''SeaFire'', first published in 1994, was the fourteenth novel by
John Gardner featuring
Ian Fleming's
secret agent
Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...
,
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
(including Gardner's
novelization of ''
Licence to Kill
''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond. It sees Bond suspended from MI6 as he pursues t ...
''). Carrying the
Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by
Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by
Putnam.
Plot summary
With the help of his latest girlfriend Flicka von Grüsse, James goes after billionaire Sir Maxwell Tarn, who thinks he's the next Hitler. Captain Bond now works for MicroGlobe One rather than an ill M whom he visits to cheer up and keep informed of the plot. The global trail takes 007 to Puerto Rico via Spain, Israel and Germany.
During the story, Bond proposes to Flicka. An old friend reappears to aid James and split up this spy twosome.
Publication history
* UK first hardback edition: August 1994
Hodder & Stoughton
* U.S. first hardback edition: September 1994
Putnam
* UK first paperback edition: May 1995
Coronet Books
* U.S. first paperback edition: June 1995
Berkley Books
See also
*
Outline of James Bond
References
1994 British novels
James Bond books
Novels by John Gardner (British writer)
Hodder & Stoughton books
Novels set in Puerto Rico
Novels set in England
Novels set in Germany
Novels set in Israel
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