The target audience seems to be young readers, but the story line, subplots, and vocabulary are more than satisfactory for the over-the-hill gang. The author keeps the believability right on the edge, and just when you fear it is about to go overboard, reality gives a solid pull, and you can relax again.
The antagonist is truly over the top, and an absolute joy to experience. James does meet with some interesting fellow students at Eton, and I hope these characters continue in future editions. I was really hoping for some subtle foreshadowings of his future life with Universal Exports, but if they were there, I missed them. He paints a perfect picture of a nervous young boy (whose parents have recently died) thrust into the English boarding school system of the 1930s and just happens to get involved with a psychotic villain. SilverFin is what Bond finds out when he and Kelly break into the castle to try and find out about Alfie. The author does an absolutely tremendous job making him a completely believable character, getting into completely believable jams, and making completely believable mistakes. The title silverfin is significant, as the title of all Bond books and films always are, the titles are pointed out at some point and then blend in with the story, they are always noticeable but often only mention once. He is certainly no weakling, but he has the expected teenage boy self-esteem issues and lack of common sense. Ages 10-up.I don’t know how many Young Bond adventures are in the works, but if Charlie Higson continues with this type of storytelling, they will all be worth reading.īe advised that the main character (James Bond as a young teen) is nothing at all like his adult persona. British actor Parker's crisp delivery and quick pacing will hold readers rapt, guiding them over a few overly long and somewhat predictable passages. And there's a blonde Bond beauty, too-Wilder Lawless, who rides a horse called Martini. But R&R is quickly forgotten and mystery and intrigue are on the menu when James finds himself investigating the disappearance of a local boy, and a mad scientist's attempts to gain global domination via genetic experiments that include killer eels. A school holiday sends him to Scotland where he spends time with his aunt and his dying uncle Max, who happens to be a former spy and who offers to teach James how to drive his classic Aston Martin. Listeners meet James as he's learning the ropes at the posh Eton boarding school in 1930s England. But what was James Bond like at age 14? Higson and Parker fill in some of the blanks with this vibrant recording.
Everybody knows dashing agent 007, star of Ian Fleming's novels and the hit films.
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