Author Kim Sherwood was selected by Ian Fleming’s family to write a contemporary trilogy extending the world of James Bond (007). Narrator Pippa Bennett-Warner successfully portrays the numerous central and secondary characters, male and female, of various nationalities. Her posh English accent is easy to listen to. The story introduces a new generation of secret agents who are battling present-day challenges to world survival. While fans may be surprised at the changes to longstanding characters such as Moneypenny and Q, they will still find intense action, incredible gadgetry, supervillains, and a fast-moving plot. Attentive listeners who keep track of the many changes in point of view will be rewarded with an entertaining, cinematic listen. E.Q. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
Double or Nothing (James Bond Series)
Narrated by Pippa Bennett-Warner
Kim SherwoodUnabridged — 11 hours, 6 minutes
Double or Nothing (James Bond Series)
Narrated by Pippa Bennett-Warner
Kim SherwoodUnabridged — 11 hours, 6 minutes
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Overview
Clears throat, taps microphone, inhales, and begins with the best movie preview voice:
Bond is back. Or more specifically, Bond needs to be brought back. He’s missing. Sherwood, Kim Sherwood gives us three new double 0 MI6 agents. All in search of 007! If you need to brush up your dossier on Bond, then starting in March 2023 all the Ian Fleming novels beginning with Casino Royale will release each month through the rest of year. Mission accomplished!
“I spy ... a brilliant thriller! Double or Nothing is a clever and utterly compelling addition to the Bond canon.” -Jeffery Deaver, author of Carte Blanche, a James Bond novel
The start of a brand-new trilogy following MI6's Double O agents with a license to kill, that blows the world of James Bond wide open!*
James Bond is missing...
007 has been captured-and perhaps killed-by a sinister private military company. His status unknown. MI6 will do everything in their power to recover their most lethal agent. But in the meantime, the rest of the Double O division has a job to do.
Meet the new generation of spies...
Johanna Harwood, 003. Joseph Dryden, 004. Sid Bashir, 009. They represent the very best and brightest of MI6. Supremely skilled, ruthless, with a license to kill, they will do anything to protect their country.
The fate of the world rests in their hands...
Tech billionaire Sir Bertram Paradise claims he has developed new cutting-edge technology capable of reversing climate change and saving the planet. But can his ambitious promises be trusted, and are his motives as noble as they appear? The new spies must uncover the truth because the stakes could not be higher; for humanity... and for James Bond himself.
Time is running out.
Editorial Reviews
02/20/2023
This entertaining James Bond pastiche, the authorized first in a projected trilogy, from British author Sherwood (Testament) introduces a diverse team of new 00 agents: 003 Johanna Harwood (of Algerian French descent), 004 Joseph Dryden (gay), and 009 Sid Bashir (Muslim). The trio’s multiple missions include discovering what tech billionaire Sir Bertram Paradise, a cross between Elon Musk and every previous Bond villain, is up to with his climate change solution, Cloud Nine, and looking for Bond himself, who’s been missing for 17 months. The action-packed plot takes the agents to predictably far-flung locales with ample opportunities for violence. Bond fans will welcome such familiar supporting characters as Bill Tanner, M’s roving chief of staff, and Bond’s CIA friend, Felix Leiter. No luxury brand goes unnamed, and Bond himself is quoted often. But there are also surprising changes: Q has been replaced by a supercomputer, and Moneypenny has become the 00 team’s leader. Sherwood’s refreshing update on the venerable franchise more than makes up for a narrative that at times gets bogged down with personal and intradepartmental drama. Readers will be curious to see what’s next for her team in book two. Agent: Jonny Geller, Curtis Brown (U.K.). (Apr.)
I spy … a brilliant thriller! Double or Nothing is a clever and utterly compelling addition to the Bond canon.”
I spy . . . a brilliant thriller! Double or Nothing is a clever and utterly compelling addition to the Bond canon. Filled with characters so real we feel we know them, the novel races through its surprising plot twists like an Aston Martin in high gear. Get this book and clear your calendar—though it won’t be for long; I read it in one sitting.” — Jeffery Deaver, author of Carte Blanche, a James Bond novel
“Stylish, explosive, fresh and fun, Kim Sherwood takes one of the world’s most beloved series and makes it her own. Faithful, yet entirely original, Double or Nothing is everything you could want in a spy novel.” — Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End
“Bang up to date and action-packed, Kim Sherwood has taken the world of James Bond and turned it on its head.” — Charles Cumming, author of Box 88
“Blistering, breakneck, brilliant. Sherwood's first Double O novel delivers everything you could want and more from a high-octane, high-stakes spy thriller. The world of Bond is in expert hands.” — Tim Glister, author of Red Corona
“A cleverly plotted and absorbing novel with a fantastic cast of fully rounded characters in this breathtaking new novel. I loved it.” — Lisa Ballantyne, author of The Innocent One
“There are plenty of things in this outstanding thriller that will be familiar to Bond fans, while at the same time Sherwood introduces some new elements that make the environment feel fresh and just a little bit different. . . It’s the first of a projected trilogy, and volume two cannot come soon enough.” — Booklist on Double or Nothing
“This entertaining James Bond pastiche, the authorized first in a projected trilogy, from British author Sherwood (Testament) introduces a diverse team of new 00 agents. . . [A] refreshing update on the venerable franchise. . .Readers will be curious to see what’s next for her team in book two.” — Publishers Weekly on Double or Nothing
Author Kim Sherwood was selected by Ian Fleming’s family to write a contemporary trilogy extending the world of James Bond (007). Narrator Pippa Bennett-Warner successfully portrays the numerous central and secondary characters, male and female, of various nationalities. Her posh English accent is easy to listen to. The story introduces a new generation of secret agents who are battling present-day challenges to world survival. While fans may be surprised at the changes to longstanding characters such as Moneypenny and Q, they will still find intense action, incredible gadgetry, supervillains, and a fast-moving plot. Attentive listeners who keep track of the many changes in point of view will be rewarded with an entertaining, cinematic listen. E.Q. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
2023-02-08
In the absence of James Bond, MI6's Double O service, whose chief of staff is now Miss Moneypenny, goes seriously woke.
Sir Bertram Paradise wants to atone for his family’s long history of extractive mining by saving the world. But the world may be in greater danger than ever because both Robert Bull, Paradise’s security chief, and Dr. Zofia Nowak, the likely brains behind his Cloud Nine geoengineering project, have gone missing. Since 007 has gone quiet, presumably captured by the Rattfänger terrorist group, M and Moneypenny dispatch several of his colleagues to step into his shoes by performing impossible tasks. Agent 009, Aazar Siddig Bashir, is assigned to rescue his ex-fiancee 003, Johanna Harwood, from slippery Rattfänger chief Col. Mora, and once they’re reunited, Johanna and Sid are set on Nowak’s trail. Joseph Dryden, 004, a pansexual Jamaican who has one nonfunctional ear and whose language processing is monitored and controlled by his handlers, making him something of a cyborg, goes undercover as a member of Paradise’s security detail, which is now run by his old friend Luke Luck. The high-velocity, high-casualty tale unfolds amid a cloud of anti-imperialist, anti-racist, anti-sexist attestations, urgent warnings about climate change, logistical details about weaponry and automotive engines, bits of wisdom culled from the operatives’ experiences with Bond, and uneasy hints that they may have a mole in their midst.
This kickoff to a new trilogy is a florid update to the Double O canon that desperately wishes it were a movie.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940175111423 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication date: | 04/11/2023 |
| Series: | James Bond Series |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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