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Favourite Young Bond Title?

Started by Righty007 , Mar 06 2008 09:57 PM

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Poll: Favourite Young Bond Title?

What's your favourite Young Bond title?

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#1 Righty007

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 09:57 PM

Finally! The fifth and last Young Bond novel has been titled. It's a tough choice but I think my favourite title is By Royal Command because of it's similarity to On Her Majesty's Secret Service. :tup:

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 10:10 PM

I'm going with SilverFin because I think it perfectly captured and encapsulated the concept of a "Young Bond novel" right off the bat. I remember Charlie talking about it one of our interviews, how it had a junior quality to it, how it was "silver - not quite gold." Also, now that the series is nearing the end and has proven such a successful part the Bond world, SilverFin feels classic to me.

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 10:29 PM

By Royal Command; fecking awesome, mate. :tup:

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 10:37 PM

Double Or Die has a real Bond feel to it, Young Bond or not. So that was my selection. But By Royal Command does have a nice sound to it.
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Posted 06 March 2008 - 10:46 PM

They saved the best for last.

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Posted 06 March 2008 - 10:52 PM

By Royal Command is my pick.

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 02:03 AM

I like all the Young Bond titles. Not one dud in there. I do like 'By Royal Command' though. It has a nice ring to it. It sounds elitist, an heir of superiority with a dash of espionage and urgency. It seems they have saved the best until last.

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 07:52 AM

I'll go with Hurricane Gold.

It sounds powerful, adventurous, and I suppose the Gold part of the name also makes it Bondian.

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Posted 07 March 2008 - 11:29 AM

By Royal Command. By Royal Command went a hard match against Silverfin. I think Silverfin has a classic touch of the YB books and is like Casino Royale of Flemings Bond. BRC is like Flemings OHMSS. Bloodfever and Hurricane Gold is average titles. Double or Die makes me think of a Steven Seagal or J-C Van Damme movie. Yes, BRC wins with a small margin.
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