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[Qwerty]

New addition up now.

[coco1997]

Can someone give me an idea of what this story is about before I delve into it?

[Harry Fawkes]

Can someone give me an idea of what this story is about before I delve into it?

Delve into it.

Delve into the world of Harry Fawkes!

You won't be disappointed believe me!

Oh and by the way, it is Bond as you've never read him before.

[Double-0-7]

Good start to this part of the story, Harry.

[Harry Fawkes]

When the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger:
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour’d rage.

William Shakespeare

T I G E R'S R A G E

P O S T E D

Edited by Harry Fawkes, 03 September 2008 - 05:58 PM.

[Qwerty]

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[MkB]

I've just finished catching up with the last chapters, comfortably seated in a nice "café", with a breathtaking view under a splendid summer night sky, and a glass of bajtra in the hand
Needless to say I'm in a nice mood!

I like how you dare to have your own Bond universe, distinct from the Fleming one. There's something Gardner-like, in a way.
About the bike, I have no issue with the Suzuki (as long as Bond doesn't ride a bloody Harley, I'm ok).

More comments later.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

I'm catching up! I'll comment more later!

[Harry Fawkes]

Spoiler

It took the two men of Bravo team well over half an hour to shift unnoticed into their respective positions in the grounds.
James Bond and Captain Brown were on stand-by at their forward preparation site not far from the main gate and it was 0420 when the voices of the two Bravo men crackled through Captain Brown’s headset one after the other.
‘Alpha one this is Bravo ~ in position.’
Brown glanced at OO7 and nodded.
‘Bravo this is Alpha,’ he said into the throat mike. ‘Teams stand-by, repeat, teams stand-by.’
He signalled the SAS man carrying the chain cutter who darted to the main gate and kneeled down in the shadows waiting.
Brown looked at his watch.
Zero hour minus ten.
Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One…
‘Bravo this is Alpha. GO!’

[Harry Fawkes]

The Colonel looked at him gravely. ‘He made it quite clear that he is not prepared to have his life dictated by a terrorist. Everything will go on as normal. There will be no publicity. The press aren’t even going to be informed. The hunt for the lady called Jano will be conducted in absolute secrecy by the double O division, which is where you come in again. Your job is to trace her and find any leads to get to this Marcuzzi organisation. I want you to get to the heart of it, find whoever is leading it and eliminate him. In fact, I want the Marcuzzi destroyed, completely. We need to send out a message. A message that states that the UK will not tolerate what organisations like the Marcuzzi set out to achieve during these few days. Is that clear, double O seven?’
James Bond nodded.
‘Perfectly,’ he said and lit a cigarette…

DARE ALL TO WIN

POSTED

[Qwerty]

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[Harry Fawkes]

CHAPTER 4 OF PART THREE POSTED NOW

AN UNPREDICTABLE STORM

THE EXCITEMENT BEGINS

[Qwerty]

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[ImTheMoneypenny]

Okay finished another chapter! I left off where I was so it'll be another cliffhanger for tomorrow! It's really moving along. Good hard hitting stuff.

I like Bond wearing the motorcycle leathers. I picture Belstaff style, racer gear.

[Harry Fawkes]

‘SMERSH, Dr No, Goldfinger, Hugo Drax, Ernst Stavro Blofeld and SPECTRE, Mr Big, the Laird of Mulcaldy, the Union,’ she said in one breath. ‘To name but a few of course. You’re a living legend back at Elton Green, James.’
Elton Green was MI6’s top secret school for potential Double O agents, where Single Os are put through one of the most grueling training programmes in the world...
She took some wine and studied him closely.
‘I read in your file that you were married once,’ she told him.
There was an uneasy moment of silence then and James Bond breathed in deeply. He stuck a cigarette in the corner of his mouth and looked down at his lighter, as he toyed with it in his fingers, then at her and he held her eyes in his for a long moment.
‘Yes, her name was Tracy,’ he said softly.
‘May I ask what happened?’

GATE CRASHERS

COMING SOON

[Harry Fawkes]

‘You’ve done your homework,’ he said. ‘DIG recruited me and sent me on a couple of specialized courses studying languages at Oxford and Cambridge which is where I met a man called Ian Lancaster. He was an SIS recruiter who thought I was the perfect candidate for the world of espionage. I had no family and was going from one adventure to the other in the SAS, in search of that ultimate thrill or high if you wish. I went to work for him at Section F. It was all about intelligence gathering then, you know, info, profiling, assessments, data processing - spying in the true sense of the word, if you will.’
‘I bet that didn’t last long,’ she said.

GATE CRASHERS
POSTED

H A R R Y F A W K E S'
T R O U B L E S H O O T E R

J A M E S B O N D
A T
H I S B E S T

[Harry Fawkes]

Meanwhile, back at Darling’s villa one of his men was bandaging the side of his head when his chief security man walked in.
‘Get De Giorgio on the phone,’ Darling told him, wincing in pain as the man beside him tied the bandage up. ‘Tell him to bring the bitch here, Ivan. In fact, I want you down at the warehouse too. Take a couple of good men with you. Try and get there before the meeting. The game’s over for Jano. I’ll personally hand her over to Bond tomorrow morning and then kill them both. The sooner I get them out of my hair the better.’
‘May I ask why you’re giving in to them, boss?’
Darling exploded then. ‘James ing Bond is why!’ he screamed. ‘If I don’t give her up it’s my that’ll fry. He’ll come down on me like the wrath of God.’
‘I see. Then perhaps I should send a couple of men to put this Bond character in his proper place.’
Darling looked at him hard. ‘Do you know who that nutter is, Ivan? You’re men are way out of his league. They wouldn’t last one minute against him. He’s raving mad and I’ve seen it in those damned eyes of his. Besides the best time to get him is when he comes for her tomorrow. We’ll set up a trap for the bastard. I’ll teach him a lesson to with me. Now go and do as I said.’
The man called Ivan turned.
‘Oh, and on your way you might as well pop over to the Europa Hotel in Kensington and get rid of her partner Philippe Laroche. Best we cover our tracks fully.’
Ivan nodded and walked out.

SHAKEN NOT STIRRED

COMING SOON

[Harry Fawkes]

SHAKEN NOT STIRRED POSTED TOO


Just my bloody luck, eh MKB, 2 days off at the wrong bloody time. Life can be cruel sometimes, mon ami!


Harry who smokes too much

[Harry Fawkes]

‘It’s all there I swear,’ he assured her. ‘It is exactly what you requested.’
‘Good. Now then, have you ever thought of death, Mr. De Giorgio? Of how it would be when it comes to you?’
De Giorgio’s eyes opened wide at that and she shot him twice in the heart.
‘Tell the devil I said hi,’ Jano said in Italian, turned and walked out.

H A R R Y F A W K E S
T R O U B L E S H O O T E R

A Different kind of Bond

[MkB]

Just my bloody luck, eh MKB, 2 days off at the wrong bloody time. Life can be cruel sometimes, mon ami!

That's the story of my life, Harry!
Not the best of timings, indeed mon ami, but at least that's something

I finished the last posted chapters of Troubleshooter on my business trip earlier this week, no I'm waiting for my next fix!

[Harry Fawkes]

CHAPTER 7 THE BUTCHER'S SHOP
POSTED TOO

Yep, I've been at it like raving mad!

The tension is high, the thrills are breathtaking, and the action is red hot! And it doesn't stop there readers, I give you my word!

I guarantee entertainment and adventure at its best till the very last page.

It is Bond like you've never read him before.

[Qwerty]

Three new additions up now.

[Harry Fawkes]

CHAPTER 8 POSTED

BULLET CATCHERS

[Harry Fawkes]

THE COUNTDOWN TO THE END OF TROUBLESHOOTER IS NEAR, GENTLE READERS

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED AND A WHIRLWIND OF AN ENDING

H A R R Y F A W K E S
T R O U B L E S H O O T E R

JAMES BOND'S

ALL TIME
HIGH

[Harry Fawkes]

CHAPTER 9 POSTED TOO

HOW'S THAT FOR FAST, EH?

TROUBLESHOOTER MAY NOT BE LITERATURE GENTLE READERS BUT THEN AGAIN IF YOU WANT LITERATURE THEN GO READ ROMEO AND JULIET!

THIS IS BOND FANFICTION AT IT'S BEST!
THE PLOT IS HOT AND DIFFERENT!

WHY IS BOND ON THE EDGE - A DARKER VERSION OF THE MAN HE WAS?

SOMETHING IS TICKING INSIDE OO7!

BUT WHAT EXACTLY?

FIND OUT SOON!

ON THE RUN

[Harry Fawkes]

The last two chapters plus epilogue will be posted some time this week, probably Saturday morning so you'll have an exciting weekend and so conclude TROUBLESHOOTER with a bang. Keep tuned so you won't miss them. Believe me I'm still breathless from writing them and am gutted how I even surprise myself with the twists and turns I come up with.

If you thought Nobody Cheats Death ended good then I'm sure you'll get a blast out of this one too.


Thanks for reading and see you soon.


Harry Fawkes

[Qwerty]

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[Harry Fawkes]

What a tense one this has been, if I may say so myself. I tried being slightly different in the way I presented this story. I wanted a harder edge to it.

I see a ruthless Bond, one who would not hesitate to use any means at his disposal to get the results.

Too hard? Perhaps.

Too violent. Definitely.

He's still the Bond we know though.

Well, anyway, I have just posted the last two chapters and the Epilogue so I can now close up and have a break (not to mention give you lot a break from the torture of trying to read my ). It has been a lovely time though, writing Bond. And I thank CBn for creating such a space for wannabe writers like me. I will write another Bond fanfic. When I don't know.

I was supposed to polish TROUBLESHOOTER up before posting the first draft but frankly I couldn't be bothered.

What you are reading or about to start reading is infact the first draft. There won't be any other drafts so I apologize if it is frayed at the edges so to speak. The general idea is there and the basis for a good Bond novel is present too so I'm sure someone'll like what's in it.

Will Ian Fleming's James Bond return in another Harry Fawkes Fan fiction novel?

Read TROUBLESHOOTER and find out!

Thanks for your attention and a great big thank you to CBn for the chance.

How the heck do you put up with us


Goodbye from

Harry Fawkes

[Double-0-7]

I finished chapter 7 before the power went out on Sunday, and finally everything is back up and running (for now!).

Definitely enjoying the story - your writing style suits me nicely, Harry.

Good character development, and I'm definitely hoping that the Jano/Tania relationship grows into something more explicit!

[Qwerty]

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