内容简介
'Weareheretofindatargetwhowillfulfilourrequirements.Someonewhoisadmiredandwhoseignominiousdestructionwouldcausedismay'AbeautifulSovietspy.Abrand-newSpektorciphermachine.SMERSHhassetanirresistibletrapthatthreatenstheentireSecretService.InFleming'sfifth007novelBondfindshimselfenmeshedinadeadlygameofcrossanddoublecross.
作者简介
IanLancasterFlemingwasborninLondonon28May1908andwaseducatedatEtonCollegebeforespendingaformativeperiodstudyinglanguagesinEurope.HisfirstjobwaswithReutersnewsagency,followedbyabriefspellasastockbroker.OntheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarhewasappointedassistanttotheDirectorofNavalIntelligence,AdmiralGodfrey,whereheplayedakeypartinBritishandAlliedespionageoperations.AfterthewarhejoinedKemsleyNewspapersasForeignManageroftheSundayTimes,runninganetworkofcorrespondentswhowereintimatelyinvolvedintheColdWar.Hisfirstnovel,CasinoRoyale,waspublishedin1953andintroducedJamesBond,SpecialAgent007,totheworld.Thefirstprintrunsoldoutwithinamonth.Followingthisinitialsuccess,hepublishedaBondtitleeveryyearuntilhisdeath.Hisowntravels,interestsandwartimeexperiencegaveauthoritytoeverythinghewrote.RaymondChandlerhailedhimas'themostforcefulanddrivingwriterofthrillersinEngland.'Thefifthtitle,FromRussiawithLove,wasparticularlywellreceivedandsalessoaredwhenPresidentKennedynameditasoneofhisfavouritebooks.TheBondnovelshavesoldmorethansixtymillioncopiesandinspiredahugelysuccessfulfilmfranchisewhichbeganin1962withthereleaseofDrNostarringSeanConneryas007.TheBondbookswerewritteninJamaica,acountryFlemingfellinlovewithduringthewarandwherehebuiltahouse,'Goldeneye'.HemarriedAnneRothermerein1952.Hisstoryaboutamagicalcar,writtenin1961fortheironlychildCaspar,wentontobecomethewell-lovednovelandfilm,ChittyChittyBangBang.Flemingdiedofheartfailureon12August1964,agedfifty-six.