By Royal Command, Charlie Higson
By Royal Command, Charlie Higson
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By Royal Command
A James Bond Adventure (Young Bond Series, Book 5)

Author: Charlie Higson

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Unabridged: 9 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/18/2010


Synopsis

Following a treacherous rescue mission high in the freezing Alps, James Bond is preparing for life back at Eton. But James is under surveillance; his every move is being watched. He alone holds the clue to a sinister plot that will bring bloodshed and carnage to his school and his country. Forced to flee from Eton to Austria, James must leave behind everything he knows, with only a beautiful and dangerous girl by his side. Soon he is trapped in a deadly war of secrets and lies, as a nightmare reunion with a bitter enemy plunges him once more into the face of death. Life for James Bond will never be the same again.

About Charlie Higson

Charlie Higson started writing when he was ten years old. After university he was a singer and painter and decorator before he started writing for television. He went on to create and star in the hugely successful comedy series The Fast Show. He is the author of the bestselling Young Bond books and the incredibly successful horror series, The Enemy.Charlie doesn't do Facebook, but you can tweet him @monstroso.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie

Anybody who likes thrillers - but not necessarily the modern tendency to fill them with swear words and brutality and serial killers - is not doing themselves a favour by looking the other way at "teen fiction" as "only for kids". Anyone who knows their Fleming Bond is unlikely to imagine that anyon......more

Goodreads review by Carson

Updated 8/13/2020 - Leading up to "No Time to Die," I am re-reading as many Bond novels as possible. "By Royal Command" is the last of Charlie Higson's Young Bond entries - taking the boy we met in "SilverFin" and further evolving some familiar elements of Ian Fleming's James Bond back story. We've......more