Just incase anyone didn't know, penguin have finally released the Bond novels with the cool Richie Fahey "retro" cover art here in Australia. Yesterday I went into a couple of book stores that have displays of the whole set of 14 and they look terrific. Angus & Robinson had them at $17 each but you might be able to get them cheaper somehere else.
Anyway, they're top stuff, so go forth and get 'em all.
Australia novel release
Started by
freemo
, Aug 22 2004 04:45 AM
5 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 22 August 2004 - 04:45 AM
#2
Posted 22 August 2004 - 04:47 AM
Yep; I've seen them in QBD, Angus & Robertson, Borders and Dymocks now. They all look fantastic. But I'm afraid I haven't seen them for any less than $17.95.
#3
Posted 22 August 2004 - 06:32 AM
Wow! Great news, I've been waiting for the release for some time. I've always been dissapointed with the lack of publicity (or even stock) of Bond books in Aussie stores, let's hope this changes that.
#4
Posted 22 August 2004 - 06:56 AM
Whilst they didn't get any publicity in 2002, I found the UK reissues were available in pretty much all bookstores, occasionally prominantly displayed. Stood out on the shelves, all stacked together, too.
#5
Posted 22 August 2004 - 07:02 AM
I searched four bookstores in major shopping centres around the Central Coast, two didn't have them, one had one Fleming short story collection and one had four books of the UK reprints (I asked about whether they had more which was sold, but no - the only ordered the four books!!). Sounds like it got some more treatment were you were.
#6
Posted 22 August 2004 - 07:21 AM
Nothing special, but they were pretty easy to find, as it appears the US editions are now, too.
I noted yesterday that Borders have a hardcover 007 story collection that's exclusive to Australia, I think, with Fleming's first three Bond novels in it, packaged with a cocktails book for $19.95 total. Big stack of them in the fiction section.
I noted yesterday that Borders have a hardcover 007 story collection that's exclusive to Australia, I think, with Fleming's first three Bond novels in it, packaged with a cocktails book for $19.95 total. Big stack of them in the fiction section.