 Looking Back: Never Send Flowers, John Gardner's 12th James Bond 007 novel |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 11 August 2003 From: H O L L Y W O O D  |
15 August 2005 - 06:56
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  The G33K Goddess (A woman should be two things... Classy & Fabulous!) "Someone that you think that you can trust is just another way to die." |
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Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 20 February 2003 From: London |
15 August 2005 - 12:02
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Informative article once again Devin. I have thoroughly enjoyed Mr Gardner's work though have yet to read Never Send Flowers. Let's just say that the whole EuroDisney thing doesn't exactly inspire a huge deal of confidence.
 "Critics rarely remark on how well written the James Bond stories are. I suppose that with a man as civilized and amusing as Mr Fleming, good writing is taken for granted." Eric Ambler |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
15 August 2005 - 14:06
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Thank you. I hope you like it though, even with the Disney factor, I find this to be a good book.
  ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Midshipman Group: Crew Enlisted: 13 August 2005 From: The L.A. Area... |
15 August 2005 - 17:54
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Nice overview, although I've never read any of the books, the majority of the reviews are negitive. (Especially the Eurodisney thing
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
15 August 2005 - 18:18
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Those are only some of reviews selected. I recommend reading the books.
~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 6 January 2002 From: Stockholm, Sweden |
15 August 2005 - 20:11
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Great article on my favourite non-Fleming novel.
CASINO ROYALE - the best Bond movie in 19 years! |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
15 August 2005 - 22:08
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This is a terrific bit of trivia. I never knew this before so I checked my NSF paperback and, yep, sure enough, it's true.
The US paperback of Never Send Flowers includes a teaser for John Gardner's next original James Bond novel SeaFire, citing the upcoming villain as Sir Maxwell Lustig. However, the villain came to be known eventually as Sir Maxwell Tarn. Wonder why the change? I like Lustig. |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 21 March 2005 |
16 August 2005 - 00:31
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I liked Never Send Flowers. It was one of the first James Bond novels that I read, and I thought that it was a decent Bond adventure. Not sure about the whole EuroDisney thing, but it's good to see different ideas and settings in the Bond universe every once in a while.
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
16 August 2005 - 03:35
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QUOTE(zencat @ 15 August 2005 - 18:08) This is a terrific bit of trivia. I never knew this before so I checked my NSF paperback and, yep, sure enough, it's true. The US paperback of Never Send Flowers includes a teaser for John Gardner's next original James Bond novel SeaFire, citing the upcoming villain as Sir Maxwell Lustig. However, the villain came to be known eventually as Sir Maxwell Tarn. Wonder why the change? I like Lustig.  Ditto. Something to someday ask Mr. Gardner me thinks... ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 6 January 2002 From: Stockholm, Sweden |
16 August 2005 - 18:43
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QUOTE(zencat @ 15 August 2005 - 23:08) Wonder why the change? I like Lustig. I actually don't fancy the name Lustig. In Swedish "lustig" means "amusing", so for me that names just appears ridiculous.  CASINO ROYALE - the best Bond movie in 19 years! |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
16 August 2005 - 19:35
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QUOTE(Kronsteen @ 16 August 2005 - 11:43) QUOTE(zencat @ 15 August 2005 - 23:08) Wonder why the change? I like Lustig. I actually don't fancy the name Lustig. In Swedish "lustig" means "amusing", so for me that names just appears ridiculous. Hey, maybe that was the reason for the change? |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 6 January 2002 From: Stockholm, Sweden |
21 August 2005 - 18:37
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QUOTE(zencat @ 16 August 2005 - 20:35) QUOTE(Kronsteen @ 16 August 2005 - 11:43) QUOTE(zencat @ 15 August 2005 - 23:08) Wonder why the change? I like Lustig. I actually don't fancy the name Lustig. In Swedish "lustig" means "amusing", so for me that names just appears ridiculous. Hey, maybe that was the reason for the change? I'd doubt it. Not that many knows Swedish, and SeaFire wasn't even released in Sweden. But who knows? CASINO ROYALE - the best Bond movie in 19 years! |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
21 August 2005 - 21:36
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Publishers stepping in again?
~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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