On Her Majesty's Secret Service: James Bond 007 (Vintage)

Author: Fleming, Ian

Brand: VINTAGE

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 352

Release Date: 02-08-2012

Part Number: 19862020

Details: Product Description
There is only one Bond. Catch up on this classic adventure before the release of No Time to Die. Ernst Stavro Blofeld, head of the terrorist organization SPECTRE, is holed up in his Alpine base, conducting research into a terrifying biological weapon.007's mission is to gain access to Blofeld's icy retreat and gather information vital to guaranteeing world safety. A new alliance with the troubled daughter of the head of the French mafia offers 007 the chance to bring down his nemesis once and for all - but will Bond be prepared to pay the ultimate price for victory? 'Bond is a hero for all time' Jeffrey Deaver
Review
Bond is what every man would like to be ―
Raymond Chandler
About the Author
Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in London in 1908. His first job was at Reuters news agency after which he worked briefly as a stockbroker before working in Naval Intelligence during the Second World War. His first novel, Casino Royale, was published in 1953 and was an instant success. Fleming went on to write twelve other Bond books as well as two works of non-fiction and the children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Bond books have sold over sixty million copies and earned praise from figures such as Raymond Chandler who called Fleming ‘the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in England’ and President Kennedy who named From Russia with Love as one of his favourite books. The books
inspired a hugely successful series of film adaptations which began in 1961 with the release of Dr No, starring Sean Connery as 007. Fleming was married to Anne Rothermere with whom he had a son, Caspar. He died in 1964.

Stella Rimington joined the Security Service (MI5) in 1965 and was appointed Director-General in 1992.She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment. Following her retirement from MI5 in 1996, she became a non-executive director of Marks and Spencer and published her autobiography,
Open Secret.
At Risk and
Secret Asset, the first of her Liz Carlyle novels, are available in Arrow.

EAN: 9780099578031

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English