Bond becomes his opponent in a game of baccarat - a game set on a 'luminous and sparkling stage', with violence lurking in the wings. Le Chiffre's unsavoury predilections have left him bankrupt and desperate for money, and his defeat lies in the hands of 'the finest gambler available to the Service'. Few characters have come to define a genre as James Bond has done, and this introduction to his world, with its merciless villains, spectacular dangers, ill-fated romances and exotic settings, is Fleming at his best.Darker and more visceral than those new to the novels might imagine, Casino Royale plunges Bond into a battle of luck, wits and physical endurance against Le Chiffre, a corrupt agent of the feared Soviet organisation, SMERSH. Will be packaged with care.From FS:This lavish edition, with artwork by acclaimed illustrator Fay Dalton, and an introduction by Booker-Prize winning author John Banville, pays homage to the enormous success of Ian Fleming's iconic novels. The book is brand new and still in the shrink wrap from the publisher. Up for sale is The Folio Society's recently published, exquisitely produced edition of the very first of Ian Flemings' James Bond novels, Casino Royale.
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