James Bond by Ian Fleming: Complete Original Series 14 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

{"id":7572413251763,"title":"James Bond by Ian Fleming: Complete Original Series 14 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback","handle":"james-bond-original-series-by-ian-fleming-14-books-collection-set-fiction-paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet Bond, James Bond. The world’s most famous spy...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles In This Set:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1. Casino Royale\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2. Live and Let Die\u003cbr\u003e3. Moonraker\u003cbr\u003e4. Diamonds Are Forever\u003cbr\u003e5. From Russia, with Love\u003cbr\u003e6. Doctor No\u003cbr\u003e7. Goldfinger\u003cbr\u003e8. For Your Eyes Only\u003cbr\u003e9. Thunderball\u003cbr\u003e10. The Spy Who Loved Me\u003cbr\u003e11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service\u003cbr\u003e12. You Only Live Twice\u003cbr\u003e13. The Man with the Golden Gun\u003cbr\u003e14. Octopussy and The Living Daylights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCasino Royale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the novel that introduced James Bond to the world, Ian Fleming’s agent 007 is dispatched to a French casino in Royale-les-Eaux. His mission? Bankrupt a ruthless Russian agent who’s been on a bad luck streak at the baccarat table. “Le Chiffre,” has been a prime target of the British Secret Service for years. If Bond can wipe out his bankroll, Le Chiffre will likely be “retired” by his paymasters in Moscow. But what if the cards won’t cooperate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive and Let Die\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Bond is not a superstitious man, but it’s hard not to feel unnerved in the presence of Mr. Big. A ruthless Harlem gangster who uses voodoo to control his criminal empire, he’s also one of SMERSH’s top American operatives. Mr. Big has been smuggling British pirate treasure to New York from a remote Jamaican island – and funneling the proceeds to Moscow. With help from Solitaire, Mr. Big’s beautiful and enigmatic Creole fortune-teller, and his old friend Felix Leiter, 007 must locate the crime lord’s hideout, sabotage his operation, and reclaim the pirate hoard for England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the jazz joints of Harlem to the shark-infested waters of the Florida Everglades, Live and Let Die sends Bond headlong into the exotic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoonraker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the super patriot and war veteran who’s bankrolling Britain’s top-secret Moonraker rocket program, Sir Hugo Drax should be above reproach. But there’s more to this enigmatic millionaire than he lets on. When M suspects Drax of cheating at cards in an exclusive gentleman’s club, he sends Bond in to investigate. But exposing the deception only enrages Drax – and now 007 must outwit an angry man with the power to loose a nuclear warhead on London.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe mysterious death of the head of security at Drax’s missile base gives Bond the perfect opportunity to go undercover to find out the secret agenda of the supposed British war hero. With the help of another agent, the lustrous Gala Brand, 007 learns the truth about Drax’s battle scars, his wartime allegiances – and his murderous plans for the deployment of Moonraker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiamonds Are Forever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn international diamond-smuggling pipeline has opened up and the British Treasury wants to know who’s controlling it. Impersonating a captured courier named Peter Franks, Bond infiltrates the criminal ring and finds an unlikely ally in Tiffany Case. As the ring’s stateside go-between, she may be just another link in the chain, but Tiffany is also Bond’s best shot at finding the elusive figure at the head of the operation – a syndicate boss known only by the initials “ABC.” But if Bond’s cover gets blown, he’ll find that the only thing harder than a diamond is surviving the payback of a pair of murderous henchmen.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a sparkling trail of smuggled gems as bait, Diamonds Are Forever leads Bond on a globe-hopping mission where deadly assassins lurk behind every corner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Russia With Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in Ian Fleming’s masterful spy thriller, and the novel that President John F. Kennedy named one of his favorite books of all time.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSMERSH stands for “Death to Spies” and there’s no secret agent they’d like to disgrace and destroy more than 007. But ensnaring the British Secret Service’s most lethal operative will require a lure so tempting even he can’t resist. Enter Tatiana Romanova, a ravishing Russian spy whose “defection” springs a trap designed with clockwork precision. Her mission: seduce Bond, then flee to the West on the Orient Express. Waiting in the shadows are two of Ian Fleming’s most vividly drawn villains: Red Grant, SMERSH’s deadliest assassin, and the sinister operations chief Rosa Klebb – five feet four inches of pure killing power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. No\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDispatched by M to investigate the mysterious disappearance of MI6’s Jamaica station chief, Bond was expecting a holiday in the sun. But when he discovers a deadly centipede placed in his hotel room, the vacation is over.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn this island, all suspicious activity leads inexorably to Dr. Julius No, a reclusive megalomaniac with steel pincers for hands. To find out what the good doctor is hiding, 007 must enlist the aid of local fisherman Quarrel and alluring beachcomber Honeychile Rider. Together they will combat a local legend the natives call “the Dragon,” before Bond alone must face the most punishing test of all: an obstacle course - designed by the sadistic Dr. No himself that measures the limits of the human body’s capacity for agony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoldfinger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuric Goldfinger is the richest man in England – though his wealth can’t be found in banks. He’s been hoarding vast stockpiles of his namesake metal, and it’s attracted the suspicion of 007’s superiors at MI6. Sent to investigate, Bond uncovers an ingenious gold-smuggling scheme, as well as Goldfinger’s most daring caper yet: Operation Grand Slam, a gold heist so audacious it could bring down the world economy and put the fate of the West in the hands of SMERSH. To stop Goldfinger, Bond will have to survive a showdown with the sinister millionaire’s henchman, Oddjob, a tenacious karate master who can kill with one well-aimed toss of his razor-rimmed bowler hat.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Your Eyes Only\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“From a View to a Kill” whisks Bond to the French countryside where he must go undercover to expose a deadly secret-intelligence plot, and in “For Your Eyes Only,” 007 is absorbed into a private vendetta of M’s, blurring the lines between the personal and professional. In “Quantum of Solace,” Bond attends a dinner party in the Bahamas and learns how passion can soon twist into cruelty, while “Risico” forces the secret agent to fight for the lesser of two evils in a smuggling war set amid the Mediterranean. Finally, “The Hildebrand Rarity” lands 007 in an old-fashioned murder mystery at sea, where even he has a secret to keep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThunderball\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon M’s insistence, James Bond takes a two-week respite in a secluded natural health spa. But amid the bland teas, tasteless yogurts, and the spine stretcher the guests lovingly call “The Rack,” Bond stumbles onto the trail of a lethal man with ties to a new secret organization called SPECTRE. When SPECTRE hijacks two A-bombs, a frantic global search for the weapons ensues, and M’s hunch that the plane containing the bombs will make a clean drop into the ocean sends Bond to the Bahamas to investigate.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the island paradise, 007 finds a wealthy pleasure seeker’s treasure hunt and meets Domino Vitali, the gorgeous mistress of Emilio Largo, otherwise known as SPECTRE’s Number 1. But as powerful as Number 1 is, he works for someone else: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, a peculiar man with a deadly creative mind.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Spy Who Loved Me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivienne Michel, a precocious French Canadian raised in the United Kingdom, seems a foreigner in every land. With only a supercharged Vespa and a handful of American dollars, she travels down winding roads into the pine forests of the Adirondacks. After stopping at the Dreamy Pines Motor Court and being coerced into caretaking at the vacant motel for the night, Viv opens the door to two armed mobsters and realizes being a woman alone is no easy task. But when a third stranger shows – a confident Englishman with a keen sense for sizing things up – the tables are turned.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill reeling in the wake of Operation Thunderball, Bond had planned for his jaunt through the Adirondacks to be a period of rest before his return to Europe. But that all changes when his tire goes flat in front of a certain motel…\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Her Majesty's Secret Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of Operation Thunderball, Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s trail has gone cold—and so has 007’s love for his job. The only thing that can rekindle his passion is Contessa Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo, a troubled young woman who shares his taste for fast cars and danger. She’s the daughter of a powerful crime boss, and he thinks Bond’s hand in marriage may be the solution to all her problems. Bond’s not ready to settle down—yet—but he soon finds himself falling for the enigmatic Tracy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter finally tracking the SPECTRE chief to a stronghold in the Swiss Alps, Bond uncovers the details of Blofeld’s latest plot: a biological warfare scheme more audacious than anything the fiend has tried before. Now Bond must save the world once again—and survive Blofeld’s last, very personal, act of vengeance.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou Only Live Twice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tragic end to James Bond’s last mission – courtesy of Ernst Stavro Blofeld – has left 007 a broken man and of little use to the British Secret Service. At his wit’s end, M decides that the only way to snap his best agent out of his torpor is to send him on an impossible diplomatic mission to Japan. Bond’s contact there is the formidable Japanese spymaster Tiger Tanaka, who agrees to do business with the West if Bond will assassinate one of his enemies: a mysterious Swiss botanist named Dr. Guntram Shatterhand.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShatterhand is not who he seems, however, and his impregnable fortress – known to the locals as the “Castle of Death” – is a gauntlet of traps no gaijin has ever penetrated. But through rigorous ninja training, and with some help from the beautiful and able Kissy Suzuki, Bond manages to gain access to Shatterhand’s lair. Inside lurks certain doom at the hands of 007’s bitterest foe – or a final chance to exact ultimate vengeance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Man with the Golden Gun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. His weapon of choice? A gold-plated Colt .45.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the aftermath of his brainwashing by the Soviets, Bond is given one last chance to win back M’s trust: terminate Scaramanga before he strikes MI6 again. Traveling to Jamaica under an assumed name, Bond manages to infiltrate Scaramanga’s organization and soon discovers that the hit man’s criminal ambitions have expanded to include arson, drug smuggling, and industrial sabotage. Worst of all for Bond, Scaramanga has a golden bullet inscribed with the numbers 007and he’s eager to put it to use.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnder the heat of the Caribbean sun, Bond faces a seemingly impossible task: win a duel against the Man with the Golden Gun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctopussy The Living Daylights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last collection of James Bond adventures from Ian Fleming, Octopussy and The Living Daylights features four tales of intrigue that push 007 to the limit and find the secret agent questioning where he can go from there…\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn “Octopussy,” a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond knocks on the door of his Caribbean fortress, and in “The Property of a Lady” Bond deciphers the elaborate codes of a Sotheby’s bidding war in order to catch a KGB agent. “007 in New York” takes Bond to the titular city to warn an ex-agent of her boyfriend’s secret KGB affiliation. And “The Living Daylights” sends Bond to Berlin to protect a British agent before an assassin strikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"978-1906772758\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2023-11-30T13:34:59+00:00","created_at":"2023-11-30T13:31:02+00:00","vendor":"Ian Fleming Publications","type":"Fiction","tags":["Boxing Day","Genre_Espionage \u0026 spy thriller","Genre_Spy","Ian Fleming","Seen On Screen","Series_James Bond"],"price":9099,"price_min":9099,"price_max":9099,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":13986,"compare_at_price_min":13986,"compare_at_price_max":13986,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42862860959923,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B2D5770","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"James Bond by Ian Fleming: Complete Original Series 14 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":9099,"weight":3100,"compare_at_price":13986,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9788033655312","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/71xNXfKLwDL._SL1024.jpg?v=1703596307","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_da54c60d-bcee-43ea-ab13-ef486d390468.jpg?v=1704920984","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/front_2b22dbdc-5626-4fb6-8768-0246603a0196.jpg?v=1704920734","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/back_1cb78248-be7f-440a-8b11-01afa7ebd345.jpg?v=1704921162","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/inside_f6873026-b522-4318-88c2-790a8eb5c7e9.jpg?v=1704920890"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/71xNXfKLwDL._SL1024.jpg?v=1703596307","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"James Bond (Original Series) By Ian Fleming 14 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Fiction Ian Fleming Publications","id":26268071592115,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1024,"width":1024,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/71xNXfKLwDL._SL1024.jpg?v=1703596307"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/71xNXfKLwDL._SL1024.jpg?v=1703596307","width":1024},{"alt":"James Bond by Ian Fleming: Complete Original Series 14 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Fiction Ian Fleming Publications","id":26397902962867,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"width":3000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_da54c60d-bcee-43ea-ab13-ef486d390468.jpg?v=1704920984"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_da54c60d-bcee-43ea-ab13-ef486d390468.jpg?v=1704920984","width":3000},{"alt":"James Bond by Ian Fleming: Complete Original Series 14 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Fiction Ian Fleming Publications","id":26397902897331,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"width":3000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/front_2b22dbdc-5626-4fb6-8768-0246603a0196.jpg?v=1704920734"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/front_2b22dbdc-5626-4fb6-8768-0246603a0196.jpg?v=1704920734","width":3000},{"alt":"James Bond by Ian Fleming: Complete Original Series 14 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Fiction Ian Fleming Publications","id":26397902864563,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"width":3000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/back_1cb78248-be7f-440a-8b11-01afa7ebd345.jpg?v=1704921162"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/back_1cb78248-be7f-440a-8b11-01afa7ebd345.jpg?v=1704921162","width":3000},{"alt":"James Bond by Ian Fleming: Complete Original Series 14 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Fiction Ian Fleming Publications","id":26397902930099,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"width":3000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/inside_f6873026-b522-4318-88c2-790a8eb5c7e9.jpg?v=1704920890"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/inside_f6873026-b522-4318-88c2-790a8eb5c7e9.jpg?v=1704920890","width":3000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eMeet Bond, James Bond. The world’s most famous spy...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles In This Set:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1. Casino Royale\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2. Live and Let Die\u003cbr\u003e3. Moonraker\u003cbr\u003e4. Diamonds Are Forever\u003cbr\u003e5. From Russia, with Love\u003cbr\u003e6. Doctor No\u003cbr\u003e7. Goldfinger\u003cbr\u003e8. For Your Eyes Only\u003cbr\u003e9. Thunderball\u003cbr\u003e10. The Spy Who Loved Me\u003cbr\u003e11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service\u003cbr\u003e12. You Only Live Twice\u003cbr\u003e13. The Man with the Golden Gun\u003cbr\u003e14. Octopussy and The Living Daylights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCasino Royale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the novel that introduced James Bond to the world, Ian Fleming’s agent 007 is dispatched to a French casino in Royale-les-Eaux. His mission? Bankrupt a ruthless Russian agent who’s been on a bad luck streak at the baccarat table. “Le Chiffre,” has been a prime target of the British Secret Service for years. If Bond can wipe out his bankroll, Le Chiffre will likely be “retired” by his paymasters in Moscow. But what if the cards won’t cooperate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive and Let Die\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Bond is not a superstitious man, but it’s hard not to feel unnerved in the presence of Mr. Big. A ruthless Harlem gangster who uses voodoo to control his criminal empire, he’s also one of SMERSH’s top American operatives. Mr. Big has been smuggling British pirate treasure to New York from a remote Jamaican island – and funneling the proceeds to Moscow. With help from Solitaire, Mr. Big’s beautiful and enigmatic Creole fortune-teller, and his old friend Felix Leiter, 007 must locate the crime lord’s hideout, sabotage his operation, and reclaim the pirate hoard for England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the jazz joints of Harlem to the shark-infested waters of the Florida Everglades, Live and Let Die sends Bond headlong into the exotic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoonraker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the super patriot and war veteran who’s bankrolling Britain’s top-secret Moonraker rocket program, Sir Hugo Drax should be above reproach. But there’s more to this enigmatic millionaire than he lets on. When M suspects Drax of cheating at cards in an exclusive gentleman’s club, he sends Bond in to investigate. But exposing the deception only enrages Drax – and now 007 must outwit an angry man with the power to loose a nuclear warhead on London.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe mysterious death of the head of security at Drax’s missile base gives Bond the perfect opportunity to go undercover to find out the secret agenda of the supposed British war hero. With the help of another agent, the lustrous Gala Brand, 007 learns the truth about Drax’s battle scars, his wartime allegiances – and his murderous plans for the deployment of Moonraker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiamonds Are Forever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn international diamond-smuggling pipeline has opened up and the British Treasury wants to know who’s controlling it. Impersonating a captured courier named Peter Franks, Bond infiltrates the criminal ring and finds an unlikely ally in Tiffany Case. As the ring’s stateside go-between, she may be just another link in the chain, but Tiffany is also Bond’s best shot at finding the elusive figure at the head of the operation – a syndicate boss known only by the initials “ABC.” But if Bond’s cover gets blown, he’ll find that the only thing harder than a diamond is surviving the payback of a pair of murderous henchmen.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a sparkling trail of smuggled gems as bait, Diamonds Are Forever leads Bond on a globe-hopping mission where deadly assassins lurk behind every corner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Russia With Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in Ian Fleming’s masterful spy thriller, and the novel that President John F. Kennedy named one of his favorite books of all time.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSMERSH stands for “Death to Spies” and there’s no secret agent they’d like to disgrace and destroy more than 007. But ensnaring the British Secret Service’s most lethal operative will require a lure so tempting even he can’t resist. Enter Tatiana Romanova, a ravishing Russian spy whose “defection” springs a trap designed with clockwork precision. Her mission: seduce Bond, then flee to the West on the Orient Express. Waiting in the shadows are two of Ian Fleming’s most vividly drawn villains: Red Grant, SMERSH’s deadliest assassin, and the sinister operations chief Rosa Klebb – five feet four inches of pure killing power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. No\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDispatched by M to investigate the mysterious disappearance of MI6’s Jamaica station chief, Bond was expecting a holiday in the sun. But when he discovers a deadly centipede placed in his hotel room, the vacation is over.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn this island, all suspicious activity leads inexorably to Dr. Julius No, a reclusive megalomaniac with steel pincers for hands. To find out what the good doctor is hiding, 007 must enlist the aid of local fisherman Quarrel and alluring beachcomber Honeychile Rider. Together they will combat a local legend the natives call “the Dragon,” before Bond alone must face the most punishing test of all: an obstacle course - designed by the sadistic Dr. No himself that measures the limits of the human body’s capacity for agony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoldfinger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuric Goldfinger is the richest man in England – though his wealth can’t be found in banks. He’s been hoarding vast stockpiles of his namesake metal, and it’s attracted the suspicion of 007’s superiors at MI6. Sent to investigate, Bond uncovers an ingenious gold-smuggling scheme, as well as Goldfinger’s most daring caper yet: Operation Grand Slam, a gold heist so audacious it could bring down the world economy and put the fate of the West in the hands of SMERSH. To stop Goldfinger, Bond will have to survive a showdown with the sinister millionaire’s henchman, Oddjob, a tenacious karate master who can kill with one well-aimed toss of his razor-rimmed bowler hat.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Your Eyes Only\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“From a View to a Kill” whisks Bond to the French countryside where he must go undercover to expose a deadly secret-intelligence plot, and in “For Your Eyes Only,” 007 is absorbed into a private vendetta of M’s, blurring the lines between the personal and professional. In “Quantum of Solace,” Bond attends a dinner party in the Bahamas and learns how passion can soon twist into cruelty, while “Risico” forces the secret agent to fight for the lesser of two evils in a smuggling war set amid the Mediterranean. Finally, “The Hildebrand Rarity” lands 007 in an old-fashioned murder mystery at sea, where even he has a secret to keep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThunderball\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon M’s insistence, James Bond takes a two-week respite in a secluded natural health spa. But amid the bland teas, tasteless yogurts, and the spine stretcher the guests lovingly call “The Rack,” Bond stumbles onto the trail of a lethal man with ties to a new secret organization called SPECTRE. When SPECTRE hijacks two A-bombs, a frantic global search for the weapons ensues, and M’s hunch that the plane containing the bombs will make a clean drop into the ocean sends Bond to the Bahamas to investigate.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the island paradise, 007 finds a wealthy pleasure seeker’s treasure hunt and meets Domino Vitali, the gorgeous mistress of Emilio Largo, otherwise known as SPECTRE’s Number 1. But as powerful as Number 1 is, he works for someone else: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, a peculiar man with a deadly creative mind.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Spy Who Loved Me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivienne Michel, a precocious French Canadian raised in the United Kingdom, seems a foreigner in every land. With only a supercharged Vespa and a handful of American dollars, she travels down winding roads into the pine forests of the Adirondacks. After stopping at the Dreamy Pines Motor Court and being coerced into caretaking at the vacant motel for the night, Viv opens the door to two armed mobsters and realizes being a woman alone is no easy task. But when a third stranger shows – a confident Englishman with a keen sense for sizing things up – the tables are turned.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill reeling in the wake of Operation Thunderball, Bond had planned for his jaunt through the Adirondacks to be a period of rest before his return to Europe. But that all changes when his tire goes flat in front of a certain motel…\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Her Majesty's Secret Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of Operation Thunderball, Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s trail has gone cold—and so has 007’s love for his job. The only thing that can rekindle his passion is Contessa Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo, a troubled young woman who shares his taste for fast cars and danger. She’s the daughter of a powerful crime boss, and he thinks Bond’s hand in marriage may be the solution to all her problems. Bond’s not ready to settle down—yet—but he soon finds himself falling for the enigmatic Tracy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter finally tracking the SPECTRE chief to a stronghold in the Swiss Alps, Bond uncovers the details of Blofeld’s latest plot: a biological warfare scheme more audacious than anything the fiend has tried before. Now Bond must save the world once again—and survive Blofeld’s last, very personal, act of vengeance.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou Only Live Twice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tragic end to James Bond’s last mission – courtesy of Ernst Stavro Blofeld – has left 007 a broken man and of little use to the British Secret Service. At his wit’s end, M decides that the only way to snap his best agent out of his torpor is to send him on an impossible diplomatic mission to Japan. Bond’s contact there is the formidable Japanese spymaster Tiger Tanaka, who agrees to do business with the West if Bond will assassinate one of his enemies: a mysterious Swiss botanist named Dr. Guntram Shatterhand.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShatterhand is not who he seems, however, and his impregnable fortress – known to the locals as the “Castle of Death” – is a gauntlet of traps no gaijin has ever penetrated. But through rigorous ninja training, and with some help from the beautiful and able Kissy Suzuki, Bond manages to gain access to Shatterhand’s lair. Inside lurks certain doom at the hands of 007’s bitterest foe – or a final chance to exact ultimate vengeance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Man with the Golden Gun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. His weapon of choice? A gold-plated Colt .45.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the aftermath of his brainwashing by the Soviets, Bond is given one last chance to win back M’s trust: terminate Scaramanga before he strikes MI6 again. Traveling to Jamaica under an assumed name, Bond manages to infiltrate Scaramanga’s organization and soon discovers that the hit man’s criminal ambitions have expanded to include arson, drug smuggling, and industrial sabotage. Worst of all for Bond, Scaramanga has a golden bullet inscribed with the numbers 007and he’s eager to put it to use.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnder the heat of the Caribbean sun, Bond faces a seemingly impossible task: win a duel against the Man with the Golden Gun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctopussy The Living Daylights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last collection of James Bond adventures from Ian Fleming, Octopussy and The Living Daylights features four tales of intrigue that push 007 to the limit and find the secret agent questioning where he can go from there…\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn “Octopussy,” a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond knocks on the door of his Caribbean fortress, and in “The Property of a Lady” Bond deciphers the elaborate codes of a Sotheby’s bidding war in order to catch a KGB agent. “007 in New York” takes Bond to the titular city to warn an ex-agent of her boyfriend’s secret KGB affiliation. And “The Living Daylights” sends Bond to Berlin to protect a British agent before an assassin strikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"978-1906772758\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e"}