Agent 007 is back--and he must race to stop the destruction of England. When James Bond is asked to settle a dispute over "ungentlemanly behavior" at an exclusive gambling club, the affair is embarrassing in the extreme, for the accused is the unimpeachable Sir Hugo Drax: business tycoon, popular hero, patriot extraordinaire, and head of the multimillion-dollar Moonraker missile program on which Britain's future defense depends. Soon, however, the "affair of honor" takes on a somewhat more serious tone as Bond finds out ...
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Agent 007 is back--and he must race to stop the destruction of England. When James Bond is asked to settle a dispute over "ungentlemanly behavior" at an exclusive gambling club, the affair is embarrassing in the extreme, for the accused is the unimpeachable Sir Hugo Drax: business tycoon, popular hero, patriot extraordinaire, and head of the multimillion-dollar Moonraker missile program on which Britain's future defense depends. Soon, however, the "affair of honor" takes on a somewhat more serious tone as Bond finds out the bizarre and terrifying truth about Drax and Moonraker, a truth that could not only prove fatal for Agent 007 and his beautiful companion but could mean the deaths of millions.
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Add this copy of Moonraker (James Bond) to cart. $72.84, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Blackstone Audiobooks.
I didn't read Bond as a young person so only grew up knowing the films, which were OK in their way if you like that kind of thing. I heard Casino Royale as a dramatised reading on Radio 4Xtra and it was superb and inspired me to read some other titles.
Yes, by today's standards they are misogynistic and slightly racists but that was the way of the world then, what does stand the test of time is the wonderful prose.
If you've never dipped into Fleming's works do try them, you will be genuinely surprised by the quality there.
