

Win, Lose or Die
Author: John Gardner
Series: James Bond (Original Series)
Narrator: Simon Vance
Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/13/2015
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller
Author: John Gardner
Series: James Bond (Original Series)
Narrator: Simon Vance
Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/13/2015
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller
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.
In this volume, I read 'Win, Lose or Die', which this review is for. Book number 20 (Gardner's no.5), 'Nobody Lives forever' I reviewed here. Both books get 3 rounded up stars, so that won't be an issue. For a final note in this intro; why anyone would put these two together (WLOD is book 23/Gardner......more
Really good Bond book. He goes back into the Navy promoted to Captain RN. On a special security mission. Some really good twists/surprises both at beginning & ending of book. Not the normal Bond story, well worth reading.......more
I don't know what to think of Gardner's Bond. It seems when he is good, the books are awesome, but when he falls short they really tend to fall apart. This is the second modern Terrorist organization he tackles, Scorpius being the first, which is fantastic. This one even brings us into the modern era......more
**Updated January 2020** Leading up to "No Time to Die", I am re-reading Bond classics. "Win, Lose, Or Die" sees James Bond promoted to Captain and return to the Royal Navy to uncover a terrorist plot embedded deep inside a Naval vessel playing host to very prominent players (no spoilers here). The b......more
The ninth in the Gardner series of Bond books. This has a lot of changes. Bond is back with the military, Christmas, real life leaders. Bond meets Mikhail Gorbachev. There is a new terrorist organization called BAST-Brotherhood of Secret Anarchy and Secret Terror. Much like I said of past Gardner bo......more