A new James Bond novel written by William Boyd.
William Boyd is the author of one work of non-fiction, three
collections of short stories and thirteen novels, including the
bestselling historical spy thriller Restless – winner of the Costa
Novel of the Year – and Any Human Heart, in which the character of
Ian Fleming features. Among his other awards are the Whitbread
First Novel Prize, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the James Tait
Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Jean Monnet. He is a Fellow of
the Royal Society of Literature and an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts
et des Lettres. In 2005, he was awarded the CBE.
Born in Ghana in 1952, William Boyd spent much of his early life in
West Africa. He now divides his time between the south-west of
France and Chelsea, where he lives a stone’s throw from James
Bond’s London address.
"This is well-plotted, exciting stuff and Boyd has a great sense of
time and place. His boozy, maturer, more fallible Bond is totally
believable. Mission accomplished, Mr Boyd."
*Sun*
"Boyd was a smart choice for a Bond thriller. The action clips
along. There are welcome literary flourishes and a dense plot."
*Irish Examiner*
"Written with aplomb, Boyd’s Bond novel is a terrific twisting
thriller."
*Sunday Times*
"Anyone wishing this autumn to enjoy the Cold War with the
assurance of a happy ending should seek out William Boyd’s new
James Bond novel, Solo, in which 007 is dispatched to West Africa
and the fictitious country of Zanzarim, where he finds himself in
the midst of a civil war."
*Scotsman*
"A fantastic read, which I ripped through in the time it would take
to watch Skyfall, as it happens, and I found it significantly more
enjoyable."
*The Times*
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