"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Ian Fleming is a thrilling James Bond novel where Bond is on a mission to track down the notorious Ernst Stavro Blofeld and his organization SPECTRE. The plot takes readers through a series of twists and turns, including Bond posing as a herald to infiltrate Blofeld's stronghold in the Swiss Alps, a high-stakes chase down a mountain, and a surprising marriage that catches everyone off guard. The writing style, while not considered literary, is praised for its fast-paced and engaging nature, keeping readers hooked until the very end.
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Content warnings include themes of mental health, suicidal ideation, violence, and emotional trauma.
Has Romance?
The romantic arc between Bond and Tracy is central to the narrative, showcasing depth and emotional connection.
From The Publisher:
A Lancia Spyder with its hood down tore past him, cut in cheekily across his bonnet and pulled away, the sexy boom of its twin exhausts echoing back at him. It was a girl driving, a girl with a shocking pink scarf tied round her hair. And if there was one thing that set James Bond really moving, it was being passed at speed by a pretty girl.
When Bond rescues a beautiful, reckless girl from self-destruction, he finds himself with a lead on one of the most dangerous men in the world-Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. In the snow-bound fastness of his Alpine base, Blofeld is conducting research that could threaten the safety of the world. To thwart the evil genius, Bond must get himself and the vital information he has gathered out of the base and keep away from SPECTRE's agents.
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By the premise it sounded like I would enjoy this instalment of James Bond the most but I never got invested in the audio book and didn't much care for this book. It's not bad but not my cup of tea
The end tore me up.
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
About the Author:
Ian Fleming (1908-1964), creator of the world's best-known secret agent, is the author of fourteen James Bond books. Born in London in 1908 and educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he became the Reuters Moscow correspondent in 1929. In the spring of 1939, Fleming went back to Moscow as a special correspondent for the London Times. In June of that same year, he joined Naval Intelligence and served throughout World War II, finally earning the rank of Commander, RNVSR (Sp.). Much of the James Bond material was drawn directly from Fleming's experiences as an intelligence officer. Later, Fleming became a consultant on foreign affairs for the London Sunday Times, by which time he had become far better known as the creator of James Bond.
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