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    Casino Royale | Ian Fleming
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    Casino Royale

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Dan Stevens
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    For James Bond and the British Secret Service the stakes couldn't be higher. 007's mission is to neutralise the Russian operative Le Chiffre by ruining him at the baccarat table and forcing his Soviet masters to 'retire' him.

    Much more of a literary effort than I expected
    Reviewed on Jan 28 2013 by Stuart (rd5 Hamilton, New Zealand)
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    Casino Royale | Ian Fleming
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    Casino Royale

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 39 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome, chillingly ruthless, and licensed to kill. This, the first of Ian Fleming's tales of secret agent 007, finds Bond on a mission to neutralize a lethal, high-rolling Russian operative called "Le Chiffre" by ruining him at the Baccarat table, forcing his Soviet spymasters to "retire" him. It seems that lady luck has sided with 007 when Le Chiffre hits a losing streak. But some people just refuse to play by the rules.

    A Masterwork

    Ian Fleming introduces us to a most remarkable world and character in this first book in the eventual series about 007. A very skillful character sket..Show More »

    Reviewed on Sep 26 2007 by Ken (laurel, MD, USA)
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    Live and Let Die | Ian Fleming
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    Live and Let Die

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 52 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Rory Kinnear
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    When 007 goes to Harlem, it's not just for the jazz. This is the kingdom of Mr Big, master of crime, voodoo baron, partner in SMERSH's grim company of death. Those Mr Big cannot possess he crushes - like his beautiful prisoner, Solitaire, and her would-be saviours James Bond and Agency man Felix Leiter. All three are marked out as victims in a trail of terror, treachery, and torture that leads from New York's underworld to the shark-infested island in the sun that Mr Big calls his own.

    A decent read to pass the time

    Ian Fleming's second 007 novel is probably not the most intense or action-packed of his repetoire, but it is a fairly enjoyable read. Bond's investiga..Show More »

    Reviewed on May 19 2013 by Todd (Orange, Australia)
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    Live and Let Die | Ian Fleming
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    Live and Let Die

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    Those Mr. Big cannot possess he crushes; those who cross him will meet painful ends -- like his beautiful prisoner, Solitaire, and her lover, James Bond. Both are marked as victims in a trail of treachery that leads from New York's black underworld to the dark secrets of the island in the sun that Mr. Big calls his own. Voodoo, sharks, barracuda, time bombs, harpoon guns, torture, and terror are the ingredients for a scalding brew that reaches the boiling point in an eruption of violence.

    Great Narrator

    Simon Vance is fantastic. I've always been a Bond fan and his narration is just great.

    Reviewed on Mar 25 2009 by David (MERIDIAN, ID, United States)
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    Moonraker | Ian Fleming
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    Moonraker

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 25 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Bill Nighy
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    The Moonraker project has a millionaire backer, the war hero Sir Hugo Drax - who cheats at cards. With a ballistic rocket at stake, his exposure could threaten Britain's latest defence system. James Bond is asked to investigate. Moving from London's most exclusive gambling club to a missile silo on the Channel coast, 007 and his Special Branch assistant Gala Brand soon discover there is more to Drax than meets the eye.

    Wonderful Reading of a Classic Story

    This is a superb presentation by Bill Nighy of this classic early James Bond tale. The story itself is rather comically dated in terms values and cult..Show More »

    Reviewed on Mar 16 2013 by lynn (ADELAIDE, Australia)
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    Moonraker | Ian Fleming
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    Moonraker

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    When James Bond is asked to settle a dispute over "ungentlemanly behavior" at an exclusive gambling club, the affair is embarrassing in the extreme, for the accused is the unimpeachable Sir Hugo Drax: business tycoon, popular hero, patriot extraordinaire, and head of the multimillion-dollar Moonraker missile program on which Britain's future defense depends.

    Impeccable

    The action-oriented espionage classics by Ian Fleming are always an enjoyable read, or in this case, listen. The audio is great, and the narrator's v..Show More »

    Reviewed on Apr 19 2008 by Joshua (Calhoun, LA, USA)
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    Diamonds are Forever | Ian Fleming
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    Diamonds are Forever

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 44 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Damian Lewis
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    Diamonds are being smuggled on a formidable scale from Africa, via Britain, to America. 007's assignment is to break the ring. It takes him to the racecourse and mud-baths of Saratoga Springs, to the gaming tables of Las Vegas, the ghost town of Spectreville and beyond.

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    Diamonds Are Forever | Ian Fleming
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    Diamonds Are Forever

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 34 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    African diamonds are being smuggled into the United States, and it's up to the British Secret Service to infiltrate the organized crime families in America and destroy the smugglers. James Bond is not afraid of gangsters, but then he hasn't really met any until now. With advice from his American friend, Felix Leiter, Bond tracks a diamond smuggling ring from Africa through London to the United States.

    Impeccable

    The action-oriented espionage classics by Ian Fleming are always an enjoyable read, or in this case, listen. The audio is great, and the narrator's v..Show More »

    Reviewed on Apr 19 2008 by Joshua (Calhoun, LA, USA)
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    From Russia with Love | Ian Fleming
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    From Russia with Love

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Toby Stephens
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    James Bond is targeted for elimination by SMERSH, and the malevolent Colonel Rosa Klebb has set a trap in Istanbul. The bait is the Spektor decoding machine, to be delivered by the irresistible Tatiana Romanova. The assassin is Red Grant, a psychopath who has defected from the West. Bond and Tatiana become pawns in a game of cross and double-cross that reaches its deadly finale on the Orient Express.

    A classical Bond in an elegant style
    Reviewed on Nov 05 2012 by Madalina (CHITILA, Romania)
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    From Russia with Love | Ian Fleming
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    From Russia with Love

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 52 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
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    Every major foreign government organization has a file on British secret agent James Bond. Now, Russia's lethal SMERSH organization has targeted him for elimination. SMERSH is the Soviet organ of vengeance, interrogation, torture, and death. James Bond is dedicated to the destruction of its agents wherever he finds them.

    The Best of Them All
    Reviewed on Dec 21 2011 by Pork C. Fish (Laurel, MD, United States)
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    Dr No | Ian Fleming
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    Dr No

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    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Hugh Quarshie
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    M thinks he has an easy case for 007, just what the superspy needs after a near-fatal brush with SMERSH. But on arriving in Jamaica to look for a missing agent and his secretary, Bond learns that the reclusive Dr Julius No could be connected with their disappearance.

    When Bond and the exotic Honeychile Rider are imprisoned on Dr No's private island, they realize that his plans could threaten international security.

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    Dr. No | Ian Fleming
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    Dr. No

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    • By Ian Fleming
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    M calls this case a "soft option". He sends Bond to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of the head of the Kingston station. Jamaica is luxurious, and the seductive Honey Rider is beautiful and willing, but they are both part of the empire of Dr. No.

    A classic James Bond thriller

    Ian Fleming wrote some fabulous thrillers with James Bond at the center. Doctor No is one of the better stories. The plot is at least feasible, alth..Show More »

    Reviewed on Nov 28 2011 by Doug (Columbus, NC, United States)
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    Goldfinger | Ian Fleming
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    Goldfinger

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Hugh Bonneville
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    A game of canasta turns out crooked, and a golden girl ends up dead. Auric Goldfinger, it seems, is a bad loser at cards. He is also the world's most ruthless and successful smuggler of gold. As James Bond follows his trail, he discovers that Goldfinger's real game is the heist of 15 billion dollars of US government bullion. The final hand is played at Fort Knox, in a spectacular display of deception and intrigue.

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    Goldfinger | Ian Fleming
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    Goldfinger

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    James Bond is challenged by a maniacal superfiend: the world's cleverest, cruelest criminal. Complications abound. A beautiful golden girl turns up dead, and a friendly game of two-handed canasta turns into a deadly game of survival with ever-rising stakes: 15 billion dollars worth of U.S. government bullion. But 007 knows that Auric Goldfinger's rules remain brutally simple: heads I win, tails you die.

    One of Fleming's better books

    "Goldfinger" is, in my opinion, one of Fleming's better James Bond books. The story is pure hokum, but it's told at such a fast pace that you don't ne..Show More »

    Reviewed on May 22 2012 by DARBY KERN (Green Bay, WI United States)
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    Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories | Ian Fleming
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    Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    Bringing together all of the James Bond short stories in one volume for the first time, this is the ultimate celebration of suave and deadly secret agent 007. Whether he's making an unexpected discovery in the Bahamas, hunting down a Cuban hit man in wild country, smashing an international drug ring in Rome, or on the trail of a murderous assassin in Berlin's sniper alley, dangerous missions and beautiful women come with the job for James Bond. And this agent is always a consummate professional.

    Top Notch

    Great stories with a great narrator. Simon Vance is one of the best narrators around. Someone with a lesser degree of talent could have botched the ..Show More »

    Reviewed on Apr 06 2010 by Gregory (Anoka, MN, USA)
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    For Your Eyes Only | Ian Fleming
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    For Your Eyes Only

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    Five short stories find James Bond facing danger from a variety of sources, all of which he escapes through fast thinking and even faster action.

    Deceived

    These stories were included in Quantum Solace which I already had downloaded. These are great of course, but one should be told that they are included..Show More »

    Reviewed on Dec 20 2010 by Rosemary (Montgomery, AL, United States)
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    Thunderball | Ian Fleming
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    Thunderball

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Jason Isaacs
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    Ernst Stavro Blofeld, leader of the terrorist organisation SPECTRE, has hijacked an American plane loaded with atomic weapons. Unless his demands are met, he will destroy one of the world's major cities. With only one week to locate the missing bombs, Bond goes to the Bahamas, where he encounters Blofeld's right-hand man, Emilio Largo, and his mistress, Domino. As the clock counts down, Bond learns that sharks are not the only killers in the Caribbean Sea.

    Terrific!
    Reviewed on Jan 29 2013 by Quentin (Greenslopes, Australia)
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    Thunderball | Ian Fleming
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    Thunderball

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    James Bond is in disgrace. His medical report is critical of the high living that is ruining his health, and M packs him off for a fortnight to a health farm to be tuned up to his former pitch of exceptional fitness. Bond expects a trying two weeks. The last thing he expects is an adversary more deadly, more ruthless even than SMERSH.

    Impeccable

    The action-oriented espionage classics by Ian Fleming are always an enjoyable read, or in this case, listen. The audio is great, and the narrator's v..Show More »

    Reviewed on Apr 19 2008 by Joshua (Calhoun, LA, USA)
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    The Spy Who Loved Me | Ian Fleming
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    The Spy Who Loved Me

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Rosamund Pike
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    When 007 turns up at a sleepy American backwoods motel, it doesn't take him long to realize that Vivienne Michel is in a tight spot - and that Sol Horror and Sluggsy Morant are hardened killers bent on destruction. Escaping from a past she doesn't want to relive, Viv turns to James Bond to save her.

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    The Spy Who Loved Me | Ian Fleming
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    The Spy Who Loved Me

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 55 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Nadia May
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    For the first time, listeners to James Bond's adventures will see Agent 007 as he appears through the eyes of a beautiful woman...a woman who, in the midst of brutality and terror, recognizes Bond for what he is: a handsome and appealing killer. But only a killer can help her now!

    Not the best in series

    Not the best one in the Bond series, but if you want to listen to the entire series you may as well include this one too. Story is from point of view..Show More »

    Reviewed on Jan 26 2011 by She (Piney Point, MD, United States)
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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Ian Fleming
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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 1 min)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By David Tennant
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    In his Alpine base, Blofeld is developing biological weapons that will devastate Britain. Unaware of the danger, James Bond is about to get married to Teresa di Vicenzo, the daughter of a Corsican Mafioso. But then he is sent to Switzerland. Bond's marriage and Blofeld's schemes disintegrate in a blizzard of gunfire and high explosive from which neither man emerges the victor.

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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Ian Fleming
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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    When James Bond rescues a beautiful, reckless girl from self-destruction, he finds himself with a lead on one of the most dangerous men in the world: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. Blofeld is conducting research that could threaten the safety of the world. To thwart this evil genius, Bond must infiltrate Blofeld's base of operations while avoiding the agents of SPECTRE.

    Impeccable

    The action-oriented espionage classics by Ian Fleming are always an enjoyable read, or in this case, listen. The audio is great, and the narrator's v..Show More »

    Reviewed on Apr 19 2008 by Joshua (Calhoun, LA, USA)
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    You Only Live Twice | Ian Fleming
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    You Only Live Twice

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 27 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Martin Jarvis
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    James Bond seems unable to function after the death of his wife. But his superior, M, is determined to restore 007 to the effective agent he used to be. He sends him on a mission to Japan, to the mysterious 'Castle of Death' and into the lair of an old and terrifying enemy. For Bond and Blofeld, this will be their final encounter. Only one of them can survive.

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    You Only Live Twice | Ian Fleming
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    You Only Live Twice

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    When Ernst Stavro Blofeld blasts into eternity the girl James Bond has married only hours before, the heart and zest for life goes out of Bond. M, unwilling to lose his best man, is persuaded to give him one last chance: an impossible mission far removed from his usual duties. Bond heads to Japan and a mysterious residence known as the "Castle of Death".

    Vance excels as Bond and Tanaka
    Reviewed on Feb 21 2012 by W (Cameron, WI, United States)
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    The Man with the Golden Gun | Ian Fleming
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    The Man with the Golden Gun

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Kenneth Branagh
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    If you try to assassinate your boss - even though brainwashed at the time - you must pay the price. To redeem himself, James Bond has 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.

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    The Man with the Golden Gun | Ian Fleming
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    The Man with the Golden Gun

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    Bond, believed dead for a year following the events of You Only Live Twice, returns to England. Brainwashed by the KGB, he believes his mission is to assassinate M. After his mind is "scrubbed", he is given a chance to redeem himself. The mission: to go to the Caribbean and track down Francisco Scaramanga, the one they call the Man with the Golden Gun. He has built a deadly laser for the express purpose of killing.

    Impeccable

    The action-oriented espionage classics by Ian Fleming are always an enjoyable read, or in this case, listen. The audio is great, and the narrator's v..Show More »

    Reviewed on Apr 19 2008 by Joshua (Calhoun, LA, USA)
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    Octopussy and Other Stories | Ian Fleming
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    Octopussy and Other Stories

    • UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Ian Fleming
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
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    Octopussy is an anthology of three novellas. In the title story, 007 is sent to Jamaica to deal with a rich, deranged major with a fondness for eight-legged creatures. In "The Living Daylights", Bond's mission is to kill the KGB sniper, code named Trigger, who will try to prevent an important Russian official from defecting. "The Property of a Lady" finds Bond at an auction, tracking down an exotic object d'art and a deceptive woman.

    fewer stories

    The book contains some of the same but fewer stories as Quantum of Solace (Unabridged)

    Reviewed on Jul 28 2009 by David (Newport News, VA, USA)