From Russia with Love

A James Bond Novel

De: Ian Fleming

Narrado por: Mark Gatiss

JAMES BOND GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH SMERSH IN A BID TO SECURE A KEY PIECE OF SOVIET INTELLIGENCE

SMERSH, the Russian intelligence unit whose acronym stands for “Death to Spies,” is hell-bent on destroying Special Agent James Bond.

His death would deal a catastrophic hammer blow to the heart of the British Secret Service.

The lure? A beautiful woman who needs 007’s help. Tatiana Romanova is a Russian spy who promises to hand over the prized Spektor decoding machine if Bond aids her defection. Bond suspects a trap but can’t resist the opportunity to give the British the upper hand in a chilling new front of the Cold War.

So begins a deadly game of bluff and double bluff, with Bond a marked man as he enters the murky world of Balkan espionage.

©1957 Ian Fleming Publications Ltd (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

Good set up, boring in the middle, fun ending!

A decent Bond novel, but not my favorite. It starts out strong, setting up the villains in an interesting way. It slogs a bit on the middle and Bond tours around with his weird friend, then it picks up and delivers a decent ending. It ends on a cliffhanger, which is, as always, both fun and annoying. Overall, worth a read.

The story development and the characters.

Much better than the movie — which was stellar! It would be great to see a Bond re-boot tackle the books in order!

Best one so far.

What a great story. Loved the suspense and character interaction. Reading the books in order. I thought Moonraker was the best...this blows away Moonraker.