Sebastian Faulks new Bond author

Post by **007** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:11 pm

DEVIL MAY CARE, a novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks and authorized by the estate of the late Ian Fleming, is due to come out in 2008, the centennial of Fleming’s birth. According to the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, Devil May Care is set during the Cold War and, like so many Bond adventures, moves about a variety of scenic locales.

Full Press Release: http://web.mac.com/zencato/iWeb/Young_B ... 4-0A84E9FF...

Oddjob · Post by **Oddjob** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:39 pm

This sounds more exciting than Raymond Benson

Post by **Kristatos** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:55 pm

That name sounds familiar. What else has he written?

Post by **007** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:58 pm

He wrote Charlotte Gray and a great book called The Fatal Englishman: Three Short lives. More info at the link below. Interestingly this will feature an older more mature Bond. Craig could do it as the final film of his trilogy.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticN ... geNumber=1

Commander 0077 · Post by **Commander 0077** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:06 am

It sounds like the author will give us the Bond of the original books. I especially like:

"A certain playfullness in the narrative details ..."

As most everybody knows, Fleming was the original tongue-in-cheeker. He never meant Bond to be taken super seriously. "Devil May Care" will have Bond in thrilling cities, beautiful women and snarling villains that are found only in Fu Manchu or Fleming stories, a small club. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the dig of boring everyday Bond villains

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Gary Seven · Post by **Gary Seven** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:06 am

This should be quite good.

Post by **The Sweeney** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:19 pm

Commander 0077 wrote:It sounds like the author will give us the Bond of the original books. I especially like:

"A certain playfullness in the narrative details ..."

As most everybody knows, Fleming was the original tongue-in-cheeker. He never meant Bond to be taken super seriously. "Devil May Care" will have Bond in thrilling cities, beautiful women and snarling villains that are found only in Fu Manchu or Fleming stories, a small club. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the dig of boring everyday Bond villains )

I can't wait for this to come out too. Hopefully it will be something that follows closely from Fleming.

Regarding Bond villains, Fleming didn't always have extraordinary meglomaniac villains with metal hands. Apart from a 3rd nipple, Scaramanga was just a gun-for-hire, Grant just a sadistic murderer, Spangled Mob just a bunch of gangsters, etc.