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The Hildebrand Rarity - a James Bond Short Story
1960
First Published
3.54
Average Rating
40
Number of Pages

James Bond is in the Seychelles and has time on his hands after an assignment from M had been completed. He joins an expedition looking for an extremely rare and poisonous fish. The 100 foot yacht is captained by a Mr. Krest and his wife - one psychotic, one beauty, and one double zero. Librarian's note: this entry relates to the short story "The Hildebrand Rarity." It is one of five in the collection, "For Your Eyes Only." Entries for all nine Bond short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a James Bond Short Story."

Avg Rating
3.54
Number of Ratings
78
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
41%
2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author

Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Author · 42 books

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist, and commander in the royal Navy during the Second World War. He was a grandson of the Scottish financier Robert Fleming, who founded the Scottish American Investment Trust and the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co. Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. Additionally, Fleming wrote the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two non-fiction books.

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