I have the book!
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Arbogast777
, May 27 2008 03:48 PM
76 replies to this topic
#1
Arbogast777
Posted 27 May 2008 - 03:48 PM
I went to Barnes and Noble hoping they'd think the Wednesday street date was wrong and put it out today, but had no luck.
But I found it at Target!
I was surprised they even carried it, let alone put it out early. The fact that Target carries it (and had it displayed prominently I might add) means that this is
really getting a marketing push. It was $17.47.
Let me know if you have any questions. I've got some reading to do!
Posted 27 May 2008 - 03:50 PM
Splendid!
Do enjoy.
#3
Righty007
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 03:50 PM
Congratulations!
Posted 27 May 2008 - 03:51 PM
Nice Arbogast777!
I'm very curious about the chapter titles, I must say... Fleming had a real sense of titles, I wonder what Faulks came up with.
#5
sharpshooter
Posted 27 May 2008 - 03:52 PM
Splendid! The US DMC looks amazing in the flesh.
Any chance of putting up the chapter listings? I'm interested in the layout of the story.
#6
Single-O-Seven
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Location:Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted 27 May 2008 - 03:52 PM
Happy reading, my man! I want a full report on my desk by 7 a.m.
Would you mind giving us a small sample of some chapter headings?
#7
Arbogast777
Posted 27 May 2008 - 03:59 PM
A couple quick observations about the book before I start it...
1. The tagline on the inside cover reads "Bond is back. With a Vengeance."
2. The dedications page reads "To the memory of Ian Fleming and to Fali Vakeel who, when he and I were schoolboys, first introduced me to Bond."
3. The first page of the book is a map of Iraq, Persia (Iran) and the Caspian Sea.
4. There are chapter headings (although no chapter index). The first chapter is called "The Watcher Watched."
5. There is an acknowledgments page that lists, amongst other things, the websites www.autospeed.com and www.se-technology.com/wig
6. The back cover reads "Come in 007," said M. "It's good to see you back."
#8
quantumofsolace
Posted 27 May 2008 - 04:03 PM
Well done. Enjoy!
Can Target get in trouble for selling it early?
#9
ImTheMoneypenny
Posted 27 May 2008 - 04:05 PM
You lucky son of a gun, congrats!!! I'm turning green with envy.
Thanks for the little tidbits. Much obliged!
#10
Arbogast777
Posted 27 May 2008 - 04:12 PM
The chapter titles (damn them for not putting a chapter index in there!):
1. The Watcher Watched
2. A Voice from the Past
3. The Monkey's Hand*
4. Shall We Play?
5. Not Cricket
6. Quite a Girl
7. Trust Me James**
8. Welcome to the Paradise Club
9. The Strawberry Mark
10. A Ship With Wings
11. Good Trouser
12. The Belly of the Beast
13. Small World
14. The End of the World
15. Do You Want Me?
16. Shall We Play (II)
17. Carmen's Song
18. Zlatoust-36
19. A Point of Shame
20. A Wilderness of Mirrors
*This is where the first excerpt came from (with May)
**This chapter begins with a quote
And the first line of the book?
"It was a wet evening in Paris." - no Tomorrow Never dies jokes, please :-)
Posted 27 May 2008 - 04:16 PM
The chapter titles (damn them for not putting a chapter index in there!):
1. The Watcher Watched
2. A Voice from the Past
3. The Monkey's Hand*
4. Shall We Play?
5. Not Cricket
6. Quite a Girl
7. Trust Me James**
8. Welcome to the Paradise Club
9. The Strawberry Mark
10. A Ship With Wings
11. Good Trouser
12. The Belly of the Beast
13. Small World
14. The End of the World
15. Do You Want Me?
16. Shall We Play (II)
17. Carmen's Song
18. Zlatoust-36
19. A Point of Shame
20. A Wilderness of Mirrors
*This is where the first excerpt came from (with May)
**This chapter begins with a quote
And the first line of the book?
"It was a wet evening in Paris." - no Tomorrow Never dies jokes, please :-)
Interesting, especially Chapter 18
Zlatoust-36 was a Soviet nuclear weapons facility, making warheads