Bond Cars and Vehicles due out in August 2010

A new book from DK Publishing entitled Bond Cars and Vehicles is due for release later this year.

A licence to learn for both casual and indepth 007 fans, this 144-page hardback book features all of the vehicles in the James Bond movies and includes hair-raising chases aned escapades.

Bond Cars and Vehicles is due for release on 16 August 2010 and will retail for $15.99. It can currently be pre-ordered from Amazon.com…

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Titan's Nightbird James Bond collection delayed to June in US

Another release date setback has unfortunately hit forthcoming James Bond newspaper strip collection from Titan Books, Nightbird.

Illustrated 007 fans will now be able to pick up this latest release on 1 June in the US, following it’s UK release late last month.

The Nightbird collection brings together Hot-Shot and Ape of Diamonds in addition to the title story and following publication, will mark the complete publication of all 52 James Bond comic strips listed in the Titan checklist.

Titan’s Nightbird will retail for £12.99 / $19.95. Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com order links follow below.

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Hurricane Gold US paperback now shipping

The paperback edition of Charlie Higson’s fourth Young James Bond adventure, Hurricane Gold, is now shipping from Amazon.com.

Hitting bookstore shelves tomorrow, this paperback edition of the 2007 Young Bond novel will also include a preview of the follow-up fifth novel in the series, By Royal Command.

James Bond is on a much-needed vacation in Mexico at the home of ex-flying ace Jack Stone. But his holiday is cut short when a hurricane hits. As the storm ravages the community, a gang of thieves lies in ambush – they want Stone’s safe, and will kill for its contents. Stone’s children, Precious and JJ, are kidnapped, and James must embark on a perilous chase through the jungle to rescue them and retrieve the stolen items. The clues ultimately lead him to the island of Lagrimas Negras, a haven for deadly criminals, controlled by the ruthless El Huracan.

James will have to use all of his instincts and cunning if he’s going to outwit El Huracan and escape with his life. But the only way off the island is through a treacherous maze, La Avenida de la Muerte – the Avenue of Death. On this terrifying trail of greed and betrayal, only danger is guaranteed. Survival is not.

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Radio 4 production of Goldfinger now online

Literary James Bond fans can now access the BBC Radio 4 production of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger online.

Originally running this past Saturday afternoon, the adaptation of Fleming’s seventh 007 adventure can now be played online via the BBC iPlayer.

In addition to featuring Sir Ian McKellen in the villainous title role, numerous James Bond film alumni also starred production, including: Toby Stephens (Die Another Day), Rosamund Pike (Die Another Day) and Tim Pigott-Smith (Quantum of Solace).

The official IanFleming.com news release follows:

A brand-new radio recording of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger has been produced by Jarvis & Ayres, featuring an all-star cast and scheduled to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 over Easter weekend 2010.

Dramatisation is by award-winning Archie Scottney – Murder She Thought and Spy Stories, Something Fresh (P.G. Wodehouse), Man of The Moment and A Small Family Business (Ayckbourn), The Mysterious Mr Quin (Agatha Christie), Shadowlands (Nicholson).

As with Jarvis & Ayres’ production of Dr No, music is specially composed by Mark Holden and Sam Barbour.

This remarkable radio adaptation stays true to Ian Fleming’s novel. A full cast list is below.

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All My Flashbacks: The Autobiography of Lewis Gilbert

ALL MY FLASHBACKS
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LEWIS GILBERT

Reach for the Sky, Carve Her Name With Pride, Sink the Bismarck!, Alfie, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine … a remarkably varied collection of subjects and just some of the films directed by Lewis Gilbert during the courseof seven decades in the industry.

In All My Flashbacks Lewis Gilbert recalls his tragic childhood as a music hall entertainer, his traumatic wartime service in the RAF and ultimately one of the most distinguished careers in British cinema. Along the way he describes working with such diverse personalities as Laurence Olivier, Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Liza Minnelli.

From modest post-war comedies to the most lavish James Bond epics ever made, Gilbert shares the secrets behind some legendary movies and reveals the sometimes uncomfortable truth about the stars he worked with.

All My Flashbacks is the inside story of some of our best-loved films, but above all it is a warm, incisive and deeply moving account of an extraordinary life.

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Lewis Gilbert was born in 1920 and began his career as a director while attached to the US Army Air Corps in the Second World War. He went on to direct over 40 films, includingthree James Bond movies and such classics as Sink the Bismarck! and Shirley Valentine. Also a prolific writer and producer, Gilbert’s numerous awards include two BAFTAs (Reach for the Sky and Educating Rita) and a Golden Globe (Friends). His 1966 movie Alfie was nominated for numerous Academy Awards.

In 1997 Gilbert was appointed a CBE for his achievements in film, and five years later directed his final picture, Before You Go.

Wherever he lives in the world, he remains a loyal supporter of Arsenal Football Club.

A strictly limited number of signed copies of All My Flashbacks are available to buy from the Reynolds & Hearn website: www.rhbooks.com

• Order the UK hardback edition of All My Flashbacks: The Autobiography of Lewis Gilbert from Amazon.co.uk

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Ian Fleming's From Russia with Love now shipping from Amazon.co.uk

A brand new special printing of Ian Fleming’s fifth James Bond adventure, 1957’s From Russia with Love, is now shipping from Amazon.co.uk.

This reissue of From Russia with Love is apart of the Penguin Decades series—a collection of works that helped shape modern Britain. Featuring all-new cover artwork, this paperback edition of the novel retails for £8.99.

The full blurb follows below:

Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling.

Ian Fleming’s From Russia with Love was published in 1957 and made suave, steely secret agent James Bond an icon. Here 007 encounters the deadly machinations of Russian organisation SMERSH, the fiendish Colonel Rosa Klebb—and the irresistible beauty Tatiana Romanova—in one of the most thrilling classic novels of the Cold War.

Order online:

• Order the UK paperback edition of From Russia with Love on Amazon.co.uk

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Titan's Nightbird James Bond collection released in UK

The latest James Bond newspaper strip collection from Titan Books, Nightbird, is now available in the UK.

Due out in the US late next month, the Nightbird collection brings together Hot-Shot and Ape of Diamonds in addition to the title story. This latest illustrated 007 release marks the complete publication of all 52 James Bond comic strips listed in the Titan checklist.

Titan’s Nightbird retails for £12.99 / $19.95. Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com order links follow below.

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Ian Fleming's Goldfinger radio production preview clip online

As earlier reported on CommanderBond.net, this upcoming Easter weekend will mark the release of the BBC Radio 4 production of Ian Fleming’s seventh James Bond adventure, Goldfinger.

The production will begin at 2:30pm on Saturday, 3 April. Click here to listen to a preview clip from Goldfinger.

In addition to featuring Sir Ian McKellen in the title role, numerous James Bond film alumni will also star in the production, including: Toby Stephens (Die Another Day), Rosamund Pike (Die Another Day) and Tim Pigott-Smith (Quantum of Solace).

The official IanFleming.com news release follows:

A brand-new radio recording of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger has been produced by Jarvis & Ayres, featuring an all-star cast and scheduled to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 over Easter weekend 2010.

Dramatisation is by award-winning Archie Scottney – Murder She Thought and Spy Stories, Something Fresh (P.G. Wodehouse), Man of The Moment and A Small Family Business (Ayckbourn), The Mysterious Mr Quin (Agatha Christie), Shadowlands (Nicholson).

As with Jarvis & Ayres’ production of Dr No, music is specially composed by Mark Holden and Sam Barbour.

This remarkable radio adaptation stays true to Ian Fleming’s novel. A full cast list is below.

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Ian Fleming's Quantum of Solace collection published in large print

Ian Fleming’s Quantum of Solace collection is now available in large print.

First published in 2008 to tie in with the release of Daniel Craig’s second James Bond film, Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories collects together the nine 007 short stories that make up Fleming’s For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy and The Living Daylights collections:

• From a View to a Kill
• For Your Eyes Only
• Quantum of Solace
• Risico
• The Hildebrand Rarity
• Octopussy
• The Living Daylights
• The Property of a Lady
• 007 in New York

This new large print edition of Quantum of Solace is published by W. F. Howes Ltd and released under their Clipper Large Print imprint. It joins the line-up of the other 14 Fleming Bond titles, which the publisher released in July 2008.

This large print hardback edition of Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories retails for £17.95 and can currently be ordered from the W. F. Howes Ltd website:

• Order the UK large print edition of Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories from wfhowes.org

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April arrival for Charlie Higson's By Royal Command in France

Literary James Bond fans in France will only need to wait a few weeks more to pick up Charlie Higson’s fifth adventure in the Young Bond series, By Royal Command.

The Young Bond Dossier reports that an Amazon.fr listing for By Royal Command sets the release date for mid-April. Regular publisher Gallimard Jeunesse will release the book under the translated title Par ordre de sa majeste.

Cover artwork for this French edition By Royal Command can be viewed online here.

Pre-order online:

• Order the French paperback edition of By Royal Command (Par ordre de sa majeste) from Amazon.fr

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