Never Dream of Dying

James Bond (Original Series)

By: Raymond Benson

Narrated by: Simon Vance

It begins at a movie studio in Nice where a police raid goes horribly wrong, killing innocent men, women, and even children. It continues in an English prison, where a dead man discloses an intriguing secret about the brutal criminal organization called the Union. The trail leads James Bond to Paris, where he meets the tantalizing movie star Tylyn Mignonne and embarks on a voyage of sensual discovery.

But Tylyn is in mortal danger. Her husband, a volatile French film producer, has not forgiven his glamorous wife for ending their troubled marriage - and he is connected to the Union's thugs.

Meanwhile Bond's friend, French agent Mathis, has disappeared while tracking down the Union's mysterious leader, Le Gerant. Bond's journey takes him to a thrilling underwater brush with death, a chase through the Corsican wilderness, a surprise encounter with an old friend - and a final confrontation with a twisted criminal genius.

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Benson keeps getting better

While this novel was not even close to being as good as Thunderball, Goldfinger, Moonraker, The Spy Who Loved Me, etc, it has its moments of excitement and a few surprises. Benson struggles with too much product placement and a few Q-gimmics, but the story puts an interesting twist on characters from On Her Majesty's Secret Service. As with other novels, Benson struggles to bring the plot to a close from beginning to end, and Bond is still a tad unbelievable, which is too bad. The narrator is outstanding though.

Serviceable but not great

The last installment of the union trilogy while not bad didn’t live up to the previous installments. The ending is a little disheartening for fans of Fleming.

Great read great finish could be a great movie

It had a bit of a slow start,and as usual for me,trying to keep all of the foreign names straight was a bit difficult. About a third of the way through the book the story and plot really took hold and kept me glued to the very end. This was a great read and I think would be a really great movie.

Good Ending to the Union saga

Starts a bit different for a Bond tale, but picks up well. Also, some old characters are well placed throughout and a nice twist. The Benson Union saga was excellent.

Pretty good 007 book - feels like the real Bond

Keeps well within the style of Fleming. Pretty girls, fast cars, evil geniuses and armies of minions to dispatch. Narrator is the best.