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Dr. No (James Bond (Original Series)) Paperback – October 16, 2012

by Ian Fleming (Author)

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Dispatched by M to investigate the mysterious disappearance of MI6’s Jamaica station chief, Bond was expecting a holiday in the sun. But when he discovers a deadly centipede placed in his hotel room, the vacation is over.

On this island, all suspicious activity leads inexorably to Dr. Julius No, a reclusive megalomaniac with steel pincers for hands. To find out what the good doctor is hiding, 007 must enlist the aid of local fisherman Quarrel and alluring beachcomber Honeychile Rider. Together they will combat a local legend the natives call “the Dragon,” before Bond alone must face the most punishing test of all: an obstacle course―designed by the sadistic Dr. No himself―that measures the limits of the human body’s capacity for agony.

The text in this edition has been restored by the Fleming family company Ian Fleming Publications, to reflect the work as it was originally published.

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“Masterful, beautifully written.” ―Raymond Chandler

“The most artfully bold, dizzyingly poised thriller of the decade. You’d much better read it than read about it.” ―New York Herald Tribune

“Magnificent writing.” ―Time

“Wildly funny…hair-raising in a loony way.” ―San Francisco Chronicle

“Fleming, by reason of his cool analytical intelligence, his informed use of technical facts, his plausibility, sense of pace, brilliant descriptive powers and superb imagination, provides sheer entertainment.” ―Spectator

“We should be grateful to Mr. Fleming for providing a conveniently accessible safety-valve for the boiling sensibility of modern man.” ―Manchester Guardian

“The usual sado-masochistic free-for-all, plus octopuses.” ―Observer

About the Author

Ian Fleming was born in London on May 28, 1908. He was educated at Eton College and later spent a formative period studying languages in Europe. His first job was with Reuters News Agency where a Moscow posting gave him firsthand experience with what would become his literary bête noire―the Soviet Union. During World War II he served as Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence and played a key role in Allied espionage operations.

After the war he worked as foreign manager of the Sunday Times, a job that allowed him to spend two months each year in Jamaica. Here, in 1952, at his home “Goldeneye,” he wrote a book called Casino Royale―and James Bond was born. The first print run sold out within a month. For the next twelve years Fleming produced a novel a year featuring Special Agent 007, the most famous spy of the century. His travels, interests, and wartime experience lent authority to everything he wrote. Raymond Chandler described him as “the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in England.” Sales soared when President Kennedy named the fifth title, From Russia With Love, one of his favorite books. The Bond novels have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide, boosted by the hugely successful film franchise that began in 1962 with the release of Dr. No.

He married Anne Rothermere in 1952. His story about a magical car, written in 1961 for their only son Caspar, went on to become the well-loved novel and film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Fleming died of heart failure on August 12, 1964, at the age of fifty-six.

Learn more about Ian Fleming at www.ianfleming.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer; 1st edition (October 16, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 255 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1612185495
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1612185491
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Ian Fleming was a British author and journalist. His first novel, Casino Royale (1953), introduced spy hero, James Bond, agent 007, to the world. It was the first of fourteen James Bond books which have gone on to sell over 60 million copies worldwide and be translated into 20 languages. Beginning with the movie adaptation of Dr No in 1961, the series also sparked the longest-running film franchise in history. Both Fleming and his fictional counterpart have become synonymous with style, glamour and thrilling adventures, as well as universally recognised phrases such as “My name’s Bond, James Bond” and “shaken and not stirred”.

Fleming was born in London in 1908. In the 1930s he worked at Reuters news agency before joining Naval Intelligence as an officer during the Second World War. His talent for writing fast and engaging prose, along with his knowledge of espionage and his fertile imagination led to the creation of James Bond, arguably one of the most-famous fictional characters of all time. He also wrote children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Fleming was married to Ann Rothermere with whom he had a son, Caspar. He died in 1964.

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Typical Bond story, enjoyable and well written.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2023

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Enjoyed this book. It had a few more twists than some of the other stories and I found it more difficult to predict what was next. Overall a good read, as expected with Mr. Fleming's works.

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...first James Bond movie, great story!

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Book vs Movie Review – Dr. No (James Bond) – Ian Fleming
I started reading the famous author Ian Fleming’s James Bond series out of curiosity to see why they made them into movies. I’m only reading the books made into movies starring my favorite James Bond, Sean Connery. I’ll also read “Casino Royale” because Daniel Craig is my second favorite Bond to Connery. In reading these novels, I was expecting pulp fiction-like reads but was surprised how good the writing is - Ian Fleming was ahead of his time. Although Dr. No is the sixth James Bond novel written by Fleming, it was the first Bond movie filmed. The film crossed the line between simple spy thriller to ‘Super Spy’ film with a larger-than-life character in James Bond. On screen, Dr. No was the first introduction of the Bond series to the world. But, in the book, for the first time Bond faces a super villain, a mad scientist on his hidden high-tech hideaway – a private island somewhere near Jamaica. There are death traps, elaborate trials by the evil doctor, beautiful women, and all manner of things that have become part of the James Bond culture. It is little wonder that when they decided to make a Bond film, that Dr. No is where they opted to begin. Without any account to build on, there’s none of that context in the movie. But surprisingly, the movie and the book are remarkably similar. Both find Bond in Jamaica to find out what happened to MI6’s local man, Strangways. And in both cases Bond eventually works his way to Crab Key Island, where he finds himself in the middle of a diabolical scheme put together by the villainous Dr. No. However, there are some differences as there always is when a book is adapted into a film. Many times, books outdo the movie adaptations, but this time around, the Dr. No film actually outdoes the book. I still liked the book, but the whole Audubon Society / endangered bird and ‘guano’ (the excrement of seabirds and bats used as fertilizer) business was overly complicated. The movie manages to streamline Dr. No’s plot to make it easier to follow. And the final showdown is more exciting when Bond and Dr. No get to have a face off instead of just dumping a ton of bird excrement on Dr. No from afar. While both are great entertainments, the movie has the edge here. Bottom line, the book was terrific fun and a complete thrill ride, but the movie – the first film I ever saw at a movie theater is the reason I’m an avid James Bond fan to this day.

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As good as I remembered

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024

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In Dr. No, the characters, the scene, and the plot, all reveal the light and dark of our today and tomorrow. And all, thanks to Flemming's James Bond, some clever thinking and some ingenuity revealed the power of hope. And all delivered with a cocky sex appeal.

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How do you rate something that has been a part of your life for over 50 years?

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2016

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I first met James Bond when this book came out in paperback, and I was immieditly hooked on his adventures and life, I quickly got all of the previously released books and was further immersed in Ian Fleming's wonderful creations. His writing has always. been so precise and was able to immediately paint a picture in my mind of what was happening. I devoured the earlier books and then I saw a preview of a new movie coming out. DR, NO!!!

Now all these years later I find the same experience as I did in 1960, and I was rather disappointed that the series was not available for the Kindle, until now!!

If you have only followed the movies as I know so many have, I cannot recommend strongly enough that you purchase these books and read them in the order that they were published as they cover in sequence 12 years in the life of the greatest SPY who ever lived.

You will be transported back in time to the cold war very vividly and quite realistically described all without dragging down the story. You will also meet the man James Bond, a very loyal and caring person with a very dirty job that had to be done,

I have had the greatest pleasure over the years and have visited several or the Pubs and places described in this to me wonderful series of books.

Annually and sometimes more than that, I read the series again. I have tried to pickup a book later in sequence to just read that one story again and after about 2 chapters I put it done and dive in once again to the series,

I hope you can find at least a large part of the wonderful experience I have and continue to have with Dr. No and all of the other classic work by Ian Fleming.

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