1954 saw the
publication of Live And Let Die, set in the US and Fleming's
second home of Jamaica. Full of imagination, it saw a change of
pace from the previous book with its descriptions of gambling and
paved the way for Bond as an action hero. Mixing voodoo with pirate
treasure and SMERSH, the book is the first to introduce Fleming's
facination with the ocean and once in Jamaica is full of local colour.
The film of
the same name was the first to star Roger Moore and like most of
the films had very little to do with the book beyond sharing the
names of the villain, Mr Big, and the girl, Solitaire. Interestingly
enough, a scene where Bond and Solitaire are dragged behind a boat
over a shark infested reef was later used in the film For Your
Eyes Only, and Licence to Kill starring Timothy Dalton
was quite obviously, but loosely, based on the book.
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