Role of Honour, John Gardner
Role of Honour, John Gardner
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Role of Honour

Author: John Gardner

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 6 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2015

Synopsis

“People notice things and word around Whitehall is that Commander Bond is living a shade dangerously—gambling, the new Bentley, er…ladies, money changing hands.…”Following scandal and his shock resignation from Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, James Bond becomes a gun for hire; able, and willing, to sell his lethal skills to the highest bidder. And SPECTRE, it seems, are eager to have the disgraced British super spy on their payroll.But before he can be fully embraced by his new employer—and deadliest enemy—007 must first prove his loyalty. And in doing so he must threaten with nuclear annihilation everything he has fought his whole life to defend. Until honor is fully restored.…Gardner’s stunning reinvention of Bond secured critical acclaim and blockbusting sales around the world. Role of Honour, the fourth book in the series, kept 007 at No.1.

About John Gardner

John Gardner (1933-1982) was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues, and October Light, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist. He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on November 06, 2013

Recently I have been re-reading some of John Gardner’s James Bond novels, and although they have been rather flawed, I have still enjoyed them. That is till now. As a teenager, I remember enjoying Role of Honour, but upon this reading I found it to be extremely convoluted, and the writing style vari......more

Goodreads review by Terry on August 26, 2024

A little disappointing after reading 'Icebreaker'. This seemed more of a formula Bond book. One of the notable things is the incorporation of microcomputers back when they hadn't infiltrated every household in the US. The other is the bad guys using a dirigible to try and complete their evil mission......more

Goodreads review by John on March 11, 2017

A really well done James Bond novel. It felt like it was a plot from the James Bond movies from the 1980's, so if you are fan of that James Bond era, then you will enjoy this book.......more

Goodreads review by Brian on October 05, 2011

* Gardner's fourth Bond book. * The second appearance of SPECTRE. * With luck, this will, in a way, prove to be Gardner's first Bond book. * It began with the last one, Icebreaker, in which Gardner did away with most of Bond's magic tricks. Here, he takes that a step further, taking away even his car--......more

Goodreads review by Rob on May 16, 2019

Felt something lacking with this Bond adventure. At 199 pages it didn't feel like it had enough depth to it and could have done with much of the story being fleshed out more. The ending was very rushed as well.......more

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