Goldeneye [Paperback]

John Gardner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1995

Janis, a powerful and ambitious Russian gang that no longer cares about ideology, has just acquired Goldeneye, a piece of high-tech space technology with the power to destroy or corrupt the West's financial markets. But Janus has underestimated its most determined enemy--James Bond. Based on the original screenplay of the new James Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan.

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About the Author

John Gardner was educated in Berkshire and at St John's College, Cambridge. He has had many fascinating occupations and was, variously, a Royal Marine officer, a stage magician, theatre critic, reviewer and journalist. As well as his James Bond novels, Gardner's other fiction includes the acclaimed Herbie Kruger novels. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley (November 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572970340
• ISBN-13: 978-1572970342
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Bond & Gardner, October 12, 2000

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goldeneye (Paperback)

John Gardner's screenplay approach to writing novels paid off once and it succeeds again here with "GoldenEye." This is his second novel based on the screenplay of a Bond film and he seems to have found his niche. He wrote all his Bond novels like detailed story outlines for film scripts. It seems only natural this approach would work when adapting a novel from an actual screenplay.

His first, "Licence to Kill," based on Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson's story was not bad. It made interesting reading on an otherwise unsatisfactory film adding detail to scenes and venturing inside the head of the main character exploring his feelings and motivations.

In this novel he really gets into the mind of Bond. This is very evident in the opening chapter as Bond reflects on his assignment to penetrate the Soviet chemical warfare plant.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars James Bond de volta, mas não para ficar., November 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Goldeneye (Audio Cassette)

Depois de 6 anos sem James Bond, o público aguardava desesperadamente outro James Bond. Então veio a versão de Bruce Feirsten, Goldeneye, que não agradou. Foi, digamos, exagerado, trazendo violência gratuita e o mesmo ao sexo. Um livro pesado e ruim, uma historia mal feita. Talvez se John Gardner tivesse escrito o original para o cinema, e não Feirsten, o roteiro teria sido muito melhor, parecido com os bons e velhos de Ian Fleming, como os maníficos O HOMEM DA PISTOLA DOURADA, A SERVIÇO DE SUA MAJESTADE, O FOGUETE DA MORTE e OS DIAMANTES SÃO ETERNOS. Simplesmente um horror.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JOHN GARDNERs BEST BOND NOVEL, December 10, 2005

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kametamorphic "ametamorphic" (East Haven) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goldeneye (Paperback)

GoldenEye is undoubtedly John Gardner's best James Bond novel. He really captured the essence of Bond as portrayed by Pierce Brosnan. I took this novel out and read it again when Pierce announced that his services were no longer needed as James Bond. It seems like he just got the part, and now, just like that, he is gone. I read this book again and savored each passage. It really brought back memories of the movie so vividly. It is so hard to grasp that ten years have gone by. I think this was John Gardner's last James Bond novel. Intuitively he must have known it and he put all the best he had into this one. I also love the cover. GoldenEye was such a special film at such a special time. One era ended while another began. This book is a record of those times.