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[zencat]

Confessor (1996)

Day of Absolution (2000)

Angels Dining at the Ritz (coming April, 2004)


Am I missing any?

[Sir Miles]

Yea, Gardner did one called Maestro - not sure what year though.

[Qwerty]

Well, my copy of Maestro says 1993, so I think it might have been just near the ending of his Bond career.

[RITZ]

Angels Dining at the Ritz (coming April, 2004)

Hmmm. Must read that!

[zencat]

zencat - where did you get the details for John Gardner's new 2004 novel, Angels Dining at the Ritz as I've never heard of this before.

Mr. Gardner told me himself.

Thank you for the full list of his books. This will be his 50th book? Wow!

[zencat]

Just put up a main page story on his new book HERE.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Good to see that John Gardner still has the drive and creative juices to keep writing.

Is it correct to say that his health improved after leaving the literary Bond?

[James Boldman]

zencat - where did you get the details for John Gardner's new 2004 novel, Angels Dining at the Ritz as I've never heard of this before.

Mr. Gardner told me himself.

Thank you for the full list of his books. This will be his 50th book? Wow!

May I ask: Do you know him personally?

[zencat]

No. I recently wrote to him via his website with a couple questions I had for a CBn article I'm working on...and the next day I had two very nice emails back from him. He gave me lots of good info for my article and told me about the new book. It was pretty exciting to get these emails. I mean, the man is really a legend, and I don't just mean in regards to his Bond books. The man has written (and published) 50 books! That's incredible.

[James Boldman]

No. I recently wrote to him via his website with a couple questions I had for a CBn article I'm working on...and the next day I had two very nice emails back from him. He gave me lots of good info for my article and told me about the new book. It was pretty exciting to get these emails. I mean, the man is really a legend, and I don't just mean in regards to his Bond books. The man has written (and published) 50 books! That's incredible.

ah ok. Yes I agree, an amazing feat. Thanks.

[The Silver Beast]

I have a lot of respect for John Gardner and his work. I'd like to read his autobiography, Spin The Bottle, which I understand is all about his bout with alcoholism. You think about this and that was a very brave book to write in 1964. Today, everyone's doing it. But back then I don't think it was as common.

[Agent 76]

in your opinion , what is the best book by John Gardner?
I'm thinking in buying one...

[Qwerty]

Agent76, again, loads of debate over hsi best, ones that seem to top the lists:

For Special Services
Icebreaker
Nobody Lives Forever

-You should try them all, or perhaps read them in order.

[Agent 76]

Agent76, again, loads of debate over hsi best, ones that seem to top the lists:

For Special Services
Icebreaker
Nobody Lives Forever

-You should try them all, or perhaps read them in order.

ok thanks!

[Qwerty]

Not a problem, but seriously, reading them in order, which I was lucky to do with almost all of them, is a great way to read them for the first time, it shows you how Gardner's writing and plots recycled and changed over time.