About this title: James Bond is drawn to Russia by SMERSH, a ruthless group of communist killers, and by the beautiful Tatiana Romanova, an MGB agent hoping to defect into the fearless arms of 007.
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Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: Mass Market
Publisher: New American Library
Date Published: 1962
Description: Poor. 1962 Mass PB. New American Library, Stated 4th Printing. 191 Pgs. Owner notation Title Page. No other reader marks, Binding solid but wth slight shift forward. Tanned. Bottom of spine with chip. Heavy shelf wear covers. Light circular indentation on front cover. read more
Description: Very Good. No DJ Issued. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Discoloration on covers. and some pages. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. James Bond. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780425065891ISBN:0425065898
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Satisfaction Guaranteed, fast shipping, please feel free to ask any questions! Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Fair. Tear on cover--but a great--possibly unread--reader copy. Free, automatic1st class upgrade for books under 14 ounces. Free Priority upgrade to all domestic orders over $20.00. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Edition: 22nd printing
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Signet Books, New York
ISBN-13:9780451020307ISBN:0451020308
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. (090106) Mass Market Paperback is in G+/Very Good condition with wear bottom spine corners, light crease in spine, light wear spine edges, crease spine edge, creases bottom right corner, light wear all outside corners,... Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"Gross, I read it but it wasn't a good book. I wanted to read a James Bond book, and I found it too sexual, too much into bodies and thinking about demented things. I won't read another of his books, though my husband does say that this is not his best."
"Over the summer I re-read all of the Ian Fleming James Bond books in order of their publication date(don't read any of the junk by others who followed Fleming after he died). Mostly I re-read the books because the re-issue paper-backs had such cool covers. The books are a one day read and absolutely a hoot."
"This book really crosses the line in my opinion. I have enjoyed James Bond as a short, fun, over the top spy books, but this one has way too much needless sexuality. Too bad. I guess I'm done with 007."
"The only flaw with this book is that it takes nearly 90 pages for James Bond to even show up. That aside this is the best overall plot since Casino Royale and has Grant, one of the nastiest villains ever. What's interesting here is that Bond is smart enough to know he is entering a trap but crazy enough to move ahead with his mission anyway. Fleming takes you into Istanbul and resists his long winded and often racist tangents that pop up in the other books. This was made into the second Bond movie and it's probably the most faithful adaptation along with On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Casino Royale. The movie goes the book better by getting the plot set up quicker and showing a heist the book only mentions. However, the last two pages of this book provide a great cliffhanger that makes up for the long winded opening. So far, this is the second best of the books but I hope there's better to come."
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