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[Righty007]

Global Launch - March 3, 2005

United Kingdom: SilverFin is here!

United States of America: SilverFin is here!

Edited by Righty007, 30 April 2005 - 02:54 AM.

[zencat]

What's interesting is Amzon.co.uk now shows the release date as Feb 24, but maybe this is just the shipping date. I've learned not to trust dates as they appear on Amazon.

I'll go by the official site's countdown clock. 15 days...

[Qwerty]

Can't wait to buy both versions. Would the shipping rate to the US from amazon.co.uk be high for this item? (I rarely frequent that one)

[Righty007]

It's a shame Americans have to wait until April 27th to get SilverFin.

[Tanger]

Play.com (whom I ordered my copy from) are despatching already. I received the e-mail to say it had been despatched so I should get it tomorrow.

[jwheels]

Can't wait to buy both versions. Would the shipping rate to the US from amazon.co.uk be high for this item? (I rarely frequent that one)

When I preordered it, it came out to be about $20 dollars U.S.

[zencat]

Play.com (whom I ordered my copy from) are despatching already. I received the e-mail to say it had been despatched so I should get it tomorrow.

!!!

Let us know when you have the book in hand.

[Tanger]

Ok, will do.

[Qwerty]

Can't wait to buy both versions. Would the shipping rate to the US from amazon.co.uk be high for this item? (I rarely frequent that one)

When I preordered it, it came out to be about $20 dollars U.S.

Many thanks Jwheels.

[zencat]

Play.com (whom I ordered my copy from) are despatching already. I received the e-mail to say it had been despatched so I should get it tomorrow.

!!!

Let us know when you have the book in hand.

Dang! I wanted to switch my order from Amazon to Play.com, but they don't ship outside of the EU.

[Righty007]

Play.com (whom I ordered my copy from) are despatching already. I received the e-mail to say it had been despatched so I should get it tomorrow.

Make sure you tell us if it has any information on Young Bond

[zencat]

[quote name='Righty007' date='17 February 2005 - 19:16'][quote name='Tanger' date='17 February 2005 - 18:57']Play.com (whom I ordered my copy from) are despatching already. I received the e-mail to say it had been despatched so I should get it tomorrow.

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Make sure you tell us if it has any information on Young Bond

[Righty007]

Tanger, did you get it?

[zencat]

I haven't been able to log onto the offical site for a couple days.

[Tanger]

Yep I got it alright. Since I won't be reading it for a while (have to finish a few otehr books first) I'll review it aesthetically.

First of all, the cover - it has a glittery effect, the eels and writing are raised (ie. bumpy) and everything that looks white in the pictures is actually silver. The eels look particularly nice with their light blue metallic effect.

They've gone with the cover that says "Meet Bond. James Bond" rather than the one I preferred which said "A James Bond Adventure" but I believe that may be the US one. Or might there be alternate versions around? We'll have to wait and see.

With regards to Young Bond #2 - the release date is January 2006. This is shown on both the second page which says "Look out for the second YOUNG BOND book, coming in January 2006 and on the final page which has a picture of a dossier folder and says "The next mission for BOND will be security cleared for release in 2006" and then underneath "Great Adventures Are Worth The Wait". There's also a "TOP SECRET" stamp for those of you who wanted to know that.

The novel is split into parts - there's a prologue chapter called "Blood in the Water" and then PART ONE: ETON, PART TWO: SCOTLAND, PART THREE: THE CASTLE.
There are 28 chapters. If anyone wants titles I'll post them up.

That's about it really. Oh, the book's HUGE by the way. Much bigger than any other Bond paperbacks and quite a way bigger than any average paperback.

My only complaint is the card that the cover is made out of - if you bend it, it tends to stay in that shape, so my front cover is temporarily curled outwards until I have time to leave it under something heavy.

Any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. Anything I haven't been too clear on, just ask.

[zencat]

Fantastic "review" there Tanger. Thanks. You made the CBn MAIN PAGE

Jan 2006 for book 2? Bummer. It was November. Grumble, grumble.

[Righty007]

Thanks, Tanger!

I like January 2006 better than November 2005 for the release of #2. Two books in one year didn't seem right.

By the way, I also hate it when paperback covers get curled up.

[Tanger]

Great. Always nice to be of help.

I realised that I didn't say anything about the back cover so:

The back cover - no blurb at all and it reads more like promotional material.

Top:
Before the name became a legend
Before the boy became the man
Meet James Bond

Middle:
The dark waters around a remote Scottish castle hold a sinister secret.

One man with a thirst for power will use it - whatever the cost.

SilverFin is DANGEROUS
SilverFin is the FUTURE
SilverFin must be DESTROYED

Bottom:
The crosshair logo with the text "Bond. James Bond. The legend begins with SilverFin"

The cover art is by Peter Dazeley.

This is the text that's on the very first page:

"James Bond is the most famous spy the world has ever known. His life in the shadowy world of the British Secret Services was brilliantly documented in fourteen classic books by Ian Fleming, from CASINO ROYALE to OCTOPUSSY. But until now, we've only been allowed fragmentary glimpses of James Bond's formative years.

Charlie Higson reveals the real Young Bond for the first time in SILVERFIN. Read on to discover the James Bond no one has seen before - the boy who became the hero.


Ian Fleming first wrote about James Bond over fifty years ago. He was uniquely placed to chronicle Bond's secret-service career - he was himself involved at a high level in intelligence-gathering operations in World War II.

Charlie Higson is a well-known writer of screenplays and adult thriller novels, as well as a performer and co-creater of THE FAST SHOW."

Would you like a chapter list too zencat?

[zencat]

Would you like a chapter list too zencat?

Actually, I have the US and UK proofs, so I know the chapters (and I think listing chapters might be a SPOILER for some CBners, so... )

But thanks for the terrific description of the book itself. And the scoop about Book 2.

[Righty007]

009 days more to go!

[[dark]]

Thanks for the review, Tanger!

You mentioned the size of the book, but I'm still about curious. Do you refer to its thickness, or actual size. If the latter, would you have approximate dimensions, at all?

And for us Aussies, Angus & Robertson lists the book for release at the end of May. Borders stores may import it early.

[Tanger]

Here are the dimensions:

Height - 20cm
Width - 13cm
Depth (thickness) - 2.8cm

Like I said, larger than any average paperback. And the print size is regular sized too. Makes me wonder how many pages it would have been if the pages weren't as big.

[Qwerty]

Top stuff Tanger!

Shame about 2006 now instead.

[[dark]]

Holy cow, that's huge! How big was your proof, zen?

[zencat]

Holy cow, that's huge!  How big was your proof, zen?

My UK proof is very close to the same size as the Fleming Cape hardcovers. Check out pic.

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[Qwerty]

Here are the dimensions:

Height - 20cm
Width - 13cm
Depth (thickness) - 2.8cm

Like I said, larger than any average paperback. And the print size is regular sized too. Makes me wonder how many pages it would have been if the pages weren't as big.

I may be forgetting at the moment, but was it explained why they went with the larger size?

[Blofeld's Cat]

So, it's just a trade paperback, right?

[Qwerty]

In the UK, yes.

[Righty007]

008 days more to go!

[Righty007]

007 days more to go!