Spectre has one too, and it is this scene, involving thin pointy instruments applied to the head and set in the villain's lair, which is lifted from Colonel Sun.

Casino Royale had one, as did Die Another Day and, before that, The World Is Not Enough. One of the classic elements of a Bond film is a scene of torture. I've identified the scene below, and while I don't describe it in detail, those who have yet to see the film may wish to look away now. But as Ian Fleming Publications recently revealed, Spectre also incorporates elements from Colonel Sun, the 1968 continuation Bond novel by Kingsley Amis. book.The latest Bond film, Spectre, contains many references to previous films and Ian Fleming's novels, and I listed some of these in my last post. Small closed tear to the bottom of front wrap. Dustwrapper is very smart with just some minor edgewear. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. ? In the publisher's original cloth binding. This centres on James Bond and his mission to track down the kidnappers of M, his superior at the Secret Service. The inspiration of this novel came from a holiday Amis took in the Greek island. Before this work Amis wrote two other Bond related works. With the original dustwrapper, which is unclipped.? Written by Kingsley Amis under the name Robert Markham.? This is the first James Bond continuation novel published after Ian Fleming's 1964 death. Written under the pseudonym, 'Robert Markham'. A very smart, true first edition of Kingsley Amis' celebrated James Bond continuation. Bond, assisted by a Greek spy working for the Russians, finds M on a small Aegean island, rescues him and kills the two main plotters: Colonel Sun Liang-tan and a former Nazi commander, Von Richter.Ĭloth. During the mission he discovers a communist Chinese plot to cause an international incident. he first James Bond continuation novel published after Ian Fleming's 1964 death, Colonel Sun centres on the fictional British Secret Service operative James Bond and his mission to track down the kidnappers of M, his superior at the Secret Service. This copy is free from previous owners ink is in very good condition. The text blocks are mostly clean, but with some sparse spotting. The boards are in the original black cloth, with gilt titling at the spine. It has been neatly price clipped, but retains the original 21s. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Tom Adams, is worn at the spine tips and has some slight chips. Published by Jonathan Cape in London, 1968.

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