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A review by topdragon
On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming
4.0
This Bond title is probably best known for the movie version because it is the only one to star George Lazenby. While the movie is not often listed among the best-of-Bond lists, the novel itself is one of the better Bond novels. That’s a little strange, because unlike most Bond movies, this one mirrors the novel quite closely.
After the events of [b:Thunderball|177194|Thunderball (James Bond, #9)|Ian Fleming|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431840214s/177194.jpg|2933393], James Bond is questioning his future with the Secret Service and has, in fact, mentally prepared a letter of resignation. His future plans are considerably altered through the characters he meets and the hunt for the villain, Ernst Blofeld, who has embarked on a massive biological warfare scheme. The novel is largely known as the most emotional of the Bond novels for there is true romance and love here as well as a horribly tragic ending which will leave Bond in a state of depression at the beginning of the next book, [b:You Only Live Twice|3761|You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)|Ian Fleming|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1426793735s/3761.jpg|23841292]. Bond does succeed in his mission to stop Blofeld’s scheme but one can’t help but feel he has lost far more than he has won this time around.
Only three more books to go in the series (covering 4 stories) and I look forward to each of them.
After the events of [b:Thunderball|177194|Thunderball (James Bond, #9)|Ian Fleming|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431840214s/177194.jpg|2933393], James Bond is questioning his future with the Secret Service and has, in fact, mentally prepared a letter of resignation. His future plans are considerably altered through the characters he meets and the hunt for the villain, Ernst Blofeld, who has embarked on a massive biological warfare scheme. The novel is largely known as the most emotional of the Bond novels for there is true romance and love here as well as a horribly tragic ending which will leave Bond in a state of depression at the beginning of the next book, [b:You Only Live Twice|3761|You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)|Ian Fleming|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1426793735s/3761.jpg|23841292]. Bond does succeed in his mission to stop Blofeld’s scheme but one can’t help but feel he has lost far more than he has won this time around.
Only three more books to go in the series (covering 4 stories) and I look forward to each of them.