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The Man with the Golden Gun

A James Bond Adventure

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BOND MUST PROVE HIS LOYALTY TO MI6 IN A DEADLY DUEL

Bond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. His weapon of choice? A gold-plated Colt .45.

In the aftermath of his brainwashing by the Soviets, Bond is given one last chance to win back M’s trust: terminate Scaramanga before he strikes MI6 again.

Traveling to Jamaica under an assumed name, Bond manages to infiltrate Scaramanga’s organisation and soon discovers that the hit man’s criminal ambitions have expanded to include arson, drug smuggling, and industrial sabotage. Worst of all for Bond, Scaramanga has a golden bullet inscribed with the numbers 007 and he’s eager to put it to use.

Under the heat of the Caribbean sun, Bond faces a seemingly impossible task: win a duel against the Man with the Golden Gun.

©1965 Ian Fleming Publications Ltd (P)2025 Ian Fleming Publications Action & Adventure Classics Espionage Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense World Literature Caribbean
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I noticed that the reviews for this Bond book were poorer than others. I enjoyed it. It is nothing like the film and like Ian Fleming’s other Bond novels, it is not as far-fetched as the films abs better for it.
The narration is good, although I was not keen in Bond’s voice.
This is a must for Bond lovers and is a really good read/listen. Meanwhile, for me: on to the next!

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This is the last Fleming novel, published posthumously from an early draft. While it lacks the finesse of his other books, there's still a lot of good stuff here, including an exciting, unexpected opening. It's a direct sequel to 'You Only Live Twice', so I recommend starting there (or earlier!).

The performance by Kobna Holdbrook Smith is good, but not perfect. His voice for Felix Leiter is too similar to that of the villain, Scaramanga, which can be confusing at times, and his Bond voice isn't my favourite. However, it never becomes a distraction, and he gives life to a slightly weak plot. (Real estate crime, not up there with 'world domination')

A lesser Fleming but better than expected

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