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'For Your Eyes Only, James'

[sub]James Bond/Miss Moneypenny short story goes under the radar[/sub]

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'Moneypenny's First Date With Bond' By Samantha Weinberg

[sub]Second Miss Moneypenny/James Bond short story[/sub]

This one really flew in under the radar, but what a wonderful surprise!

New Bond-Moneypenny Short Story in November Tatler

Wow!

If IFP were to release the Benson short story collection we've all been hoping for, this, and possibly future Bond-Moneypenny stories, should be included in the book. Maybe with more material to include such as this, IFP would finally release that collection.

Not a bad little scoop, eh? And a bonus here is you get that sexy Kristen Dust cover.

However, as Tatler is a UK mag, I might have a time finding it here in LA. Going to wait a week, then do a hunt. For those of you in the UK who pick this up, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

(Can't help but wonder if Young Bond short stories are planned.)

(The) Tatler, eh? Bond fans move in all the right circles. John, you really should have a trilby with a "Press" card sticking out of the hatband, you know.

Does this mean that La Weinberg is finally going to get a place in the literature forum? Hmmm?

This post has been edited by Hitch: 13 October 2006 - 17:29

Zen, you are a star.

I'm going to try to track a copy down tomorrow.

Am flying to the South of France in the morning too. Have a Proof of Young Bond 3 in my bag. The Moneypenny short story will be the icing on the cake.

Only if they are collectively released like FYEO and O&TLD, I would hope.

Shame this is for UK only. Pretty bad they haven't published TMD in the states yet.

Thanks, man.


Oooo...nice. I don't have a YB3 proof yet. But even when I get one, I'm going to hold out a long as I can.

Got it on a "Buy Now" at £59.99. Thought it worth it as a holiday treat.

I was going to suggest that--combining the Benson and Weinberg short stories into a dual collection. That would help fill out the book and give us the short stories in novel format that so many of us have been pining for for so long.

I have to say when I first read about Samantha Weinberg's short story, I nearly fell out of my chair. I certainly wasn't expecting that.

And I have to echo K1Bond007. It is a shame that this story can only be found in the UK--same as The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel after nearly a full year later. (However, I finally did break down and buy TMD:GA this last week. I should get it about the time Casino Royale opens. Now that I bought it, just see TMD:GA get released in the U.S. in a couple of months. )

Read it today. It's.... fine. The situation isn't particularly clever and Bond doesn't feel like Bond to me but I'm sure some will enjoy it. It's less a thriller than a Mills & Boon story with Bond as the studmuffin hero.
Personally I prefer my Bond short stories to be a little snappier than this.

Wow, what a cool surprise. Definitely be picking this up.

Is anyone else just dying to read Secret Servant?

How do the illustrations look, MarkT?

Any chance of a synopsis in spoiler tags, Mark?

Someone should do a main page article about all the post-Fleming Bond short stories, with brief plot descriptions and (if applicable - wouldn't be to something like Benson's "The Heart of Erzulie") publication data. I'm looking at you, zen.