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Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories
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Fleming, Ian
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Vance, Simon
Series:
James Bond series
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Blackstone Audio, Inc. 2008
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Bringing together all of the James Bond short stories in one volume for the first time, this is the ultimate celebration of suave and deadly secret agent 007. Whether he's making an unexpected discovery in the Bahamas, hunting down a Cuban hit man in wild country, smashing an international drug ring in Rome, or on the trail of a murderous assassin in Berlin's sniper alley, dangerous missions and beautiful women come with the job for James Bond. And this agent is always a consummate professional.


Many of Ian Fleming's short stories have inspired the extremely successful James Bond films, and included in this collection are "From a View to a Kill," "For Your Eyes Only," "Quantum of Solace," "Risico," "The Hildebrand Rarity," "Octopussy," "The Property of a Lady," "The Living Daylights," and "007 in New York."


This collection's title story, "Quantum of Solace," lends its name to the 2008 James Bond film starring Daniel Craig.

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Ian Fleming. (2008). Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories. Unabridged Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Ian Fleming. 2008. Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories. Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Many of Ian Fleming's short stories have inspired the extremely successful James Bond films, and included in this collection are "From a View to a Kill," "For Your Eyes Only," "Quantum of Solace," "Risico," "The Hildebrand Rarity," "Octopussy," "The Property of a Lady," "The Living Daylights," and "007 in New York."

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