Thunderball

A James Bond Novel

De: Ian Fleming

Narrado por: Robert Glenister

JAMES BOND IS HOT ON THE TRAIL OF TWO STOLEN ATOM BOMBS Performed by Robert Glenister, whose dynamic narration delivers the suspense and excitement of this James Bond classic.

Upon M’s insistence, James Bond takes a two-week respite in a secluded natural health spa. But amid the bland teas and tasteless yogurts Bond stumbles onto the trail of a lethal man with ties to a new secret organization called SPECTRE. When SPECTRE hijacks two A-bombs, a frantic global search for the weapons ensues, and M’s hunch that the plane containing the bombs will make a clean drop into the ocean sends Bond to the Bahamas to investigate.

On the island paradise, 007 finds a wealthy pleasure seeker’s treasure hunt and meets Domino Vitali, the gorgeous mistress of Emilio Largo, otherwise known as SPECTRE’s Number 1. But as powerful as he is, Emilio works for someone else: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, a peculiar man with a deadly creative mind.

thrilling story, good performance.

liked the pace of the story. Enjoyed the discription of action and the interaction of the characters, fantastic keep good works like this coming. Thanks!

Of Bombs, Boomers and Seals

Of Bombs, Boomers and Seals

What is truly enjoyable about reading the #JamesBondSeries by #IanFleming so enjoyable is understanding how "in the know" the author was having been an World War II Intelligence Officer for the British Navy and being part of the formation of both the Special Air Service and Special Boat Service that gave birth to modern Special Forces. In this, the 9th installment of the series, Thunderball has Bond ay first being forced by M at a homeopathic health spa in the English countryside for a little R&R. Invariably a beautiful woman and a bad man interrupt his much needed peace and quiet which, at least was a break from the drudgery of office work. To his surprise, Bond does experience positive health benefits but he's quickly put back i. the field to track down weapons obsconded by a new set of nogoodniks who act under the dubious name of SPECTRE . He's dispatched to the Bahamas in the company of an old CIA colleague where women and gambling fill out their cover of real estate speculators who are poking around the islands at the same time as a treasure hunt that drawn in not just the usual lot of swashbucl
swashbucklers aboard barely floating tubs but an elegant, one of a kind Yacht with a dashing Italian adventurer and his much too beautiful "niece."

If your knowledge of the story us limited to the movie, understand that is veers far away from the truly marvelous Cold War thriller set in the troubled waters of the Caribbean where nuclear subs and a very special breed of underwater swimmers are just now forming into what we now know as Navy Seals who are not yet well equipped into a well trained fighting force. It is, however, another small peek into the shadowy world of Bond's wartime activities which certainly was much more risky then whooping it up in casinos with wild women.

This is an excellent and fun story. The. only reason foe the four stars is because the narrator couldn't hold his accents and mispronounced a few more words than he should have for what was likely aan expensive audio production.

Classic Bond

Well performed, unabridged. Perfect Bond story. The book differs from the movie, but that makes it far more realistic.

not bad good thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat

good character development interesting story keeps you following Bond till the end. making you part of the action in the king of espionage

James Bond fan

Exciting story. Performed well. I especially liked hearing the different voices for all the characters, which made it easier to distinguish between them. The movie was a little different from the book, but I certainly enjoyed them both.