Forever and A Day - Anthony Horowitz (Paperback)
A James Bond Novel
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9781784706388
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 10 Apr 2019
- Supply Source
- South Africa
Book
- Author
- Anthony Horowitz
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Series
- James Bond 007
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 352
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 22mm (198g)
Annotation
1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `Exciting... 007 is back' Daily Express
`Evil villains, fast cars...and the story rips along' Guardian The
explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony
Horowitz ***** A British agent floats in the waters of the French
Riviera, murdered by an unknown hand.
Summary
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to Casino Royale.
M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. 'We have no choice. We're just going to bring forward this other chap you've been preparing. But you didn't tell me his name.'
'It's Bond, sir,' the Chief of Staff replied. 'James Bond.'
One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand.
It's time for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war against organised crime.
It's time for James Bond to earn his licence to kill.
This is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera.
`Fast-paced, skilfully written... leaves you wanting more'
The Times
A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to Casino Royale.
M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. 'We have no choice. We're just going to bring forward this other chap you've been preparing. But you didn't tell me his name.'
'It's Bond, sir,' the Chief of Staff replied. 'James Bond.'
One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand.
It's time for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war against organised crime.
It's time for James Bond to earn his licence to kill.
This is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera.
`Fast-paced, skilfully written... leaves you wanting more'
The Times
Classification
- General Subject
- Fiction
- BISAC Subject 1
- Fiction / Action & Adventure
- BISAC Subject 3
- Fiction / Espionage
- BISAC Subject 4
- Fiction / Espionage
- BIC Classification 1
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- BIC Classification 2
- Espionage & spy thriller
- BIC Classification 3
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- BIC Classification 4
- Espionage & spy thriller
- Library Subject 1
- Intelligence officers - Fiction - Great Britain
- Dewey Classification
- 823.92
Author Bio
Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers
working in the UK. He has written over 40 books including the
bestselling teen spy `Alex Rider' series, which is estimated to
have sold 19 million copies worldwide.
Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults. He was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels; The House of Silk was published in November 2011 and was internationally lauded as the top title of the autumn. The sequel, Moriarty, was published in October 2014 with similar success.
The Ian Fleming Estate then asked him to write a continuation James Bond novel,Trigger Mortis, and in 2016 he became the first writer to be invited to produce a second, with a release scheduled for May 2018. His standalone novel, Magpie Murders, was released in October 2016 to critical acclaim and 2017 saw the release ofThe Word is Murder, the first in a series of detective novels.
Anthony is also responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most beloved and successful television series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. In 2014, he was awarded an OBE for his services to literature.
Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults. He was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels; The House of Silk was published in November 2011 and was internationally lauded as the top title of the autumn. The sequel, Moriarty, was published in October 2014 with similar success.
The Ian Fleming Estate then asked him to write a continuation James Bond novel,Trigger Mortis, and in 2016 he became the first writer to be invited to produce a second, with a release scheduled for May 2018. His standalone novel, Magpie Murders, was released in October 2016 to critical acclaim and 2017 saw the release ofThe Word is Murder, the first in a series of detective novels.
Anthony is also responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most beloved and successful television series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. In 2014, he was awarded an OBE for his services to literature.