A new Anthony Horowitz Bond novel... (Page 3 of 9)

he discusses it a bit in the Acknowledgements section.
He says there is a chunk in Chapter Two  of dialog and description, where Bond meets with M and Tanner, that is Flemings actual writing, "about 400 or 500 words". (400 words is not much at all. This post is maybe 300 words.)
The title of Chapter Seven ("Murder on Wheels") is the same as the proposed title for the tv episode, and I would guess this chapter covers the climax of Fleming's plot outline. He also says Fleming's outline had Bond being trained for the race by real life driver Stirling Moss, and Horowitz decided to replace the real life historical person with a new fictional character. (Actually this bit of the Acknowledgements consists largely of a genuine Fleming quote from his synopsis, giving a taste of Fleming's writing style in these plot outlines ... it is not prose)
So I guess the training scenes, as well as the race itself, were fleshed out from Fleming's barebones outline. None of the stuff with Pussy Galore, and presumably nothing that happens after the race.

But yeh, it is not clear which words are Fleming's, and since my paperback has Fleming's name in letters almost as big as Horowitz's, I think it would be more honest to specify exactly what Fleming's contribution is. Maybe include the original plot outline as a bonus feature so we can compare?

Personally I would love a book just of Fleming's various unfinished Bond related fragments, no need to complete them.

On the positive side I just noticed Horowitz says there were five remaining plot outlines from the abandoned tv series aside from the three stories that were used in FYEO. So where'd he get the material for a prequel from then? Was there to be an origin episode for the tv series, or has he got hold of completely different unfinished Fleming material?

well then I have the wrong edition! Barbel do you have this special edition?
I was thinking: if it was to be a 1/2 hr series, like the first season of Danger Man, those scenes we do know about would add up to about a half hour of plot.
Act 1: Bond meets with M and Tanner
Act 2: training scenes with real life celebrity race car driver
Act 3: the big race
the only thing missing is, I woulda thought Fleming'd have written a part for a Bond Girl.

I believe Waterstones sold it, here is some info: http://www.thebookbond.com/2015/08/wate … igger.html

awesome! now I know what cover to look for

looks a bit like Gravity's Rainbow, except its black instead of blue and the rocket is oriented horizontally
(if you buy Gravity's Rainbow by mistake it is the better book, but not otherwise Bondlike.)

...though I note the wording is still vague about this "exclusive content from Ian Fleming". And the only comment that claims to have seen the book complains there is nothing extra. Has anybody else actually got a copy of this and can confirm that it does indeed include Fleming's original unused plot outline as an extra?

Look in your mailbox...
And if anyone else is curious, feel free to PM me.

Bond on the 1950s French Riviera sounds sweet. Oh, Yes. Can't wait.

I think it takes cojones to write a prequel to CR. Props to Horowitz. I hope he can do something interesting.

Trigger Mortis had lots of good stuff in it. It was just a relief to get Bond back in the 1950s after some of the truly awful novels with modern settings.

Please get someone good to read the audiobook. The actor who read TM put me to sleep before the end of Chapter One. Sounded like he'd taken some Camomile tea to relax before starting the read.

That would be great. He has the best voice of all the Bonds so far.

Shurely you jesht?

Do we have a date for the new book yet?

"Do we have a date for the new book yet?"

I was going to say,  I'm free on the 27th but I'll expect
dinner and dancing. I'm High Maintenance but I think I'm
worth it. 

Can't wait to get stuck in to another Bond adventure. 

Don't want to disagree with you all, but I'd put forward Toby Stephens as the man for the job -- I think he does a great job of voicing Bond in the BBC radio plays.