false 3261447 8 Many of Ian Fleming’s short stories have been the inspiration for the extremely successful James Bond film franchise, and included in this collection are such stories as <I>Octopussy, The Living Daylights</I>, and <I>For Your Eyes Only</I>. The title story, <I>Quantum of Solace</I>, lends its name to the upcoming James Bond film, slated to release in Fall 2008. This collection will be published to coincide with the film’s release, as well as to continue Penguin’s centenary celebrations of Fleming’'s birth. 3144256 26 8 2008 Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories total:166|5:28|4:67|3:59|2:9|1:3| 166 606 273 29 3 3 false false Sun Sep 21 08:41:49 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 21:26:28 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 08:41:49 -0700 2008
I was raised with James Bond in the pop culture background, and it's interest...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 28 16:02:55 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 13:55:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 19:48:08 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 17:12:52 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 01:14:06 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 06:34:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 17:32:08 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 19:12:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 01 23:51:29 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 00:03:24 -0800 2009 Quantum of Solace yet, but the original tale is about Bond having a drink with someone who t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 21:24:06 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:59:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 12:00:24 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 12:07:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 00:48:44 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 17:32:26 -0700 2008 The rating reflects only the Penguin addition and not the stories contained inside .


In many ways, the literary Bond is quite different from the film Bond, and liking one doesn't necessarily mean one will like the other. Bond on film is the Bond I know best. He is charming, abrasiv...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 20:13:35 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 20:19:13 -0800 2008
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These stories are much more compelling than the 007 movies, with more hints to Bond's personality, penchant for darkness, and empathy. Strangely, the Daniel Craig version seems more appropriate than the Connery version, albeit with much more physical violence.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 17:34:04 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 01:58:48 -0700 2008
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