LTP 007: Death is Forever (1992)

About this episode

The episode discusses John Gardner's Bond novel 'Death is Forever' in the context of post-Cold War Europe.

The iron curtain has fallen. Intelligence is dispersing in its heavy draught. Europe is transitioning towards a single market. Conditions are ripe for a new world order... and for the twelfth continuation novel by John Gardner. "Death is Forever" situates Bond upon the shifting sands of this new environment, investigating the disintegration of "Cabal" - an allied intelligence network that once ran the gauntlet of late Cold War conflicts. From spider-egg sarnies to poisoned dwarves, light-grenade gimmicks to railcar assassinations, Gardner polishes up an old-styled Bond here for a new-era narrative. Summary@06:30; PIPES@43:30

People in this episode

Host: Lighting the Pipes

Topics covered

• James Bond
• Cold War
• intelligence
• European market
• literature
• novels

Keywords

• James Bond
• John Gardner
• Death is Forever
• Cold War
• intelligence network
• novel review
• literature

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Books & works: Death is Forever

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