I see that no one has started a dedicated thread for this book, so I’ll start it. Downloaded chapter 1-4 last week and tore through it over the week-end. Have to say, so far, so good! The first couple of chapters fill in what happened to Leiter after the events of Live and Let Die, and the last chapter teases what’s to come. Can’t wait for next week’s download.
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I like Raymond Benson’s sharing of his ideas and viewpoints.
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Well, despite issues with Amazon and Kindle, I read the next few chapters, and again so far so good!
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It was worth a shot, I guess.
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Frankly, serialising usually seems to best work if the material was written with that publishing mode in mind, i.e. tailored to episodic form. Some podcasts work very well in that kind of environment, many comic series as daily/weekly strips and of course as books/magazines. But for the novel form it has fallen out of favour after initially being quite popular as serials (The Count of Monte Cristo and many many others).
With modern works I spontaneously can’t think of an example where serialised publishing was a success. Other than King’s The Green Mile 30 years ago. And that wouldn’t likely have cut it without King’s name on the cover.
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I really am baffled why technical problems in compatibility could not be predicted and solved.
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I agree, that was good to see. They’re trying, I get it, I just think they’re making things more complicated than they need to be. Expanding the property is a worthwhile thing to consider, but not at the expense of the main attraction, which very much has been the case.
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Also it’s a bit weird to aim for attracting traffic to the IFP homepage - and then have technical trouble with the scheme they cooked up to achieve this. As a small niche publisher they’d generate the most interest by just publishing really good Bond books. At least one might think so.
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IFP’s website having technical issues? Sounds like we may have uncovered the plot to the second novel in the new Q franchise. You’ve seen him provide the late James Bond with gadgets. Now watch him provide Felix Leiter with the greatest gadget of them all… tech support.
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Either way, still embarrassing for them. These were all things they should have had ironed out before launching the novel.
It’s obvious I cared as much about reading the explanation of the problem as I did about reading the novel. 
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As a man who comes from the printing trade, I’ve always said that one day, we’ll see Print dance on Online’s grave. Looks like I’ve got reason to stick to it. 
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Chapters 5-7 now available.
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To show my interest level in the book, I’ve just found out about the technical issues because I didn’t even feel like clicking on this thread.
Exactly.
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Full e-book now available. Physical copy is still planned for October 7th, 2025. I hope some other Bond fans don’t forget about this adventure.
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Which adventure?
Felix’s adventure. Ironically, as now, the Quantum of Menace book is due in October as well.
Also, a great interview with Raymond Benson.
Morning news in Chicago (Benson’s hometown). I really like Raymond Benson’s enthusiasm when it comes to James Bond. He might have not been everyone’s favorite author, but sometimes our criticism of him goes too far. I feel like it’s almost kicking a puppy for going potty in the wrong area. He’s always generally been nice to us Bond fans. I can’t wait for October. I also hope to see him in person, as I am within reasonable driving distance to Chicago.
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Some interesting viewpoints from Benson.
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I enjoyed the interview and it certainly makes me want to buy the book.
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