Cold (James Bond 007) [Hardcover]

John Gardner (Author)

Book Description

Series: James Bond 007 | Publication Date: May 2, 1996

A new novel featuring James Bond whose investigation into the blowing up of an airline is also a personal one as a close friend was on board. The investigation soon brings him face to face with an organisation more deadly than any terrorist army. From the author of GOLDENEYE, SEAFIRE, NEVER SEND FLOWERS and DEATH IS FOREVER.

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About the Author

John (Champlin) Gardner (1933-1982) was born in Batavia, a small town near Rochester, New York State. His father was a farmer and his mother an English teacher. He studied at DePauw University from 1951, graduated from Washington University, St Louis, in 1955 and received a PhD in classical and medieval literature from Iowa State University in 1958. From 1958 he taught at Oberlin College, Chico State College, California, San Francisco State College and Southern Illinois University. From 1978 he was head of the creative writing course at the State University of New York, Binghampton. As well as novels like The Wreckage of Agathon, The Sunlight Dialogues, Freddy's Book and Micklesson's Ghosts, he published modern English versions of medieval poetry and scholarly works on medieval literature. He died in a motor cycle accident. John Gardner began his career as a novelist in 1964, with 'The Liquidator', featuring the character Boysie Oakes. In 1981, Gardner was asked to revive Ian Fleming's James Bond series of novels. Gardner wrote fourteen James Bond novels, and the novelizations of two Bond films, License to Kill and Golden Eye. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; 1St Edition edition (May 2, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340657650
• ISBN-13: 978-0340657652
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,208,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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