Synopses & Reviews
In , Bond is on loan to the United States government, his partner none other than the tough and beautiful Cedar, daughter of 007's old friend Felix Leiter. Their enemy? An old adversary, the legendary SPECTRE has reappeared. Bond and Cedar find themselves in some deadly and terrifying situations--from skyjack to plunging elevator, from armies of killer ants in the Midwest to horror on a private monorail--before they come face to face with the heir to Blofeld's iniquitous empire.
Review
"As enjoyable for all ages as the originals." Evening Standard [London]
Synopsis
For the first time in trade paperback--with new introductions--the novels that began John Gardner's career as the author of the thrilling James Bond 007 series.
In For Special Services, Bond is on loan to the United States government, his partner none other than the tough and beautiful Cedar, daughter of 007's old friend Felix Leiter. Their enemy? An old adversary, the legendary SPECTRE has reappeared. Bond and Cedar find themselves in some deadly and terrifying situations--from skyjack to plunging elevator, from armies of killer ants in the Midwest to horror on a private monorail--before they come face to face with the heir to Blofeld's iniquitous empire.
Synopsis
For the first time in trade paperback--with new introductions--the novels that began John Gardner's career as the author of the thrilling James Bond 007 series.
About the Author
Thriller writer John Gardner (1926-2007) wrote, as did ian Fleming, fourteen Bond novels (1981 to 1996). In all, Gardner had fifty-five novels to his credit--many of them bestsellers (his novel Maestro was a New York Times Notable Book of the year). His other novels include the Boysie Oakes series and the Sherlock Holmes Moriarty pastiches. John Gardner died in 2007. John was a highly respected and admired member of the Bond family, and he will be greatly missed.Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He is the founder of the Mysterious Press and Otto Penzler Books, and has received an Edgar Award, an Ellery Queen Award, and a Raven Award for his contribution to the mystery field. His anthology The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps was a New York Times Bestseller.