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[Quantumofsolace007]

Let me give a bit of history first.

First i saw the bond films loved them watched them asked for the VHS for christmas (then eventually the films on dvd remember tapes I sure do). Eventually i was i think 14 or 15 and My mom was trying to get me back into reading and saw Raymond Benson's The Facts of Death bought it. I read and loved it. It was exciting amazing. really a great novel. read all the Benson novels (except of the novilizations) after that I found Licenece renewed. I read it but didn't like it. Than i tried to get into fleming's bond and just couldn't.


Fast foward to summer 06. I started again Reading Casino Royale and loved it. (I think Fleming's work is better for a more mature audience) I've read all the fleming novels. Some I loved some I didn't (goldfinger was a bit boring at times but oh well)


AnAnyways with that all said. I've Wondered are the young bond books more for kids or are they great bond novels just with bond as younger person?


Some of the titles like Blood Fever and By Royal command i think is the name of the new one.

So what do you think?


and yes I'm well aware i'm gonna be made fun of for not liking fleming at first, but hey i was like 16 at the time. At 20 I devoured the fleming books and most of them i love.

Edited by Quantumofsolace007, 06 March 2008 - 05:09 PM.

[jimbo bond 007]

Yeah, they are all certainly worth a read. The stories are pretty good, obviously aimed at a younger market, but are enjoyable to read as an adult none the less.

They also contain some nice references to the Fleming novels that you will pick up on.

[Qwerty]

I've Wondered are the young bond books more for kids or are they great bond novels just with bond as younger person?

A little bit of both--which works in their favour, in my opinion. It's not a mix of Harry Potter meets 007 since Charlie Higson definitely knows how to spin a tale that caters to the younger and older fans with these books. This is most especially the case with the second and third titles in the series, Blood Fever and Double or Die.

Pick up SilverFin and give 'em a try.

[Double-0-7]

I've read the first two and thought they were both good reads - and I'm closer to a senior than a junior!

I found Blood Fever to read better than Silverfin, but enjoyed both.

[Qwerty]

I've read the first two and thought they were both good reads - and I'm closer to a senior than a junior!

I found Blood Fever to read better than Silverfin, but enjoyed both.

You should definitely check out Double or Die if you get a chance, Double-0.

[Professor Dent]

I've read SilverFin & enjoyed it. I'm halfway through Blood Fever & it's equally as enjoyable so far. I have Double or Die on pre-order. SilverFin is set back in the 1930's which I found helped to keep the story interesting - more so than if it was set in the present day. So, in the end, I would recommend these books.

[Double-0-7]

I've read the first two and thought they were both good reads - and I'm closer to a senior than a junior!

I found Blood Fever to read better than Silverfin, but enjoyed both.

You should definitely check out Double or Die if you get a chance, Double-0.

It is on pre-order, along with Devil May Care. I doubt either one will stay unopened long enough to be read on the trip to DTBB3!

[zencat]

If you like action, adventure, glamorous locations, megalomaniac villains, creepy henchmen, female companions with exotic names, and a stout English hero named Bond, James Bond...then, yes, the YB books are for you.

[MkB]

Thanks for these advices: I was asking myself the same question as Quantumofsolace007.
I had a bad prejudice about this YB series. The Fleming Bond universe seems to me very "grown-up", quite dark, sexual (in a 60s way, of course) and even nostalgic, and I couldn't really see how these feature could fit with a child as the main character, but with all these good opinions, I shall reconsider my views.
By the way, if I may ask a side-tracked yet related question, how does Higson refers to James Bond in his novels? In the "adult" Bond novels, he is often designed as "Bond" (with the surname only), and I was thinking to myself that this would perhaps sound a little weird for a child?

[zencat]

He calls him James.

[Mister Asterix]

...
By the way, if I may ask a side-tracked yet related question, how does Higson refers to James Bond in his novels? In the "adult" Bond novels, he is often designed as "Bond" (with the surname only), and I was thinking to myself that this would perhaps sound a little weird for a child?

[mra]Generally, it

[MkB]

Thanks gentlemen!

[Qwerty]

I've read the first two and thought they were both good reads - and I'm closer to a senior than a junior!

I found Blood Fever to read better than Silverfin, but enjoyed both.

You should definitely check out Double or Die if you get a chance, Double-0.

It is on pre-order, along with Devil May Care. I doubt either one will stay unopened long enough to be read on the trip to DTBB3!

Just the way it should be.

[minder125]

Thanks everyone I picked up Silverfin at a used book store pretty cheap and its been on my shelf for awhile. I'll probably finally crack it open pretty soon.

I was more familiar with Higson's comedy work thanks to import DVDs, but I don't think Ted and Ralph make any appearances or do they

[sharpshooter]

If you like action, adventure, glamorous locations, megalomaniac villains, creepy henchmen, female companions with exotic names, and a stout English hero named Bond, James Bond...then, yes, the YB books are for you.

Yep. They are fine literature and worthy additions to Bond lore. Like most things, the concept was initally dismissed only to prove the naysayers wrong.