Forever and a Day, Anthony Horowitz
Forever and a Day, Anthony Horowitz
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Forever and a Day
A James Bond Novel

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Narrator: Matthew Goode

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 11/06/2018


Synopsis

A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz. Forever and a Day is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera, taking readers into the very beginning of James Bond’s illustrious career and the formation of his identity. *** M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. “We have no choice. We’re just going to bring forward this other chap you’ve been preparing. But you didn’t tell me his name.”

“‘It’s Bond, sir,'” the Chief of Staff replied. “James Bond.”

The sea keeps its secrets. But not this time. 

One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand. 

It’s time for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war against organized crime. 

It’s time for James Bond to earn his license to kill.

About Anthony Horowitz

English born author, Anthony Horowitz, is a novelist and screenwriter specializing in mystery and suspense genres. He was born in Stanmore, Middlesex, and his family was of the Jewish faith. He was a rather unhappy child, being overweight, and spent much of his youth reading many books from his father's library. It is no surprise that he started writing at the age of 8 or nine years old. He used books to escape the reality of being pretty sedentary, with no talent or physique for participating in sports. He was an author in the making.

Horowitz juggles his interests among writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. His works include over 40 books, including a teen spy thriller, the Alex Rider series. He is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. A few of his other works include: Power of Five series (including the conclusion novel, Oblivion), two Sherlock Holmes novels.......The House of Silk and Moriarty, and a new James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis.

Horowirz also created and wrote some of the most popular television series in the UK. Among the series are: Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Collision, Injustice, and New Blood.

Horowitz joined the Home Start group, in Suffolk, to support those working with families across the county who are facing challenges such as mental health issues, terminal illness, isolation, domestic abuse, poverty and many other problems. He has been quoted as saying.......Charity begins at Home Start.

Horowitz lives in Central London with his wife, Jill Green, (who produced his film Foyle's War), and their two sons. He considers himself a Conservative, and has specific ideas about today's political climate. He has been very critical of the social phenomenon of cancel culture and "mobbing" of figures for expressing their personal opinions. He says that people are so quick to want to cause total loss for anyone who disagrees with them. Total loss to the point of death threats, and hoping they lose their entire means to survive and care for their families. The political discourses are sadly used as reasons to hate. Horowitz is opposed to hatred of any sort.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on December 04, 2018

It’s the early ‘50s and British intelligence is worried about unusual activity in Marseille’s underworld so they send one of their elite agents to check it out, but 007 is murdered. His replacement? A young man named Bond. James Bond. Anthony Horowitz already wrote one retro Bond novel based on some......more

Goodreads review by Bill on March 10, 2024

It's been almost six years since I last read Forever and a Day & it was just as enjoyable second time around. While Anthony Horowitz may not give us the immense detail that Ian Fleming put into his descriptions of meals & locations the structure of the story is so like Fleming that you almost believe......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on February 01, 2019

4★ “Death was part of the job. And like it or not, there would be times when the service would have to strike first, when a state-sponsored assassination would be the only answer to a particular threat. M could not have his hands tied.” Post-war England – the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on October 12, 2018

'So.007 is dead' The opening line of this book with original material by late great Ian Fleming. Well for me as long as it is Daniel Craig I am happy as he is not my Bond mine is forever Rodger Moore. This set before Casino Royal so Has to be Sean. AH Knows what he is doing much like his Holmes. This......more

Goodreads review by Sam on November 22, 2021

World War 2 is over for most - but not all. For those in the Secret Service, the war continues in the shadows. It’s the 1950s and secret agent 007 is killed in the Marseilles docks. Head of the 00 unit, M, decides to trial a promising young candidate for 007’s replacement: James Bond. Bond’s mission......more