[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Mark Cerulli
\n28 October 2018<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the next James Bond film, (placeholder title: Bond 25<\/strong>) preps for a December start, there is a way to get your 007 fix NOW<\/em>\u00a0 \u2013 Anthony Horowitz\u2019 new Bond novel, FOREVER AND A DAY<\/strong>, out November 6th<\/sup> from Harper Books.<\/p>\n Horowitz wrote the highly acclaimed 2015 Bond adventure, Trigger Mortis,<\/strong> and got the rare honor of being asked to write the next official book by the Fleming Estate.\u00a0 In Forever And A Day<\/strong>, Horowitz really delivers, working from original outlines Ian Fleming wrote for an un-filmed U.S. TV project.<\/p>\n This is an origins story, set before the Fleming\u2019s first Bond novel, 1953\u2019s Casino Royale<\/strong>.\u00a0 Taking place in the glittering French Riviera,\u00a0Forever And A Day<\/strong> introduces many of Bond\u2019s now-iconic trademarks \u2013 the vodka martini (\u201cshaken not stirred\u201d, of course), and earning the coveted 007 ranking.<\/p>\n The novel starts off with a spy known as 007 washing up dead.\u00a0 Time for a replacement, and M takes a chance on an untested young agent named James Bond.\u00a0 But before he can become the suave, sophisticated killer we all know, he has to learn his craft.\u00a0 As with any Bond film or novel, there are several \u201cmust haves\u201d \u2013 a beautiful woman, and an enigmatic villain.\u00a0 Naturally, Forever And A Day<\/strong> has both \u2013 the novel\u2019s leading lady is a beautiful temptress named Sixtine who, as the Author said in an interview with Penguin (the U.K. publisher), \u201cis every bit his equal.\u201d And for the villain, a monstrous Corsican mobster named Scipio, who understands how to inflict terror, both real and imagined.<\/p>\n Horowitz keeps the action moving at a fast clip, his writing crisp and authoritative \u2013 when Bond kills a traitor (in his very own bed), he does so with a knife, watching the man\u2019s last few moments of life as his blood stains the sheets until, \u201cSuddenly there was only one person breathing in the room.\u201d\u00a0 That scene and others make an indelible impression on the reader.<\/p>\n The author states, \u201cIan Fleming has played a huge role in my life\u2026 he wrote the first adult books that I ever loved and the (Bond) films saved me from some of the darkest corners of my childhood.\u201d\u00a0 Horowitz is a master storyteller and longtime Bond fans will appreciate the many touches that echo Fleming himself.\u00a0 For newer fans, this is an insightful look at how James Bond became 007.<\/p>\n MC<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”475″ el_class=”h6″][vc_column_text]Photo Credit: HarperCollins Publishers<\/sub>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working today. Author of the US bestselling Magpie Murders<\/em>, The Word is Murder<\/em>, two new Sherlock Holmes novels and, of course, the acclaimed Bond continuation novel, Trigger Mortis<\/em>, published in 2015. His Alex Rider young adult series has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide. He is also an accomplished British screenwriter, creating both Midsomer Murders<\/em> and the BAFTA-winning Foyle\u2019s War<\/em> for PBS, among many other credits. Deciding on a writing career at the tender age of 8, Horowitz followed his dream, publishing his first book, The Sinister Secret of Frederick K. Bower<\/em> in 1979. Over 40 other titles followed, and more are on the way.<\/p>\n The author lives in Middlesex, England where he writes up to ten hours a day, seven days a week. In January 2014 he was awarded an OBE for his distinguished service to British literature. We are not sure what Mr. Horowitz does in his spare time because, due to his abundant literary output, he can\u2019t have much of it! His official website is: anthonyhorowitz.com<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Mark Cerulli 28 October 2018 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the next James Bond film, (placeholder title: Bond 25) preps for a December start, there is a way to get your 007 fix NOW\u00a0 \u2013 Anthony Horowitz\u2019 new Bond novel, FOREVER AND A DAY, out November 6th from Harper Books. Horowitz wrote the highly acclaimed 2015 Bond adventure, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":473,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/270"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":491,"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/270\/revisions\/491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.007minute.com\/jbm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the Author of “Forever and a Day”<\/h6>\n