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[David Schofield]

At least Gardner new how to structure a sentence and what to pu tin it even if, msot of the time, it had nothing to do with James Bond

It would be too shabby of me to point out the irony in the presentation of that view.

But then I am shabby.

I revel in it.

Sorry, Jim. Not good keyboard skill: crap with my fingering.

Regards

Raymond Benson

[Jim]

crap with my fingering.

Fnarr

[David Schofield]

crap with my fingering.

Fnarr

Can't be good at everything.

[Jim]

Oh, I'm good at nothing, so at least you have the advantage on me there.

Going back to whatever subject's kicking about here...

Started reasonably (although I find Licence Renewed a bit of a bore); generally improved until and including No Deals, Mr Bond (albeit Icebreaker takes the mick); from and including Scorpius became tedious - Brokenclaw is damned near unreadable - and then descended into madness of plainly not knowing how to end the books. The last two or three are really quite dull, and frustrating in their dullness because there are some interesting plot ideas in them.

[DLibrasnow]

Get a room you two

[DLibrasnow]

Overall the best continuation novelist (better than Amis, Gardner, Amis and presumably Higson) is Christopher Wood. I loved his two 007 books.

[spynovelfan]

Overall the best continuation novelist (better than Amis, Gardner, Amis and presumably Higson) is Christopher Wood. I loved his two 007 books.

I once read a very good article, or perhaps it was just a post, showing how Wood took a lot of stuff directly from Fleming and changed a few words around. Quite interesting.

[David Schofield]

Overall the best continuation novelist (better than Amis, Gardner, Amis and presumably Higson) is Christopher Wood. I loved his two 007 books.

DiLib, you have my vote there - albeit a bit harsh on Amis.

[spynovelfan]

I thought DLibra was quite generous - Amis only wrote one book but gets two mentions!

[Loomis]

I thought DLibra was quite generous - Amis only wrote one book but gets two mentions!

And rightly so.

[DLibrasnow]

Well of course the best Bond author period is Ian Fleming