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[zencat]

Today we launch our official Young Bond Book 2 section with this:

Sardinia, Art Theft, Bandits, Torture! What we know so far about Young Bond Book 2

3 June 2005 update:

Charlie Higson Q&A Reveals More on Young Bond 2 Plus, 'SilverFin' arrives in Australia

Young Bond Book 2 is 'BloodFever' Title & Cover Art revealed for second Young Bond book by Charlie Higson

[doublenoughtspy]

Higson mentioned in Arlignton (sorry forgot to put this in my earlier report):

Bond will learn to snorkel and skin dive

There is a nasty torture scene involving Bond

[zencat]

Cool. Thanks, doublenought. Added.

[Mister Asterix]

[mra]A cave. Snorkelling. Sardania.

Neptune

[zencat]

Hmmm...good guess, Mr. A.

[Righty007]

Cool!

[Qwerty]

This one sounds great!

Cannot wait to find out more.

[K1Bond007]

Nice write up guys. Can't wait to at least find out the title

[Tanger]

Fantastic.
I absolutely loved SilverFin so I'm already going to get this one. But I'm also a diver so that's another hook that's got me wanting to read this even more.
I'm particularly interested in seeing how Young Bond copes with learning to skin dive.

[Qwerty]

Nice write up guys.   Can't wait to at least find out the title

Well, we've got 'Double M' as a working title so far, so maybe it'll stay in line with that.

(Could be totally different though on the flip side.)

[James Connery]

This seems like a very promising book. Something that will keep me reading. I'm a big fan of Higson's work. Done a very good job of carrying on the Bond spirit, and as Bond kid, that's tough.

[zencat]

This seems like a very promising book. Something that will keep me reading. I'm a big fan of Higson's work. Done a very good job of carrying on the Bond spirit, and as Bond kid, that's tough.

I agree, Mr. Connery. Welcome to CBn. Nice to have a fellow Higson/Young Bond fan onboard (also pleased to see your are a Benson fan as well).

[James Connery]

Oh,so nice here

[DLibrasnow]

Man....I am so totally pumped about this book...I can't wait to get my hands on it.

[Zing!]

The last time I was really, truly excited by a Bond book was when I read 'Colonel Sun' last summer. Before that... I don't even remember. Maybe when I read all the Flemings for the first time a decade ago. But the Gardner and Benson books didn't do anything for me - they were nice, escapist reading but nothing to get really excited over. 'Silverfin' on the other hand, had me hooked from the opening paragraph. I loved this book and am anxiously awaiting book 2!

My one thought on book 2 is this: many of Bond's quirks and characteristics were covered in 'Silverfin' (spoilers: his car, his profession, his drink of choice, his scar, etc.) Did Higson want to get all of that out of the way on the first one, or are there more to be revealed? Certainly a major one that must be covered is Bond's detachment from women. This is something that is explained very well in John Pearson's 'biography,' but seems to be at odds with how Higson's Bond remembers his mother

Edited by Zing!, 26 May 2005 - 04:29 PM.

[zencat]

Charlie Higson Q&A Reveals More on Young Bond 2 Plus, 'SilverFin' arrives in Australia

More book 2 details from Higson via two questions kicked off by CBn's own Righty007.

Q. Chris, 16, Cleveland, Ohio, USA: Is Double M still the working title for the second book or has a final title been selected? A. Double M is still the working title. I quite like it as it combines the double from 007 and M , who is head of the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6. But the title's not considered racy enough. Double M (MM) refers to the symbol of a secret criminal society in the second book. Q. David, 14, Loxwood: Can you reveal anything about the next book? A. It's mainly set in Sardinia. It contains pirates, bandits, art thieves and a shoot out in a cave; everything you could want from a James Bond book. James goes to Sardinia on a school archaeological trip. I wanted to set the second book somewhere reasonably exotic. James Bond is known for travelling to such places. But it had to be somewhere James could get to during the summer holidays. That's why I chose the Mediterranean. I didn't want to use somewhere overly familiar like Greece or Italy or Spain. People don't know much about Sardinia. It's an interesting island with a history of banditry. I've been there a few times and I really like it. I saw an artist's impression of a cave there. Inside are the remains of a Neolithic village. I thought it would make a great villain's lair. I visited the cave last week and it's not quite as exciting as the artists' impression but the whole island is covered in remains of monuments and towers from the past, built between 2,000 and 3,000 BC. It's a fantastic setting for an adventure.

[DLibrasnow]

I am really pumped about reading this book Zencat. I hope Higson does another book tour again. I would encourage everyone to try and make it to one since he is a very engaging person to listen to.

[Righty007]

I'm very excited that he answered my question.

[zencat]

I'm pleased to see Charlie Higson also thinks Hugh Grant would make a good Bond. I thought I was the only one.

[Qwerty]

Very sweet!

[zencat]

The first official mention of Book 2 on the Ian Fleming Publications website. It's not much, but it's the kind of thing we like to hear.

The manuscript of YB2 has been safely delivered and according to the powder-room grapevine, it is fantastic. The as yet untitled Book 2 will be published in the UK in January 2006.

You know, at the moment, I'm more excited about this book than I am about Casino Royale.

[Qwerty]

The first official mention of Book 2 on the Ian Fleming Publications website. It's not much, but it's the kind of thing we like to hear.

The manuscript of YB2 has been safely delivered and according to the powder-room grapevine, it is fantastic. The as yet untitled Book 2 will be published in the UK in January 2006.

You know, at the moment, I'm more excited about this book than I am about Casino Royale. 

Due to the fact that were actually seeing some moving ahead and news on YB #2?

[Tanger]

[quote name='Qwerty' date='4 June 2005 - 20:19'][quote name='zencat' date='4 June 2005 - 14:24']The first official mention of Book 2 on the Ian Fleming Publications website. It's not much, but it's the kind of thing we like to hear.

The manuscript of YB2 has been safely delivered and according to the powder-room grapevine, it is fantastic. The as yet untitled Book 2 will be published in the UK in January 2006.

You know, at the moment, I'm more excited about this book than I am about Casino Royale.

[Qwerty]

Can't judge Casino Royale yet.

[Tanger]

Can't judge Casino Royale yet.

I said probably.

And it probably will be because:

SilverFin was excellent.
The last four films have been variable ranging from pretty good to downright dire.

[Qwerty]

I know.

[K1Bond007]

...sigh it would appear the thread changed before hitting reply..

Edited by K1Bond007, 11 July 2005 - 05:21 PM.

[Gri007]

sounds exciting and the title i love, better than Double M or Poppycock.

Change the subject slightly. I saw a Alex Rider book 'Skeleton Key' The front cover had the same sparkley effect as the Silverfin one did. Also the font in the book seemed very similay. Sounds interesting. has anybody else noticed

Edited by Gri007, 14 July 2005 - 06:34 PM.

[DLibrasnow]

[quote name='zencat' date='4 June 2005 - 13:24']You know, at the moment, I'm more excited about this book than I am about Casino Royale.