Solo Audiobook

Quotes

• “Nearly a century on, Boyd proves that there are plenty of pages left in 007’s passport. I doubt his creator could have done it better.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “A compulsively readable thriller, replicating the cocktail of ingredients that got Fleming’s readers hooked and yet to let the cracks in the fantasy figure show through. A thoroughly rewarding, entertaining and ultimately thought provoking fix.”

  — GQ

• “A light, slick, sinuous adventure…Though Boyd’s iteration of the character owes something to Graham Greene’s moral melancholy, Fleming’s Bond remains recognizable. So does the excellent pacing.”

  — USA Today

• “A brilliant imitation that’s occasionally superior to the prototype.”

  — Guardian (London)

• “Boyd brings back the real Bond, triumphantly…A formidable literary achievement…It succeeds wonderfully.”

  — Daily Mail (London)

• “Solo’s true literary craft lies in the subtlety of its correspondences and also the suspenseful quality that keeps us on our toes until the closing pages. Mission accomplished.” 

  — Financial Times (London)

• “A terrific twisting thriller…A tremendous Bond story.”

  — Sunday Times (London)

• “Boyd has rendered his Bond perfectly.”

  — O, The Oprah Magazine

• “The prose of Boyd is frankly superior to that of Fleming…A bloody good thriller. A triumph.”

  — Observer (London)

• “Solo never fails to keep the reader on the edge of his chair…Boyd is a brilliant storyteller and the interwoven plots and surprises of Solo are often superior to Fleming’s own narrative stunts.”

  — Daily Beast