Forever and a Day
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4.4 • 50 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
‘Goode’ till the End
I’m a huge Matthew Goode fan. His voice brings life to Bond and the characters in this entangled web of secrets, lies, and high stakes details of being a 00 agent. I was left wanting more from the story in parts, but overall was satisfied with the story line of a promise of more Bond to come. Hopefully ready again by Matthew Goode!
The Origin of Bond, James Bond
The thought appealed to me enough to try yet another period Bond piece.
The story is ok, but it lost my attention quite often. I also had trouble with the narrator. I listened several times to hear what Bond did before but couldn’t figure out what the narrator was saying. I was able to realize “bull” is ball, “shard” is shirt, but I had to work at listening to the book to understand it.
It’s been quite awhile since I read Fleming’s Bond adventures. I felt the author tried for a similar style, narrative, and voice, but it just didn’t appeal to me like the better Fleming Bonds did.
If you like period pieces and are looking to feed your Bond habit this book should help. Otherwise, I’d give it a pass. Definitely skip the audiobook unless you’re British.
Narrated by Matthew Goode
I actually enjoyed the story. I purchased it because I'm a fan of Matthew Goode. I'm wondering if this indicates who the next James Bond will be? Usually I am a book reader. I did enjoy listening to this on on my walks.