Win, Lose, or Die

by John Gardner

Series: John Gardner's Bond (book 8), James Bond novels - Continuation Series (26), James Bond novels (26)

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Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller' When M receives word that a known terrorist organisation is planning to infiltrate and destroy a top-secret British Royal Navy aircraft carrier-based summit of world leaders, James Bond is returned to active duty in the Royal Navy. Promoted from Commander to Captain, Bond is expected to infiltrate the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible and identify potential sleeper agents. As he struggles to complete his mission, a massive war game is being carried out between the American, British, and Soviet Navies. And when Bond gets caught up in a murder investigation the safety of the most powerful leaders on the planet hangs in the balance ...… (more)

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Came back to the series out of a misplaced sense of nostalgia. My bad. (

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Joe901 | Nov 2, 2021 |

erm..This was fun but again came off as a little goofy for me with the Captain Bond stuff. (

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johnfishlock | Mar 13, 2021 |

Where is James Bond? What have you done with him? This character sounds like a rookie not a seasoned operative. In his first conversation with "M", he is wimpy, a pale version of the real James Bond. The author uses sex scenes to capture the real Bond but makes a poor job of it. It is ill thought out with ridiculous dialogue. The story is a "B" movie with a lot of high school drama. (

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delta61 | Jun 6, 2020 |

Another passable spy tale by Gardner featuring an agent with the same name as Ian Fleming's character. (

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Leischen | Jan 14, 2014 |

A competent and workmanlike treatment of the James Bond character by an author who has obviously studied the character's history and personality, but lacks Ian Fleming's flair for the story and the man. A fairly standard tale of terrorists attempting to sabotage a summit meeting and kidnap for ransom Margaret Thatcher, George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev, made palatable by the presence of James Bond. (

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burnit99 | Jan 19, 2007 |

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James Bond novels (26)

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Golden Eye; Win, Lose or Die; Nobody Lives Forever by John Gardner

Win, Lose or Die / Nobody Lives Forever by John Gardner

Win, Lose or Die | Fatal Charm | Dead on Time by Detective Book Club

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An hour before dawn, in the Straits of Hormuz: a dark and dangerous time and place.

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Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller' When M receives word that a known terrorist organisation is planning to infiltrate and destroy a top-secret British Royal Navy aircraft carrier-based summit of world leaders, James Bond is returned to active duty in the Royal Navy. Promoted from Commander to Captain, Bond is expected to infiltrate the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible and identify potential sleeper agents. As he struggles to complete his mission, a massive war game is being carried out between the American, British, and Soviet Navies. And when Bond gets caught up in a murder investigation the safety of the most powerful leaders on the planet hangs in the balance ...

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