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James Bond: Icebreaker: A Novel Paperback – October 12, 2011

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For the first time in trade paperback—with new introductions—the novels that began John Gardner's career as the author of the thrilling James Bond 007 series.

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Icebreaker, as indestructible as ever, Bond is back in another mission—a deadly assignment undertaken in cohort with Bond’s opposite numbers from the United States, the Soviet Union, and Israel in the desolate Arctic wastes of Lapland. Yet if resurgent fascism is the common enemy, who is really to be feared? Is it the breezy American or the voluptuous Israeli who is acting as a double agent? Are the Finns merely using Bond to break the KGB's stranglehold on their tenuous national autonomy? Never has Bond encountered such an unnervingly deceitful bunch of collaborators or been subjected to such a bewildering series of potentially lethal shocks.

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“His plot is full of good action; his torture scenes are splendidly painful.”
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“One of his best yet in his 007 mode.”
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Thriller writer John Gardner (1926-2007) had fifty-five books to his credit when he passed away, many of them bestsellers, which include his trilogy of James Moriarty novels.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pegasus Crime; Reissue edition (October 12, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1605981958
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1605981956
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021
It has been my goal to read all of the Bond books in chronologic order. I usually but allow three months or more to pass between the end of one book and the start of the next. I enjoyed this book just as much as any of the previous ones. If you like the 007 books it is likely that you will too!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2023
An enjoyable template for another Gardner Bond novel. Entertaining and well written. How in the world was Bond going to get out of another nasty situation with double agents infiltrating the operation, a mad terrorist leader, and a very motivated Soviet antagonist from the remnants of SMERSH. Gardner embroiders an intelligent plot with misdirection and suspense, holding the tension to the end.
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2019
Gardner does a good job with Bond do if you've read the Fleming ones till you know them by heart then these will be a great enjoyment for you ... He keeps Bond in the real mold that was the original and he tells a good action adventure story worthy of the originals ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2022
Bond is teamed with agents from the KGB (Russian), CIA and Mossad to stop a Nazi terrorist group. For a secret agent book, no one is very secret; everybody knows everybody. Everyone, except Bond and the required evil genius, starts as a good guy, turns out to be a bad guy who turns out to have been a good guy all along. The one exception is a good guy (good gal?) who is one of the agents but, by coincidence is the daughter of Evil Genius /the new Fuhrer. Sometimes, you can have TOO many twists. I have been on a Bond binge: both Fleming and Gardner. I have noticed certain similarities, other than Bond’s way with wine women and cars. Everyone always knows who Bond really is, and Bond is always caught and tortured-probably because everyone always knows who he really is. Overall, a good read.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020
Gardner's Bond, in the two books prior to Icebreaker, had me questioning the Fleming estate for allowing the brand to be mishandled and made into a bad caricature of itself, following the disappointing camp model of Roger Moore's tenure in the role in film. This book redeems Gardner (at least up to this point in his chronology). While he attempts in vain to mimic Fleming's engaging description of the personal habits of Bond and unparalleled presentation of locales that would have been exotic to the average British or American audience, Gardner creates a fast-paced, suspenseful story of intrigue and deception in his third outing. As with the last two books, his representation of Bond's relations with women is laughable at best, but in this effort Gardner gives a more believable relationship between Bond and the leading female, while utilizing his entrenched belief that Bond is a sucker for women to work against him as the book progresses. It's not a great book... but it's a readable adventure for fans of the literary Bond.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2021
This book was fun too read.The story was fine and if you are a Bond fan you might enjoy it. I did. Gardner does pick up where Fleming left off. I think a Bond fan will like the book.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019
This Bond adventure is full of twists and turns. Reading the books in order so far this is the best since Fleming passed in my opinion.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2015
When I read "License Renewed" I thought 'well, this is disappointing, no more James Bond novels for me', then I gave "For Special Services" an opportunity and I was glad to do so because it was way better tan the first Gardner's Bond novel, now Icebreaker is keeping the good pace from FSS, it was a really fun book with lots of twists every freaking page, the pace is like a mistery movie, every character could be the bad guy (or girl), there were more crosses and double crosses than a Catholic church! I hope the remain of Gardner's Bond books that I haven't read are as fun as this one.
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Mrs R Firth
5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Twist
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2024
A very good book so many twists and turns at one point you’ve no idea who are the good guys excellent read
Tom
1.0 out of 5 stars Delivered in Poor Quality.
Reviewed in India on February 9, 2019
I am a Bond fan.So i purchase it.But the Product Quality is pathetic.Pages are Yellowish.Looks like Old stock or used item.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Reviewed in Australia on February 21, 2020
Gave it a 4 star rating
It was a good read
Interesting Bond book
With the Germans and Russians involved a German facist
Declan Nash
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2020
First time reading a Bond book not written by Fleming. Huge order to emulate. Good story. Maybe more attention to the minutae of detail we love from Fleming. Will need to read a few more to be convinced
Suvroneel
1.0 out of 5 stars Delivered in a very poor condition
Reviewed in India on May 20, 2017
Story is great but the conditional is worst