Del Norte Public Library

WW III nearly breaks out when a U.S. space capsule is swallowed up by what everyone believes is a Russian spaceship. Bond and the British government believe that it is the work of the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. organisation and must find out what their motives are.

"When an MI6 agen turns rogue and plans world domination with a terrifying satellite-born weapon, Bond must pusue his former ally to Cuba, Monte Carlo, Switzerland and even Russia, all whilst dodging a sexy, deadly femme fatale who will stop at nothing to put the 'squeeze' on the intrepid spy!"--Container.

"Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and on going impact on our culture. What Bond represents about ideas of masculinity, the British national psyche and global politics has shifted over time, as has the interpretation of the life of his author. But Fleming himself was more mysterious and subtle than anything he wrote. Ian's childhood with his gifted brother Peter and his extraordinary mother set the pattern for his ambition...

As Bond works to rescue an abducted Russian officer who had defected to the West, he must unravel a complex weapons scheme.