SeaFire

Name: SeaFire
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: John Gardner
ISBN: 9781511306706

Author: John Gardner

Series: James Bond (Original Series)

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 10/20/2015

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

James Bond is back in action, with the stunning Flicka von Grusse at his side and his license to kill renewed once more. His target is Sir Maxwell Tarn: a businessman whose legitimate empire spans the globe, whose wealth is uncountable, who also deals in illegal weapons on a breathtaking scale.But even Bond is unprepared for the speed of events, as a sting operation in a Cambridge hotel leads rapidly to an assassination in Spain, a fugitive in Israel, and neo-Nazi plotters in Germany.Bond finally catches up with Tarn in Puerto Rico where his prey becomes his captor. Can he escape in time to stop Tarn?

About John Gardner

John Gardner (1933-1982) was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues, and October Light, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist. He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joseph on April 03, 2022

Although this book followed the typical 007 framework, it was still highly readable and entertaining. The book focuses on the business dealings of a German exile and his somewhat shady business practices. Along the way we learn he has aspirations of reviving the Nazi culture in a divided Germany. Bo......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on March 17, 2013

Not the Best James Bond Story. The third villain to be related to the Nazi created by John Gardener. In his previous books Icebreaker and The Man from Barbarossa so this makes the book a bit too boring and gives us the usual villain with superiority god comples. Also having Flicka around in the prev......more

Goodreads review by John on July 28, 2017

We're typically used to James Bond villains being egomaniacs, but the villain in this book and his ensemble of baddies are caricatures of megalomaniacs which makes for quite ludicrous reading all throughout the book. This ending was also quite unenjoyable as well.......more

Goodreads review by Clem on December 05, 2018

Another John Gardner penned James Bond book. As I’ve mentioned in earlier reviews, my main goal when reading these books is to just get through them - as my OCD tendencies won’t allow me to read the Raymond Benson books dealing with 007 (which are supposed to be pretty good) until I finish the ones......more