Review: Great box set!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
Operation ArmadaPurchased from the Amazon France site.This was such an awesome read. Wonderfully descriptive writing, by descriptive I don't mean hundreds of pointless words I mean, beautifully crafted and to the point, not a wasted word in sight.It follows the tale of Ian Fleming - a young intelligence officer during World War II. The novel starts at a frenetic pace and never lets up until the very last page, very James Bondish!I'm not usually one who likes historical novels, but this one just didn't read like a 'boring history retelling of factual events' at all.Fleming is sent, laden with gold, to France with a tempting offer for the commander of the French navy. The question is whether Fleming will get there before the devious commander sells out to the Germans. Really don't want to say more except read it for yourself to see what happens next.Twists and turns ensue that usually feature in a Bond movie. If you love great thrillers you'd be foolish to miss out on this one.Operation Parsifal.Damian Stevenson has done it again, I thought the first book in the Ian Fleming series was good but I think this one is even better. Operation Parsifal is a cut above similar books in this genre for sure. Wolfgang Krupp is a brilliantly drawn villain, you can't help but root for secret agent 17F. Non-stop suspense, action/adventure. Leading up to a very chilling ending that even i didn't see coming.I loved seeing another side to Ian Fleming's character in this book when he moves in with his love interest Anne O'Neill.Can Fleming track down the underground society, called Parsifal run by Krupp."A License To Kill" is also A Licence to Thrill. If you love Bond, give this a read. It's a diamond of a read.