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[Qwerty]

Charlie Higson's 'SilverFin' Sells Over 500,000 Copies Worldwide
Plus 'Blood Fever' tidbits

[DLibrasnow]

Excellent news. I wonder, how does 500,000 copies rank up against the other continuation novels?

[Qwerty]

Seems to be quite good considering John Gardner's Cold had a print run of roughly 1000 copies or less. And of course the Raymond Benson novels really never got the publicity and marketing they should have.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Who got the 500,007th copy then?

[killkenny kid]

I wasn't going to read any "young" Bond books. Should I revist that idea?

[Blofeld's Cat]

Let the force surround you, kk.

[K1Bond007]

I wasn't going to read any "young" Bond books. Should I revist that idea?

I wasn't too thrilled about the whole Young Bond deal, but the first book was actually pretty good. I say at least read SilverFin.

[Qwerty]

I wasn't going to read any "young" Bond books. Should I revist that idea?

I assumed you had based on you picking one or the other young Bond novels in the 'this or that' thread...

[Jim]

Interesting; looks like a good move on IFP's part as a result.

Its qualities aside (and it has several; it's a decent read, eventually), I suspect that its sales in the U.K. have been helped not only by the unavoidable Potter vibe but also that it featured in many of the major bookshops' "3 for 2" offers (or the like); something that never seemed to happen to the Bensons (although they may have benefited from it).

[killkenny kid]

I wasn't going to read any "young" Bond books. Should I revist that idea?

I wasn't too thrilled about the whole Young Bond deal, but the first book was actually pretty good. I say at least read SilverFin.

Will do, and Qwerty check your pm box.

[DLibrasnow]

I wasn't going to read any "young" Bond books. Should I revist that idea?

Definately. I really enjoyed the first book and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of Blood Fever.

[killkenny kid]

I wasn't going to read any "young" Bond books. Should I revist that idea?

Definately. I really enjoyed the first book and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of Blood Fever.

Thanks, D. I will.

[Qwerty]

And the Blood Fever proofs have been soaring from eBay.