Maybe it’s because this is the last novel yet to be filmed in the traditional Bond manner and it is Ian Fleming who has stolen our hearts not this incarnation of the super spy. For a while it seemed that he might not be able to well exist outside the confines of the cold war, but here we are given an entirely modern Bond with enough nods to the original that we can’t be too upset. Any questions about Daniel Craig’s worthiness are thrown out almost immediately as we are handed a film filled to the brim with exquisite action and explosive emotion.
“Always Bet on Bond”…James Bond is back and he is alive and well.
