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[Mister Asterix]

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[Vauxhall]

Was just about to post this news. The image certainly seems to be a nod to Maurice Binder's title sequences. Interesting that the front cover says "Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming".

[Mr. Blofeld]

Hmmm...

Impressive; most impressive.

[ACE]

Wow-wow-wee!

[Mr. Blofeld]

Wow-wow-wee!

"Bond 23 title sequence", anyone?

[Wade]

Was just about to post this news. The image certainly seems to be a nod to Maurice Binder's title sequences. Interesting that the front cover says "Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming".

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Whose "brilliant" idea was that? What purpose does that serve?

[Mr. Blofeld]

Was just about to post this news. The image certainly seems to be a nod to Maurice Binder's title sequences. Interesting that the front cover says "Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming".

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Whose "brilliant" idea was that? What purpose does that serve?

Ian Fleming Publications, apparently.

[Napoleon Solo]

Was just about to post this news. The image certainly seems to be a nod to Maurice Binder's title sequences. Interesting that the front cover says "Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming".

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Whose "brilliant" idea was that? What purpose does that serve?

Ian Fleming Publications, apparently.

Very peculiar.

[zencat]

Was just about to post this news. The image certainly seems to be a nod to Maurice Binder's title sequences. Interesting that the front cover says "Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming".

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Whose "brilliant" idea was that? What purpose does that serve?

Ian Fleming Publications, apparently.

Remember THIS thread?

I like it. I don't love it. But I like it.

[Double-0-Seven]

Very classy looking cover. I can't wait for this novel. 2008 is set to be another great year for Bond.

[Righty007]

WOW!

[neversaynever]

Nice artwork. Very boring and unsuitable typeface.

[MkB]

I quite like this artwork! It could have been really worse

[K1Bond007]

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Whose "brilliant" idea was that? What purpose does that serve?

Ian Fleming Publications, apparently.

No, it would be The Partners.


I love it actually. Very slick. I don't know anything about the plot of the book so we may come back here a year from now and wonder why the hell they chose this cover or the title (I love the title too, very Bondian), but I love it right now.

[stromberg]

... I don't know anything about the plot of the book so we may come back here a year from now and wonder why the hell they chose this cover or the title (I love the title too, very Bondian), but I love it right now.

The flower looks somewhat like a poppy. Could be a hint...

[Royal Dalton]

The flower looks somewhat like a poppy. Could be a hint...

I was just thinking the same thing, Stromberg.

[K1Bond007]

... I don't know anything about the plot of the book so we may come back here a year from now and wonder why the hell they chose this cover or the title (I love the title too, very Bondian), but I love it right now.

The flower looks somewhat like a poppy. Could be a hint...

I was thinking tulip, but a poppy makes more sense for a story.

[Brisco]

The poppy is also a flower!

It's actually not a terrible idea to take old Fleming ideas like the treatment for that film and re-fashion them into Bond stories, like Roy Thomas did back at Marvel when he turned everything Robert E. Howard ever wrote into a Conan adventure for comics. They could do it for titles too, and use "The Black Daffodil!" (But I don't think that's what Faulks is doing.)

Brisco

[Bondian]

Would certainly be eye catching between the other novels and Charlie's.

[Qwerty]

Nice artwork. Very boring and unsuitable typeface.

My thoughts exactly.

[Single-O-Seven]

Yeah, the typeface is rather bland. The artwork is rather striking, but too much akin to film Bond. To be honest I was hoping for a throwback to the Chopping artwork.

[MicroGlobeOne]

What more could one want from a typeface? It's simple, clear, and clean. I rather like the simplistic beauty of the cover's composition.

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[d0uble0_7]

A must-see... must-read!

[Double-Oh Agent]

The artwork is fine--nothing great but not bad--but the typeface, particularly regarding the title, is very ordinary and plain. Overall, it's an acceptable effort but not one that overly excites me.

[Mister Asterix]

What more could one want from a typeface? It's simple, clear, and clean. I rather like the simplistic beauty of the cover's composition.

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[sharpshooter]

I love this cover. It is minimalistic and clean.

It manages to summarise Bond in one shot. The women, intrigue, romance and violence. It is also similar to Bond images of old.

Beautiful picture. Love how the hair doubles as blood spatter.

[Trident]

At the moment I really like it. Though I'd have preferred the typeface a little more stylish myself. But I still like it. Not sure about the 'writing as Ian Fleming' part. We all know it's Faulks, so why pretend otherwise? Probably the 'lost manuscript'-routine of Flashman or 'The Seven Percent Solution'.

[Mr Malcolm]

I quite like it. It's pretty simple, but effective, and it does scream 'James Bond'.

[sharpshooter]

I think that at this stage, I like the fact that they are selling it as a 'long lost Fleming adventure'.

It was Barbara Brocolli's first reaction to it. If Faulks manages to pull off what he claims, to be 90 percent Fleming, it should be an excellent story - and the front cover statement correct.

[Jim]

Very striking.