![]() ![]() ![]() The ninth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, Thunderball marks the beginnings of one of the most iconic villains in history, and the only match for the wits of James Bond. Ian Fleming Illustrated by Fay Dalton Thunderball, the latest volume in the Folio Bond Collection, features a new delectable series of images by Fay Dalton, and introduces one of Ian Fleming’s greatest villains the nefarious Blofeld. But as powerful as Number 1 is, he works for someone else: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, a peculiar man with a deadly creative mind. On the island paradise, 007 finds a wealthy pleasure seeker's treasure hunt and meets Domino Vitali, the gorgeous mistress of Emilio Largo, otherwise known as SPECTRE's Number 1. The pacing can be incredibly slack, and it takes far too long for the main plot to kick into gear. When SPECTRE hijacks two A-bombs, a frantic global search for the weapons ensues, and M's hunch that the plane containing the bombs will make a clean drop into the ocean sends Bond to the Bahamas to investigate. Never Say Never Again had to stick close to Thunderballs narrative for legal reasons.Thunderball featured some mind-blowing underwater sequences back in 1965, but in truth, the film hasnt aged that well. But amid the bland teas, tasteless yogurts, and the spine stretcher the guests lovingly call "The Rack," Bond stumbles onto the trail of a lethal man with ties to a new secret organization called SPECTRE. Upon M's insistence, James Bond takes a two-week respite in a secluded natural health spa. ![]()
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