
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Summary: Why Glidrose? Why?
Review: Raymond Benson does a couple of things well. He actually comes up with good Bond-like stories for his books. Hong Kong, Cyprus, Gilbraltar--a focus on the British empire past and present. He also does some good research. Sometimes too good--he includes lengthy descriptions of places and encapsulated history lessons. What Benson does very, very poorly is write. He takes the above and whittles it away with amateurish writing and an unprofessional atmosphere. But it makes sense, since Benson used to write software. It's painfully linear, and the good stories are wasted. It's like taking a steak and dipping it in peanut butter. What a shame. I read this book and really wanted to like it. The story is a good one, and it's relevant to current events. The situation between Cyprus and Turkey has been sitting stagnant for years yet it could still go off in a second. Some strange stuff happening as well. What is with Bond's car, his Jaguar that, if I understand Benson correctly, could survive a nuke. Not enough to have missles, guns, oil slicks. Now Bond's car has skin and armor that's so powerful you wonder what kind of engine is in that thing to carry that tank around. It gets boring quickly when you know Bond can't get harmed in his car. He doesn't even have to drive the thing. Who knows, the Bond of the future may do his mission from his flat on a laptop and cell phone while Moneypenny cooks and cleans for him. I just can't accept Raymond Benson as a novelist. I don't get it. They need to get someone else, and fast. The books can't get any worse in the writing department. Let Benson return to his esteemed role as President of the James Bond Fanclub.
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Summary: Read this book it is very good
Review: this book is really good. the group called the decada is killing people and starting a war between greece and turkey. The villian is Romanos and the henchman is Vassilis.The evil female is Hera Volupolis.
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