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Perhaps most people who are familiar with Agent 007 know him from the films, each actor presenting a somewhat different interpretation of James Bond. However, those who are unfamiliar with the Fleming books miss a literary Bond not portrayed in the cinema (to say nothing of missing the accuracy of the stories' plots). In the coming months, Her Majesty's Secret Servant will be posting a series of reviews of Fleming's books. Each review will present a summary of the plot and major characters plus a commentary on some aspect of the story. In addition, the review will describe the original hardcover publication.
The reviews are my observations of the stories and may not necessarily reflect the opinions other contributors to the web site. We hope these reviews may lead our visitors to reading the original stories.  |
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Ian Fleming novels reviewed so far
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| Ray Dempsey became a James Bond fan years ago when he first read the original Ian Fleming books. Since then he has supplied several postings to various 007 sites and has joined the contributors to Her Majesty's Secret Servant. Ray holds undergraduate degrees in both communications and in marketing and an MBA in international business and economics. His career included radio announcing in Boston, teaching high school English and college-level courses in management and policy. He worked in marketing for Esquire, Inc. and for Eastern Airlines. He was a capital asset planner for Apollo Computer Co. and recently retired as the Import Manager for Silicon Graphics. He lives in Palo Alto, California with his wife, Anneke, and their yellow Labrador Retriever, Molly. He devotes his time to biking, maintaining their home and garden in the historic district, and to writing. |
