Solo: A James Bond Novel - Hardcover

Boyd, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0224097474 ISBN 13: 9780224097475

Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Set in 1969, Boyd's 007 story finds an experienced, older Bond sent to stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim; but Bond goes solo, on his own mission to Washington DC and into geopolitical intrigue.

About this title

About the Author:

William Boyd was born in Accra, Ghana, in 1952. He is the author of one work of nonfiction, three collections of short stories and fourteen novels. He has won many awards including the Whitbread First Novel, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Sunday Express Book of the Year Award and the Costa Book Award. He is married and lives in London.

Review:

"This is well-plotted, exciting stuff and Boyd has a great sense of time and place. His boozy, maturer, more fallible Bond is totally believable. Mission accomplished, Mr Boyd." -- Natasha Harding Sun "Boyd was a smart choice for a Bond thriller. The action clips along. There are welcome literary flourishes and a dense plot." -- Richard Fitzpatrick Irish Examiner "Written with aplomb, Boyd's Bond novel is a terrific twisting thriller." Sunday Times "Anyone wishing this autumn to enjoy the Cold War with the assurance of a happy ending should seek out William Boyd's new James Bond novel, Solo, in which 007 is dispatched to West Africa and the fictitious country of Zanzarim, where he finds himself in the midst of a civil war." -- Stephen McGinty Scotsman "A fantastic read, which I ripped through in the time it would take to watch Skyfall, as it happens, and I found it significantly more enjoyable." The Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0224097474
• ISBN 13: 9780224097475
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 325