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Young Bond 5 is 'By Royal Command'

Started by zencat , Mar 06 2008 03:30 PM

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Poll: Young Bond 5: By Royal Command Y or N?

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#1 zencat

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 03:30 PM

Now on the CBn main page...


Young Bond To Return
'By Royal Command'

The Young Bond Dossier lands 'Young Bond 5' title scoop as Charlie Higson finishes book

-----UPDATE-----


'By Royal Command' is 'a great way to finish off the series'

Charlie Higson discusses his fifth Young Bond novel

-----UPDATE-----


Charlie Higson's 'By Royal Command' Now Available To Pre-order

Hardback release on 4 September 2008



Big day today. I've landed a true exclusive on the Young Bond 5 title. But I'm going to make you go to my site to see it. SO GIT!

#2 Single-O-Seven

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 03:34 PM

Sexy! I like it! Certainly his most Fleming-ish, yes.

#3 David Schofield

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 03:42 PM

Very Good.

And so many connotations!

#4 zencat

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 04:15 PM

I think it's a great choice. It's the Young Bond equivalent to OHMSS, and I think the book is going to be as well. Perfect title for this final book.

#5 jimbo bond 007

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 04:34 PM

I like it, I like it a lot

I think it's a great choice. It's the Young Bond equivalent to OHMSS, and I think the book is going to be as well. Perfect title for this final book.

Lets hope so. Really looking forward to this one.

#6 zencat

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 05:02 PM

When you consider what we've heard about The Alp and a love story... OHMSSish indeed.

#7 marktmurphy

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 05:18 PM

Yeah, that works for me. Looking forward to this one.

#8 Wade

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 05:26 PM

Very nice. Kind of sets up Young Bond's entrance into the Royal Navy and, later, MI6.

#9 DamnCoffee

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 05:39 PM

Nice title :tup:.

#10 iexpectu2die

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 05:51 PM

Ah - Bond grows up :tup:

#11 Mr Twilight

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 05:56 PM

Yes, it works for me! Very...solemn and royal title. I like it. One of the better Higsonian titles.

#12 zencat

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 06:24 PM

It's the first YB title that could easily be an adult Bond novel title. I could imagine the Faulks novel with this title. A very nice journey from SilverFin to this.

Maybe a mod can add a yah or nay poll to this? :tup:

#13 doublenoughtspy

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 06:27 PM

Poll added. :tup:

#14 K1Bond007

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 07:23 PM

I like it. Very fresh feeling.

#15 Doctor Shatterhand

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 07:55 PM

I like it but I feel that the excitement is subdued mainly because we Americans have yet to see Book 3 at our bookstores. In other words, the series is complete and I am still playing catch-up.

#16 Loomis

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 07:57 PM

Meh.

#17 zencat

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 08:17 PM

Meh.


Loomy no like? :tup: :tup:

#18 Loomis

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 08:21 PM

Nope.

Not yet. :tup:

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#19 Mr. Blofeld

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 08:42 PM

By Royal Command, eh? Rather grand, I must say... :tup:

#20 HildebrandRarity

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 09:31 PM

Best new Bond title since...Never Dream Of Dying or High Time To Kill! :tup:

#21 Qwerty

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 10:13 PM

It's the first YB title that could easily be an adult Bond novel title.


That thought immediately came to my mind.

Works very well. :tup:

#22 Qwerty

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 11:08 PM

Now on the CBn main page...


Young Bond To Return
'By Royal Command'

The Young Bond Dossier lands 'Young Bond 5' title scoop as Charlie Higson finishes book

#23 zencat

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 11:17 PM

Allow me to be the first to write it as an acronym.

BRC

Yeah, that felt goooood.

#24 Royal Dalton

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 12:16 AM

Bizarrely enough, this is exactly the same title I was going to give to my entry for the CBn Centenary Short Story Collection, that I never got round to writing.

Weird, eh?

#25 sharpshooter

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 12:30 AM

It wasn't what I was expecting, but I'm sure it will grow on me. Sounds rather grand and quite Fleming indeed. If this book is the YB equivalent of OHMSS, I am going to love it.

I like the sound of this - "forced to go on the run, pursued by enemy agents and the British authorities. James must choose between friendship and duty. His life will never be the same again."

#26 Qwerty

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 04:35 AM

Bizarrely enough, this is exactly the same title I was going to give to my entry for the CBn Centenary Short Story Collection, that I never got round to writing.

Weird, eh?


I take it you're a fan of the title, then? :tup:

#27 quantumofsolace

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 05:06 AM

I liked The Shadow War but this is better. It could only be a Bond title.

#28 sharpshooter

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 05:50 AM

I really liked 'The Shadow War' and recently the other un-used working titles for YB5. But, I think 'By Royal Command' is probably the best of the lot.

#29 Jim

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 07:27 AM

Bit of a clich

#30 Double-Oh Agent

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 07:44 AM

Personally, I prefer The Shadow War. I really liked that title. However, of the other known alternative names, By Royal Command is definitely better than those.

As for the poll, I'm more like it than love it, but if my choices are only love and not amused then I guess I'll go for the positive one.
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