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Young Bond: SilverFin: A James Bond Adventure [Paperback]

Charlie Higson (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: 3 Mar 2005 | Series: Young Bond

The first explosive book in Charlie Higson's bestselling Young Bond series.

The dark waters around a remote Scottish castle hold a sinister secret.

One man with a thirst for power will use it - whatever the cost.

SilverFin is DANGEROUS

SilverFin is the FUTURE

SilverFin must be DESTROYED

Bond. James Bond. The legend begins with SilverFin.

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; First Edition edition (3 Mar 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141318597
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141318592
  • Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 19.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 135,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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James Bond is, without doubt, the daddy of all literary spies. His name is synonymous with intrigue and adventure, action and old-fashioned derring-do. So Silverfin, the first in a series of Charlie Higson’s fully authorised prequels to the most famous of all British Secret Service agents, has mightily big boots to fill. Fortunately, Higson is a genuine Bond aficionado who has remained true to the style of Ian Fleming’s creation, and his legend, to create an authentic story featuring a teenage Bond that should not disappoint other equally appreciative fans.

After a supremely scary opening sequence featuring some terrifying mutated eels and a gruesome death, Bond’s early days at Eton in the 30’s as a thirteen-year-old are the focus for the first third of the book. Since the death of his parents in a climbing accident, James had previously been educated at home by his aunt. The alien world of this infamous public school is a new world for him and he makes enemies immediately. But young James is not without a backbone of his own, and he soon begins to win small victories against those who choose to bully him.

It is, however, when James is in Scotland for the rest of book, at the remote home of his Aunt Charmian and Uncle Max, that his first great adventure, and mystery to solve, truly takes shape. A local Laird, in his ominous castle nearby, is conducting horrific scientific experiments that prove he is very mad indeed and a threat to society who must be defeated. Before this excitement is over, James has a date with some killer eels.

The author, well known for his comedic exploits on television in The Fast Show and for adult thrillers such as King of the Ants and Full Whack is without doubt a skilled writer. Bond purists might wince a little, that such an extension of Fleming’s legacy was needed at all, but despite being shackled by the constraints of its period setting, Silverfin is an intriguing read.

(Age 10 and over) --John McLay

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A page-turning adventure that will get the hairs standing up on the back of your neck. -- Sunday Express, February, 2005

A well-crafted page-turner with substance… a most enjoyable, well-written book. -- Guardian, March 5, 2005

Good, gritty and funny… Very clever, Mr Bond, very clever indeed. -- Daily Mail, March 11, 2005
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Silverfin. 26 Dec 2010
By A Customer
Format:Kindle Edition
I am twelve and I think this is a great book for those ten to adults as it contains action mystery and romance. The story was written about James Bond in the years between the two world wars. James hates his schooling at Eton so when the summer holidays come he travels up to his aunt and uncle's lodgings up in Scotland. A mystery unfolds as a murder is discovered and strange coincedences occur.
This book is perfect for those who cant bear another story of fairys and talking animals.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars For the young James Bond fan! 20 Dec 2012
By M. Crossman
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My Son, who is 8 years old, has recently become enamoured with the James Bond film franchise since I introduced it to him when I bought the blu ray movie collection.
Since then he has watched most of the films and thoroughly enjoyed them so I thought this series of books would be fun for him.
He read them in a matter of days and thought they were fantastic and I'm happy because the subject matter in the films is sometimes a tad too dark for a pre-teen whilst these books are perfect.
My Son highly recommends them.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An addictive read 12 April 2012
By Osetinka
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Charlie Higson has written this excellently - I strongly disagree with the reviewers who think that this novel drags on and has been written in a monotonous or boring style. A few reviews have also mentioned Anthony Horowitz, that he could have done a better job at writing Silverfin or that they prefer his books to Higson's.
I do not disagree (I am a MASSIVE Horowitz fan myself - he is my favourite author!), and even though the storyline is similar to the Alex Rider adventures, it did not stop me from thoroughly enjoying this spy novel.
The plot keeps you hooked all the way through, and even though there are a few technical parts describing the mechanics of a car (as a girl, I admit that during the long explanations Higson lost me for a few pages), it did not put me off at all.
I would definitely recommend this to any lover of spy stories, adventure, action and a touch of horror. This novel is not at all disappointing - I loved it!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars great fun - a real pageturner 26 Mar 2010
By Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane TOP 100 REVIEWER
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This book is great fun and can confidently be recommended for young readers (girls or boys) from, perhaps, nine up to twelve (though I, five times that age, enjoyed it a lot). Young James Bond goes to boarding school where he creates a stir, from his point of view not entirely positively (this is Harry Potter territory, and will have the same kind of appeal as that has) and becomes entangled in an adventure involving an eerie Scottish castle, skulduggery therein, the mysterious Loch Silverfin and very unpleasant eels. Some of the book, taken realistically, is impossible to accept, but that does not matter at all. It's well crafted, original, quite spooky in places, has a couple of interesting plot turns and moves at great pace. Bond is befriended by a resourceful East End lad and an equally resourceful girl, so the book covers class divide and is not exclusively male-centred. None of that will matter to young readers, but it's nice to see. Good fun, a good read, and a good present for any young friends or relatives you may have!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Quite good, but I prefer Alex Rider 3 Nov 2009
A Kid's Review
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From Rowan (age 9) I enjoyed the story but found Charlie Higson's voice a bit monotonous. Not as good as Alex Rider so I'll probably only listen to it once.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A book to get a reluctant boy of 11 reading 20 Nov 2011
By Pat
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This was just what was needed to inspire my 11 year old grandson to read. He has already booked the next in the series for Christmas.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't wait for it to SilverFin-ish 12 May 2009
By Captain Pugwash
Format:Paperback
Actually I didn't think Harry Potter when I read this and it's predecessor; I thought Alex Rider but not as well written. Charlie Higson's ideas are good and he's come up with some inventive and grotesque deaths and experimentations - much as the adult James Bond films do - but this book just seemed to have no soul. The prose is detailed but not in an interesting way; several paragraphs describing a car is okay but not when it's a novel aimed at teenage boys! Apparently Higson is selling faster than Horowitz at the moment so someone must like his style! Recommend Horowitz over this any day.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars SIlverfin - Harry Potter for Spies 5 April 2005
By Sam Allen
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Charlie Higson, like me, is a Bond aficionado and would know only too well the weight of expectation concerning this,his first 'Young Bond' novel. I must confess that I was sceptical as to whether he'd be able to come up with, what is ostensibly, an origin story for 007. I'm thrilled to report that he manages it with pace and wit aplenty.
The story follows Bond from the playing fields of Eton to the Highlands of Scotland, where he follows up the disappearance of a young local boy in the area around a loch called Silverfin. Without going into too much detail, the story does feature a mad, outsize villain, a dastardly plot and a heavily fortified headquarters. This is clearly all the stuff of Bond and, predictability being part of the Bond formula, works just fine. It's exciting whilst bordering on silly and plays out just the way you would want it to.
However, Silverfin really scores when the author gets down and personal with our young, not yet legendary hero. Using what little information Fleming revealed about Bond's background, Higson begins to weave a compelling tapestry of the characters and places that will come to shape his life. To do this, Higson takes the well-established idea that Bond was (and is) a fantasy projection of Ian Fleming himself and than proceeds to cosolidate this perception even further by making HIS Bond echo some of Fleming's life. Hence, Bond is now a keen cross-country runner at Eton just as Fleming was himself. The major change, I suspect however, between young Bond and young Fleming was that Fleming was a somewhat vain and pompous young upstart, whereas Higson's Bond is rather sweet and unassuming.

Silverfin is a terrific ripping yarn that, I believe, Ian Fleming and the Fleming estate would thoroughly approve of. Five Stars!... Read more ›

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4.0 out of 5 stars an Action-packed and Thrilling read...
an Action-packed and Thrilling read with action drama and a page-turning appeal. A must-read book for teenagers and adults alike!
Published 17 days ago by Harry
4.0 out of 5 stars Good adventure story, rather slow at the beginning.
I started to read this series out of order with Double or Die. This is the second of the books that I have read, and I found the first two sections (set in Eton and the Scottish... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. T. A. Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Bought for my ten year old. We''ve been reading this together and loved it, so much so we had to run out to get the 2nd one!
Published 1 month ago by Brinda
5.0 out of 5 stars Silver fin
Amazing book had me hooked from the start. I will read the next one now hope it will be good to.[:
Published 1 month ago by Harvey kronenberg
5.0 out of 5 stars Another book for my grandson
Jacob, who is an avid reader, enjoyed this whole series, and has already got around to reading the books for a second time.
Published 1 month ago by Nancy SWS
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING
This is a fantastic novel, with a excellent plot. It is worth every penny. Charlie Higson is an brilliant writer would definitely recommend.
Published 1 month ago by Tim Cullum
5.0 out of 5 stars No problems here.....
A great book for anyone who enjoys reading. Delivered when you said it would be too which always helps! Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
I tried but I gave up reading it. I am clearly not in the author's demographic. He has a natural tendency towards horror which I find rather boring. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
This is an amazing book and very suspensive I loved every page and I'm going to read it again and again!!!
Published 1 month ago by Mr R J Stinchcombe
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
I think this book was good as there was much action . I look forward to reading the next book of the young James Bond
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