Following
the original publication of the book, Fleming ordered that it not
be released as a paperback. On first reading it is disappointing,
as Fleming takes the radical approach of writing the book from the
perspective of the heroine of the book. Bond does not appear until
the end of the book and it is missing the familiar descriptions
of food, drink, cars, etc that marked out the previous Bond outings.
Only on Fleming's death was it released as a paperback and it is
worth a read as a Fleming novel, but not as a Bond novel.
The film,
starring Roger Moore, was one of the more fantastic and and features
a Lotus Esprit that turned into a submarine, an oil tanker with
a splitting bow to capture nuclear submarines and a giant submersible
complex owned by a villian bent on world domination.
Follow the
links below for the books and films:
|
abebooks.com
- second hand books, including first editions
|
The
books and films below are provided in association with
|
The
Spy Who Loved Me
Ian
Fleming
|
|
James Bond books
| Thunderball
| On Her
Majesty's Secret Service