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[sharpshooter]

I think By Royal Command may eventuate to be my favourite Young Bond book, perhaps even beating out BloodFever. It sounds like my type of Bond book from what we have heard so far.

[zencat]

From what we've heard, I do think BRC has the potential to be the best YB of them all.

[Single-O-Seven]

Has anybody read the BRC extract at the end of HG? Any thoughts or comments?

[sharpshooter]

In another thread where I asked the same question, zencat said:

Bond is gambling with a pack of Hitler Youth on a train in Austria. They think he's cheating because he keeps winning. Things get...tense.

[Single-O-Seven]

In another thread where I asked the same question, zencat said:

Bond is gambling with a pack of Hitler Youth on a train in Austria. They think he's cheating because he keeps winning. Things get...tense.

Thanks for the response! Sounds like an interesting little scene...

[Qwerty]

Just waiting for my copy of the Hurricane Gold paperback to arrive...

[zencat]

In another thread where I asked the same question, zencat said:

Bond is gambling with a pack of Hitler Youth on a train in Austria. They think he's cheating because he keeps winning. Things get...tense.

Thanks for the response! Sounds like an interesting little scene...

It's a great little extract. Bond's character is noticeably more tough and fearless, he even seems to enjoy the altercation when it becomes physical. The events of Hurricane Gold seemed to have had an effect on him. I think there's even a specific reference to this.

[zencat]

Two official By Royal Command updates today:

By Royal Command release date now 3rd Sept

By Royal Command cover will be kept Top Secret

[Trident]

Thanks for the update!

This all already sounds very promising so far. Young Bond and Moneypenny Diaries have done spectacularly well in keeping the Bond flag flying, and against astronomic odds. Really a treat that IFP has run the risks to give us these two fine series. A well deserved success and I'm sure many fans and casual readers alike would welcome further adventures.

[sharpshooter]

There's a little image on the bottom left hand corner in the Young Bond Danger Society newsletter. It features an all black background with white finger/hand prints. Could this be similar to the cover art?

[zencat]

There's a little image on the bottom left hand corner in the Young Bond Danger Society newsletter. It features an all black background with white finger/hand prints. Could this be similar to the cover art?

Is that a new newsletter? I didn't get one (I didn't think they were still doing these). Can you forward it to me, sharp? Thanks. (I'll PM my email.)

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Pre-order price has dropped to £6.49 (50%), so my copy is secure!

No doubt this book will cap off a stellar year for literary 007 fans!

[Qwerty]

Pre-order price has dropped to £6.49 (50%), so my copy is secure!

No doubt this book will cap off a stellar year for literary 007 fans!

Excellent news. Guess this is as good a time as ever to jump on it.

[zencat]

Amazon pre-order price has dropped again to 55% off!

What's great about this is even with international shipping cost the price is about the same as a US hardcover (which we won't see until 2010). So for those in the US who want to read "the maid incident", why not grab it now.

[zencat]

Mine was send by Play on the 29th of August.

Very cool, chimera01. Let us know when you get it.

[Qwerty]

Got mine pre-ordered (gotta love those discounts). Just waiting for the shipping notice...

[Jeff007]

Just put my order in along with Hurricane Gold paper back.

[zencat]

Watch this space...

(Yes, I know some of you have already seen it on eBay, but I got the good stuff and I'm gonna show it in the right way. )

[Orion]

Just got my dispatch notice from Amazon

[sharpshooter]

I've come across the chapter listings.

Part 1: KITZBUHEL

What WIll Be Will Be
It is Only When We Are Close To Death That We Feel Fully Alive
Hitler-Jugend
Austrian Waltzing Blood
You're Going The Wrong Way!
There is More Than One Way to Come Down a Mountain
White Death
Goodnight, Vienna
The Man Without a Face

Part 2: ETON

Bloody Bentinck
Consorting With a Common Maid
An Invitation and an Order
The Invisible Man
By Royal Command
Guest of Honour
A Blunt Object
Science is Not a Boring Subject
The Infernal Device
One Move and I'll Tear Your Throat Out
The Shadow War
The Men in Grey Hats
A Cold-Blooded Killer

Part 3: FUGITIVES

Blonde Bombshell
The Marseillaise
Fallen Among Friends
The Stink of Death
Keeping Up Appearences
You Never Give Up, Do You?
For King and Country
Someone Has Let the Rabbits Out of Their Hutches
Diamond Heart
From on Top of a Mountain