Another sad day. Christopher Wood has died. I was just thinking about his two novelizations of TSWLM and Moonraker, which ably merged the literary Bond with the screen Bond. Out of all the post-Fleming authors (except with the recent Triggermortis) no other writer has come close to the Fleming Touch. Although his novelizations necessarily followed the storyline of the movies, they still left Fleming's Bond almost intact. This was even more remarkable because he was working with the film 007.
[align=center]You Only Live Twice, Mr. Wood
Once when you are born
And once when you make millions of fans smile[/align]
Christopher Wood Dies
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Christopher Wood Dies
You move very well for a dead man, Mister Bond
Kill him!
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Kill him!
Kill Bond! Now!!!
Re: Christopher Wood Dies
Yes, as I recall, his novelisation of Moonraker was better than the film.
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Re: Christopher Wood Dies
RIP to a legend. Also wrote the Confessions books!
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Re: Christopher Wood Dies
RIP
I Still want to find his 007 novelizations of 007 in hardcover. Althou I think they were reprinted recently.
I Still want to find his 007 novelizations of 007 in hardcover. Althou I think they were reprinted recently.
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