- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd; FIRST EDITION edition (Mar 1968)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0224612948
- ISBN-13: 978-0224612944
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 802,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Robert Markham was actually Kingsley Amis, of course. A good attempt at Fleming, by someone who knew him well, and more importantly (Sebastian Faulks take note) someone who understood that the whole Bond Phenomenon was as much a wind-up as anything else. It's as good as a decent Fleming book, better than TMWTGG. It does have some weird 1960s sensibilities in it though - a reference to a cigarette having "life-giving smoke", and the suggestion that a dislike for tobacco is a sign of Psychosis! But then, the series is meant to be dryly funny, after all.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very polished continuation of the James Bond series, which is better than the worst of Fleming's offerings, but does not quite live up to the best. In some ways it is rather too good and lacks the cheesy charm of the real stuff, which is absolutely essential for the full Bond experience. Amis lacks that vague homo-erotic admiration of his hero, that is always apparent when Fleming describes James Bond between action sequences. Amis's aphorisms and humour (there is one very good joke) are rather too good, as well. The girl is rather too psychologically complicated for a Bond girl. But the main villain is very good - the torture scene excellent. Recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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There have been many poor imitators who wrote various James Bond books after Fleming. The only one who did a good job was Kingsley Amis (writing this book under the name of Robert Markham). He ought to know his stuff, having written "The James Bond Dossier" and probably most of "The Man With The Golden Gun".
"Colonel Sun" is comparable to Fleming's books and probably better than some of his. It has an original story except that Colonel Sun has elements of Dr No and perhaps Le Chiffre and his carpet beater. There is probably more sadism and bloodshed in this book than in most of the other Bond books. Still, if you like the original Bond books you should like this one.
"Colonel Sun" is comparable to Fleming's books and probably better than some of his. It has an original story except that Colonel Sun has elements of Dr No and perhaps Le Chiffre and his carpet beater. There is probably more sadism and bloodshed in this book than in most of the other Bond books. Still, if you like the original Bond books you should like this one.
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