Boyd was lying. He’s as much of a fan as I’m a fan of country music. 
I think Boyd was sincere in his stated admiration for the books, and unlike many I see this admiration of the source material shine through in parts of Solo.
It was Faulks, on the other hand, who I believe had not read a single Fleming novel until after he was approached to write Devil May Care, though someone may have to fact check me on that.
Are we having an ego off?
The Times:
“Starting things off, Faulks mentions how he was initially amazed and intrigued by the proposal to write a Bond novel. ‘I don’t think it’s very likely,’ was his first reply at the time. ‘It sounds great fun, and I did love the films, but it’s years since I read the books and I don’t imagine they’re much cop, really - though I loved them when I was 12 or 13.’”
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Thanks for that. I must have been thinking of his comment where he said he’d re-read them all and only take the gig if he enjoyed them.
Regardless, I’m a fan of DMC.
Since the question turned up whether Kim Sherwood’s first book was any good and how it bodes for her OO-series, here’s a fellow fan who read it and shared his enthusiasm on YouTube:
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Kim Sherwood has started a Substack blog, The Girl with the Golden Pen. She’s giving some insights into her writing, her look at Fleming’s Bond and so on. Set to be a weekly and likely to contain ever more bits and pieces about her OO series.
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Someone has read the book.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce8U1RjDeKW/
She’s writing the second one!
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She definitely has some big supporters with this.
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That cover design is underwhelming, no?
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You aren’t the first person to say that, I’m noticing. Some people are also asking if this takes place in the same modern timeline as Carte Blanche. It would be nice, it did deserve a sequel of sorts. It is nice that literary Bond is going modern again. I still think that we can expect to see some classic characters return in one way or another.
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Wouldn’t say that. Sometimes less is more. That gold parts looks like it’s more than the usual hot-foil application, as if it has some kind of rough surface. Very interesting, and certainly not on the cheap side. Doesn’t look like much in pictures, but certainly is very nice in the flesh. A bit like some of Higson’s Young Bond editions, which used finishing methods (gold foil, holographic foil, partially lacquered, embossings), sometimes combined, that were almost impossible to properly show in a photograph.
Anyhow, just ordered my copy 
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Welp looks like I’ve got another signed edition of something heading my way again. Not a bad problem to have, to be fair. 
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I’m ready for that too. This book promises to be something different.
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I agree. I may be in the minority but IMO Carte Blanche was the best of the single continuation novels.
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I agree. With the gold colorings, and me thinking that classic characters will appear, I’m starting to think Goldfinger might make an appearance.
Pre-ordered the signed Waterstones edition.
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