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Devil May Care

By: Sebastian Faulks
Narrated by: Jeremy Northam
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Publisher's Summary

Winner of the British Book Awards, Popular Fiction Award, 2009.
Nominated for the Audiobook Download of the Year, 2008.This new instalment in the adventures of the world's most iconic spy has been written by one of Britain's most admired novelists, Sebastian Faulks.

"My novel is meant to stand in the line of Fleming's own books, where the story is everything." said Faulks, "In his house in Jamaica, Ian Fleming used to write a thousand words in the morning, then go snorkelling, have a cocktail, lunch on the terrace, more diving, another thousand words in late afternoon, then more Martinis and glamorous women.

In my house in London, I followed this routine exactly, apart from the cocktails, the lunch and the snorkelling."Picking up from where Fleming left off in 1966 with The Living Daylights / Octopussy, Faulks has written the perfect continuation of the James Bond legacy.

Devil May Care is set during the Cold War and features all the glamour, thrills and excitement that one would expect from any adventure involving Bond... James Bond.

007 is a registered trade mark used under license from Ian Fleming Publications ltd.

©2008 Ian Fleming Publications (P)2008 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

"Jeremy Northam's accents intensify the book's 1960s atmosphere nicely, but we soon realise that there is purpose as well as fun here. The Iran-set novel reminds us of how much damage our colonial past has done to our present. Its evil mastermind had a scheme to saturate British cities with heroin, and another to acquire The Times and other newspapers to destroy the credibility of British politics. Older, less lascivious, and beginning to creak at the joints, Bond is feeling his years. But he is still a man of infinite resource and sagacity and now likes pepper - cracked, not ground - on his scrambled eggs." ( The Times)

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Great James Bond!

I really recommend this book, as its just like any other James Bond story. Worth it!

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Just an absolutely enjoyable listen

As always Bond is entertaining from start to finish, the premise is great and the narration is perfect!

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Never Disappointing

Thank you Sebastien Faulk. Thank you Ian Fleming. Brilliant Bond escapade in every chapter delivering grass roots Bond.

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Fast moving Bond

A fast-paced story which contains a lot of Bond’s unique traits and some references from previous storylines. Narrator is excellent and imbues the right mood every time.

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