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[MicroGlobe One]

A true fanatic about the literary Bond, I've been downloading as many high quality scans of the James Bond novel covers as I can find. The Gardner novel covers, in particular, have been difficult to track down online.

Does anyone in this forum have a number of the John Gardner novel covers saved which they'd be willing to share? Any information about the various covers seen on various editions would also be helpful.

[Mister Asterix]

The Gardner covers are very tough to find online. Bondian.com is not a bad source but kind of low-res for my needs. I actually have been ever so slowly gathering scans of the Gardner books from eBay. That's really the only source I've found with the occasional semi-high-quality scan of a Gardner cover.

[RossMan]

Bondian.com (I think one of the forum users pointed this out a while ago but I forget who unfortanitly)

It's a terrific site with a listing of every edition for each Bond novel, including Gardner's and has a few pictures of his covers.

On the subject of Gardner covers. I love the first edition of Role of Honor with a statue/figure of a Red Coat soldier with a pin in his chest and also the first edition cover for Licence Renwed. (Richard Chopping)

[MicroGlobe One]

RossMan (15 Apr, 2002 11:26 p.m.):
BTW, MicroGlobe One: by the choice of username, does that mean you liked what Gardner did with the secret service in SeaFire and Cold (Fall)? I hated it at first because it seemed really bizarre but I like on the count of it's completely new and orginal and different. (Kinda wish Gardner got to write at least one more with MG-1 now.)

It's been some time since I read the Gardner novels involving MicroGlobe One but I remember being rather captivitated by the possibilities for conflict inherant in the istitution. I'm a fan of realism and Gardner, always one to keep Bond's world of espionage true to real world spy games, seemed to bring Bond's SIS into the modern world with MicroGlobe One.

If anything, I'm disappointed, as you are, that Gardner didn't get to do very much with the organization in the novels. It was established, the very idea of it created a bit of frustration for Bond and others, and that was that. I was hoping for a chance at some true institutional conflict to be incorporated into a story. Oh, well.

When it came time to choose an original username for the forum "MicroGlobe One" just kind of popped in there. So, there you have it.

As for the Gardner covers, I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled. Bondian.com provides a look at the first edition Gardner covers but I'll have to look elsewhere for the others. I'll look to eBay, as suggested, for the occasional large scan. Thanks.

[zencat]

Are there any particular covers you are looking for, MicroGlobe One?

[zencat]

On the topic of Gardner covers... I finally tracked down the large print edition of ROLE OF HONOR. Just got it today. Nice cover.

[RossMan]

Nice, the little splatter of blood is a nice touch.

[Tanger]

RossMan (19 Apr, 2002 10:47 p.m.):
Nice, the little splatter of blood is a nice touch.

Yeah, but it kinda looks like Bond's been shot. It's quite a nifty cover. I like any Bond material that uses a sillhouette (sp?) as it allows you to give him your chosen looks and doesn't allow you to be influenced by a cover picture. Unlike that Pan (?) paperback edition of Moonraker. Boy, was that a bad pic?!

[RossMan]

BTW, MicroGlobe One: by the choice of username, does that mean you liked what Gardner did with the secret service in SeaFire and Cold (Fall)? I hated it at first because it seemed really bizarre but I like on the count of it's completely new and orginal and different. (Kinda wish Gardner got to write at least one more with MG-1 now.)

Sorry for straying off topic.