Dr. No, Ian Fleming
Dr. No, Ian Fleming
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Dr. No

Author: Ian Fleming

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Synopsis

M called this case a soft option. Bond cant quite agree. The tropical island is luxurious, the seductive Honey Rider is alluring. But both are part of the empire of Dr. No. Dr. Nos obsession is power. His only gifts are painshaped.

About Ian Fleming

Ian Lancaster Fleming was born in London in 1908. His first job was at Reuters news agency, after which he worked briefly as a stockbroker before working in Naval Intelligence during World War Two. His first novel, Casino Royale, was published in 1953 and was an instant success. Fleming went on to write thirteen other Bond books as well as two works of nonfiction and the children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Bond books have earned praise from figures such as Raymond Chandler, who called Fleming “the most forceful and driving writer of thrillers in England” and President Kennedy, who named From Russia with Love as one of his favorite books. The books inspired a hugely successful series of film adaptations that began in 1962 with the release of Dr. No. He was married to Ann O'Neill, with whom he had a son, Caspar. He died in 1964.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on March 17, 2025

Bond. James Bond. When I first started reading the Bond books, I really wasn't impressed by his treatment of women or his skills as a secret agent. But now? Bond is not only the man, he's a whole different kind of man. After reading Casino Royale I wondered if this was going to be a stagnant series of......more

Goodreads review by Baba on July 04, 2022

Originally published in 1957, the sixth book in the original James Bond series; the one made famous as Ursula Andress comes out of the sea, semi-naked in front of Sean Connery. Its Honeychile Rider (great name!) and James Bond against the hand-less Dr No in Jamaica. Breathtakingly and speedily outda......more

Goodreads review by David on April 17, 2015

Was this when Fleming started to phone it in? I have enjoyed several of the earlier Bond novels, but this one was full of purple prose and even more cringe-inducing racism and sexism than usual. I mean, this is James Bond we're talking about, who was a misogynistic dick even when cleaned up for Holl......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on November 04, 2020

I loved this book. Best Bond book yet...possibly the best one of all time, but we'll see. ... We ended the last book (From Russia With Love) on a cliffhanger. Bond is kicked with a poisoned blade by the evil lady torturer Rosa Klebb. Now, after months of medical treatment, he's ready to go back to work......more

Goodreads review by Dave on November 24, 2023

RIP, Sean Connery, aged 90, always the grinning James Bond in our hearts. Dr. No is a film I have seen a couple times in my lifetime and recall enjoying for the sheer entertainment (i.e., Ursula Andress with Sean Connery), [URL not allowed] with Bond fighting spiders and squids......more

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