The rest is really just crumbs, but it reads a bit as if it had been done by Deaver himself. Maybe from his early notes?
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 03:41 PM
His gun is a Walther PPS, whatever one of those is.
Bond drives a Volkswagen Jetta, whatever one of those may be
Posted 19 May 2011 - 05:45 PM
When can we expect reviews to be appearing?
Posted 19 May 2011 - 06:04 PM
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 07:47 PM
When can we expect reviews to be appearing?
If I'm not mistaken, CARTE BLANCHE hits British bookshops next Thursday (26 May), so I daresay the weekend papers of 28-29 May will have the first reviews.
I doubt there'll be any reviews before the day of publication.
Posted 19 May 2011 - 09:22 PM
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Posted 20 May 2011 - 01:28 PM
As far as I know, they didn't release any reviews copies. I asked about it. Even the U.S. publisher said they couldn't send a review copy of their own edition until after May 26th.
Posted 21 May 2011 - 12:33 AM
Posted 21 May 2011 - 01:10 AM
If you want the Simon & Schuster edition, yes. But the UK/Hodder edition is available on the Canadian Amazon. More expensive though.Can I really not get the book in Canada until June?
Posted 24 May 2011 - 12:36 AM
Posted 24 May 2011 - 01:58 AM
On his official website, jeffery Deaver has the extract from Chapter 1 and 2 posted...
Posted 24 May 2011 - 02:04 AM
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Posted 24 May 2011 - 12:15 PM
Well, I wasn't going to read any extracts, but I read these first two chapters - so much for my willpower.
There's a couple of things I could be picky about:Spoiler
Also, I wince at the reference toSpoilerOn the other hand, I'm pleased that Deaver callsSpoiler
There are various things that I wish the editor had tweaked. I think we should be told whatSpoiler
On the whole, though, these first two chapters are very encouraging, and, yes, this is markedly far superior stuff to DEVIL MAY CARE. There's pace, wit and excitement here, and on the evidence so far CARTE BLANCHE has a real pulse, which is something that can be said of hardly any Bond continuation novel.
Looks like CARTE BLANCHE will immediately swagger up to COLONEL SUN, JAMES BOND: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY and JAMES BOND, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME and join them at the top table (at Sardi's, not McDonalds) of continuation novels. Can't wait to read it.
Posted 24 May 2011 - 01:49 PM
Spoiler
Posted 24 May 2011 - 01:57 PM
If you want the Simon & Schuster edition, yes. But the UK/Hodder edition is available on the Canadian Amazon. More expensive though.
Can I really not get the book in Canada until June?
http://www.amazon.ca...05940159&sr=8-1
Posted 24 May 2011 - 02:44 PM
Well, I wasn't going to read any extracts, but I read these first two chapters - so much for my willpower.
There's a couple of things I could be picky about:Spoiler
Also, I wince at the reference toSpoilerOn the other hand, I'm pleased that Deaver callsSpoiler
There are various things that I wish the editor had tweaked. I think we should be told whatSpoiler
On the whole, though, these first two chapters are very encouraging, and, yes, this is markedly far superior stuff to DEVIL MAY CARE. There's pace, wit and excitement here, and on the evidence so far CARTE BLANCHE has a real pulse, which is something that can be said of hardly any Bond continuation novel.
Looks like CARTE BLANCHE will immediately swagger up to COLONEL SUN, JAMES BOND: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY and JAMES BOND, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME and join them at the top table (at Sardi's, not McDonalds) of continuation novels. Can't wait to read it.
Posted 24 May 2011 - 02:54 PM
Posted 24 May 2011 - 03:23 PM
Also, do you think that description of the character was intended to immediately detach the book from the Craig Bond films? That's also a possibility.
Posted 24 May 2011 - 03:31 PM
Also, do you think that description of the character was intended to immediately detach the book from the Craig Bond films? That's also a possibility.
That occurred to me (although it still doesn't excuse it). Do we know whether Deaver's M is male or female?
Posted 24 May 2011 - 04:04 PM
There were a few points - those intercepted 'messages' being one - where I actually laughed out loud. Aside from that, very anxious to see where it goes.
(I mean really, do terrorists send messages like "Big attack coming on the 20th! British interests [vaguely] affected! Meet me at this restaurant to discuss!").
I'm just nitpicking ridiculously. I'll read this in a day when I get it.
Posted 24 May 2011 - 05:55 PM
Posted 24 May 2011 - 06:28 PM
There were a few points - those intercepted 'messages' being one - where I actually laughed out loud. Aside from that, very anxious to see where it goes.
(I mean really, do terrorists send messages like "Big attack coming on the 20th! British interests [vaguely] affected! Meet me at this restaurant to discuss!").
I'm just nitpicking ridiculously. I'll read this in a day when I get it.
I took that text to be the decoded/bowdlerised meaning, not the actual wording. Anybody sending such a message would indeed have to count on some kind of authority turning up at the rdv.