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The Man with the Golden Gun (with Interview)
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
If you try to assassinate your boss – even though brainwashed at the time – you must pay the price. To redeem himself James Bond is sent to kill one of the most lethal hitmen in the world… Paco ‘Pistols’ Scaramanga.
In the sultry heat of Jamaica, 007 infiltrates his target’s criminal cooperative – only to find that Scaramanga’s bullets are laced with snake venom. When the end comes, every shot will count.
Includes an exclusive bonus interview with Sir Kenneth Branagh.
Ian Fleming was born in London in 1908. He was educated at Eton and worked as a journalist in Moscow and a banker and stockbroker in London before becoming personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence during the Second World War. He wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1952 at Goldeneye, his home in Jamaica. Since then James Bond has gone on to become a global phenomenon.
Sir Kenneth Branagh is one of the UK’s most successful actors and directors in film, TV and theatre. In addition to his acclaimed cinema adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays, he has also directed and/or acted in films such as My Week with Marilyn, Thor and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. He has had huge TV success with his BAFTA-winning portrayal of Wallander and has received five Academy Award nominations in five different categories.
Critic Reviews
"Fleming keeps you riveted." ( Sunday Telegraph)
"For those who like to escape to Bondsville, the old boom-town hasn’t changed a scrap." ( Listener)
"Bond and Fleming were fun. They entertained, sometimes mildly, often grandly – but always consistently. Life will be less interesting without them." ( Associated Press)
"The most forceful and driving writer." (Raymond Chandler)
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-12-2020
Brilliant novel unlike the film.
LOVE this book. A super simplistic tale of man vs man. A redemption story for Bond, with a compelling villain. I like the fact that Scaramanga's plot isn't world domination, instead just simple gangster-type dealings, with a bit of international espionage entanglement with the Russians & Cubans.
This isn't campy or silly like Roger Moore's take on the story either. I would've loved to have seen Connery or Lazenby tackle this story with their more grounded takes on Bond.
Kenneth Branagh is a brilliant narrator, who brings wit, charm & charisma to the reading. His characterisations are superb, with accents that easily make each character easily distinguishable.
A highly underrated Fleming novel, that is far superior to its film counterpart.
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- Ryan
- 05-07-2016
Brilliant
Excellently written book that keeps you on the edage of your seat chapter by chapter, it's a must read for all Bond fans!
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- J. P. Lawson
- 24-11-2019
absolutely brilliant
thoroughly enjoyed this and was amaze what a taut Novel it is...nothing at all like the travesty of the movie
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- Ian St Leon
- 16-04-2020
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This novel really should have been two, one to explore Bond's return and then the Man with the Golden Gun.
In saying that this is still an excellent book. Hard to stop listening to until the end. Excellent characters.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-07-2022
Exciting, battle royale in exquisite Jamaica.
Good story, typical Bond with a classy villian .Very entertaining and the narration was excellent.
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