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Forever and a Day

A James Bond Novel

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Forever and a Day

By: Anthony Horowitz
Narrated by: Matthew Goode
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Summary

A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.

Forever and a Day is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera, taking readers into the very beginning of James Bond’s illustrious career and the formation of his identity.

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M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. “We have no choice. We’re just going to bring forward this other chap you’ve been preparing. But you didn’t tell me his name.”

“‘It’s Bond, sir,'” the Chief of Staff replied. “James Bond.”

The sea keeps its secrets. But not this time.

One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand.

It’s time for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war against organized crime.

It’s time for James Bond to earn his license to kill.

 Action & Adventure Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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I've read my fair share of Anthony Horowitz stories (YA mostly) and I can say I've enjoyed all of them. This was no exception. To be entirely honest, I've never read Ian Fleming so I can't tell if this is true to his style, but as a casual fan of the movies, it is a great Bond story. It was really interesting to be able to read Bond's inner thoughts and Matthew Goode here as the narrator was absolutely excellent. He voiced every single character well (male or female, which is hard for male narrators to not turn them into silly voices) and I'm impressed at how fast he could switch from one character to the next. Seriously, is there anything he can't do?! He has the perfect sexiness and playful charm of Bond and I am super surprised no one thought of him for the movies! If you enjoy James Bond, I highly recommend this novel.

Very enjoyable

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