William Boyd’s 2013 novel Solo is the latest outing for which character?
"did that would appeal to Bond aficionados, the book was based on ""a curiously unstirring plot"", which was also ""convoluted"". ""The National""s Nick Leech also noted the use of details, but considered that this led to ""a pedantic, meandering narrative"" which led to ""an underwhelming finale"". Writing in the ""London Evening Standard"", David Sexton agreed, calling the book a ""rather inattentive novel"", that was a ""lame outing"" in the Bond canon. David Connett was another who saw flaws in the novel, calling it ""anaemic stuff"", although it was ""far superior to the last effort to breathe life into a Bond"
"M. Boyd described writing the book as ""tremendous fun"" and a ""once in a lifetime challenge"", but admitted that he had to take it ""really, really seriously."" After completing the writing process, Boyd commented that he did not ""attempt to write a pastiche Fleming novel ... it's my own voice; I'm dealing with things and subjects I am interested in ... it is very much my novel; it just features these characters invented by Fleming. ""Solo"" was launched on 25 September 2013 at the Dorchester Hotel. Seven copies of the book were signed by Boyd, were collected by seven Jensen"
"era and was published on 28 May 2011. On 11 April 2012 it was announced that William Boyd would write the next James Bond novel, entitled ""Solo"", set at the end of the 1960s. The novel was released in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2013, and in the United States and Canada on 8 October 2013. Written by the pseudonymous R. D. Mascott, it was the first James Bond related book not written by Ian Fleming to be published after Fleming's death. To this day, Ian Fleming Publications has never disclosed or confirmed the author's identity. Written by Fleming's"
"Lone Wolf (Picoult novel) Lone Wolf is a 2012 New York Times Bestselling novel by American author Jodi Picoult. The book was released on February 28, 2012 through Atria Books and centers around a man returning to his childhood home after a terrible accident. Edward Warren has been living in Thailand for nearly 6 years when he receives a frantic phone call: His estranged family have been injured in a car accident in NH. Warren's father is comatose and his sister, Cara, is also injured. Cara still holds a grudge against Edward, since his departure led to their parents’ divorce."
"Waiting for Sunrise Waiting for Sunrise is a 2012 espionage novel by William Boyd. The book was published on April 17, 2012 by Bloomsbury Press in the United Kingdom and by HarperCollins in the United States. Lysander Rief is a young actor in Vienna who has come to the city to seek a psychiatric cure for an illness – ""anorgasmia"" – from an English doctor, Bensimon. Bensimon has developed his own adjunct to the main line of Freud's psychoanalysis called Parallelism. Whilst sitting in the waiting room, he encounters Captain Alwyn Munro DSO, an English friend of Dr Bensimon’s, and"
"Solo Command Solo Command (1999) is the seventh novel in the """" series, and the final book to detail the adventures of Wraith Squadron. It was written by Aaron Allston. Wraith Squadron is once again tasked with destroying Warlord Zsinj. This time, they are assigned to General Han Solo, who is heading up the New Republic task force that is seeking Zsinj. At the same time, Face, just been promoted to Brevet Captain, notices a chance encounter between Myn and Lara, delves deeper into the history of Lara Notsil. Eventually outing her as Gara Petothel, much to Myn's horror, and"
"Lily Alone Lily Alone is a 2011 novel by best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. It was first published in February of that year. Lily Green is the eldest child of the Green family. She has 2 younger half-sisters, (Bliss, and Pixie), and 1 younger half-brother (Baxter). Baxter and Bliss are twins. She often has to take care of them when their mother, Kate Moon, goes to the pub, newsagent or off-licence. Although Lily does not usually mind being given the responsibility, she sometimes resents it. When Lily's mother meets Gordon, her new boyfriend, at a local"
"body parts of a kill to different pack members, how they can tell the age of a prey animal by smelling its teeth, and how most of Picoult's information came from Shaun Ellis, whom he described as ""neither a scientist nor an expert on the natural behavior of wolves."" Lone Wolf (Picoult novel) Lone Wolf is a 2012 New York Times Bestselling novel by American author Jodi Picoult. The book was released on February 28, 2012 through Atria Books and centers around a man returning to his childhood home after a terrible accident. Edward Warren has been living in Thailand"
"title character from both novels, it is not considered to be true to the source material. Solo (Mason novel) Solo is a 1993 science fiction novel by Robert Mason. The book was Mason's second novel; he had previously written ""Weapon"" and a memoir about his experiences in Vietnam titled ""Chickenhawk"". When the self-aware Pentagon-built robot, Solo, goes AWOL, the Pentagon uses its reserve robot, Nimrod, as bait luring Solo into a trap meant to destroy him, and setting the stage for a cyborg confrontation. Solo, a robot designed by the US Government as a hyper intelligent super assassin, goes AWOL"
"The Only Story The Only Story is a novel by Julian Barnes. It is his thirteenth novel, and was published on 1 February 2018. The short (273 pp.) novel is the life story of Paul Roberts, who we first meet as a 19-year-old Sussex University undergraduate returning to his parents' house in the leafy southern suburbs of London (Sutton, in Surrey, is suggested as a model.) The time is the early sixties, and there are a few references to current events. Paul joins the tennis club, which is the one of the few opportunities such places offer for socialising. In"
"Solo (Mason novel) Solo is a 1993 science fiction novel by Robert Mason. The book was Mason's second novel; he had previously written ""Weapon"" and a memoir about his experiences in Vietnam titled ""Chickenhawk"". When the self-aware Pentagon-built robot, Solo, goes AWOL, the Pentagon uses its reserve robot, Nimrod, as bait luring Solo into a trap meant to destroy him, and setting the stage for a cyborg confrontation. Solo, a robot designed by the US Government as a hyper intelligent super assassin, goes AWOL on his mission in Nicaragua, and finds himself at the bottom of a lake. Reaching the"
"Solo (2013 film) Solo is a 2013 Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Isaac Cravit and is the first film released under Shock Till You Drop's US film distribution branch. First released on August 29, 2013 in Canada, it stars Annie Clark as a teenager who finds herself terrorized after she's left alone in the woods for a two night camp counselor initiation process. Of his inspiration for the film, Cravit mentioned that he was moved to create ""Solo"" after a friend of his told him a campfire story in which a girl looks through her summer camp photos to"
"as well as recurring places and themes, and the books are not intended as stand alone; however, they may feasibly be read in a different order than below. The main characters throughout the series are five young friends: Adam Freeman, the leader; Watch, the brains; and Sara ""Sally"" Wilcox, the realist, are the only characters to appear in all 24 novels. Cindy Makey appears in the second novella and remains for the rest of the series. As the series progresses the character Bryce Poole is involved more and more and eventually the five young friends become a solid group. Other"
"steady—and, at first blush, looking purposeful—within the middle rank. He is everything that Weldon Kees dreaded, as well as everything that he suspected he ought to be. On October 23, 2012, Kathleen Rooney's novel-in-poems ""Robinson Alone"" was released, of which Donna Seaman from ""Booklist"" wrote: In an extraordinary act of identification, poet and essayist Rooney improvises on Kees' most haunting poems, a quartet featuring an alter ego named Robinson. Her loosely biographical, knowledgeably imaginative, and gorgeously atmospheric story in verse portrays Robinson as a dapper, talented, and bedeviled man who conceals his sorrows behind insouciance. Rooney weaves lines from Kees'"
"Biafra from Nigeria, was the location for ""Solo"", although Boyd renamed this as the fictional Zanzarim. On 15 April 2013 Boyd announced the book's title at the London Book Fair. The announcement was part of the ""Author of the Day"" event at the English Pen Literary Café. Selected press were invited to the event and were given a brief opportunity to question Boyd about the book's title. Boyd believes the short title is ""strikingly apt"" for the novel. He remarked that ""titles are very important"" to him, and that as soon as he ""wrote down Solo on a sheet of"
"its full potential and that more use of the film's inspiration or of sound would have improved the movie's tension. Solo (2013 film) Solo is a 2013 Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Isaac Cravit and is the first film released under Shock Till You Drop's US film distribution branch. First released on August 29, 2013 in Canada, it stars Annie Clark as a teenager who finds herself terrorized after she's left alone in the woods for a two night camp counselor initiation process. Of his inspiration for the film, Cravit mentioned that he was moved to create ""Solo"" after"
"Longing (play) Longing is a 2013 play by the Scottish writer William Boyd, based on the short stories ""My Life"" (""The Story of a Provincial"") and ""A Visit to Friends"" by the Russian author Anton Chekhov. Its premiere production ran at the Hampstead Theatre in London from 28 February to 6 April 2013 (with the press night on 7 March), directed by Nina Raine and starring Tamsin Greig, Iain Glen, John Sessions, Jonathan Bailey, Natasha Little, Eve Ponsonby and Catrin Stewart. Boyd, who was theatre critic for the University of Glasgow in the 1970s and has many actor friends, refers"
"A Single Shot A Single Shot is a 2013 US American crime thriller film directed by David M. Rosenthal and written by Matthew F. Jones, based on his own novel of the same name. It stars Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Ted Levine, Kelly Reilly and Jason Isaacs. John Moon's wife recently took their son and left. Before John's father died, he was unable to pay the mortgage on the farm, and it was sold. John is depressed and an emotional wreck. He lives in poverty in rural West Virginia, feeding himself by hunting deer. While illegally stalking a deer"
"Carry On (novel) Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow is the third young adult novel written by Rainbow Rowell, published in 2015. The story follows the final year of magical schooling for Simon Snow, the ""Chosen One"" of the magical world prophesied to defeat the Insidious Humdrum, an evil force that has been wreaking havoc on the World of Mages for years. The novel is told through several narrative voices, including that of Simon, his roommate/enemy and later boyfriend Baz, his best friend Penelope, and his ex-girlfriend Agatha. The novel is a spinoff from Rowell's novel ""Fangirl""."
"Solo (1996 film) Solo is a 1996 science fiction action film directed by Norberto Barba, and starring Mario Van Peebles, William Sadler, Adrien Brody, Barry Corbin, and Demián Bichir. The film was based on the novel ""Weapon"" by Robert Mason, and was adapted into a screenplay by David L. Corley for Columbia/TriStar Pictures. It received poor reviews and is viewed as a derivative action vehicle. ""Solo"" currently holds a 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 32 reviews. Solo (Van Peebles) is an android designed as a military killing machine. He is sent to Central America by General Haynes (Barry"
"Lone Wolf (Muchamore novel) Lone Wolf is the sixteenth and penultimate novel in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore, and the fourth book of the Aramov series. It was released on 1 August 2014. The book is set in and around North London. The prologue is based around Fay Hoyt and her aunt Kirsten, and is set in December 2012. We find out Fay's mother Melanie was killed by a drug dealer, so she is living with her aunt in St John's Wood, London. They rob the drug dealer that killed Melanie, who is called Hagar, and attempt to sell"
"Two, told in a mixture of first and second person, is the decline of the love affair, and Part Three is the rest of Paul's life told mostly in a mix of second and third person. In the last few pages, as Paul says his final goodbye to Susan, now sedated in a loony bin, he reverts to the first person. The Only Story The Only Story is a novel by Julian Barnes. It is his thirteenth novel, and was published on 1 February 2018. The short (273 pp.) novel is the life story of Paul Roberts, who we first"
"out. The central character in the novel is James Bond himself and the book's penultimate chapter contains his obituary, purportedly written for ""The Times"" by M. The obituary provides a number of biographical details of Bond's early life, including his parents' names and nationalities. Bond begins ""You Only Live Twice"" in a disturbed state, described by M as ""going to pieces"", following the death of his wife Tracy eight months previously. Academic Jeremy Black points out that it was a very different Bond to the character who lost Vesper Lynd at the end of ""Casino Royale"". Given a final chance"
"""poignant story of friendship and self-sacrifice"" and for featuring a ""gay action hero whose sexuality is only one facet of his character"". Proxy (novel) Proxy is a 2013 sci-fi, dystopian young adult novel by Alex London. The novel, which was released on June 18, 2013, features a gay adolescent as its action-hero protagonist. A sequel to the novel has been released in 2014, ""Guardian."" The novel utilizes a third-person, subjective narration structure that alternates between Knox Brindle and Sydney Carton. London states that he drew inspiration for ""Proxy"" from the 1987 book ""The Whipping Boy"", ""where the rich pay for"
"The Winner Stands Alone The Winner Stands Alone is a novel by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, first published in 2008. The book was first published in Portuguese under the title ""O Vencedor está Só"". It is the thirteenth major book by Coelho. The book is roughly based upon the growing rise of what the author calls The Superclass. The book loosely tells the story of several individuals: Igor, a Russian millionaire; Hamid, a Middle Eastern fashion magnate; American actress Gabriela, eager to land a leading role; ambitious criminal detective Savoy, hoping to resolve the case of his life; and Jasmine,"
"May 2013, Savannah Lathem won the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film. California Solo California Solo is an American independent feature film written and directed by Marshall Lewy and starring Robert Carlyle. It made its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and its international premiere at the 2012 Edinburgh Film Festival. The film was acquired by Strand Releasing for the U.S., and was given a limited theatrical release on November 30, 2012. Robert Carlyle plays Lachlan MacAldonich, a former Britpop rocker-turned-agricultural worker, who gets caught driving drunk and faces deportation after living"
"is a paying guest to the Global Hotel, there to review its services. Clare Wilby – the younger sister to Sara, Clare is not entirely introduced until the last section of the novel. Clare’s character signifies the final stage in the grieving process, that of acceptance. Duncan – He was the sole witness to Sara’s death. As the novel’s only dominant male character, Duncan appears in each story within the novel. He too is moved to an emotional state of depression after witnessing the tragedy. Including Duncan in each of the novel’s stories, Smith seems to imply that these stages"
"Clive Lyle Clive Lyle is a fictional character in the three last novels by Peter Niesewand, the South African journalist who spent 73 days in solitary confinement for his coverage of the last years of Ian Smith's government in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He features as a United States agent, working variously for the CIA and DIA. He uses his ambiguous sexuality (""Is that [homosexuality] true about you, Clive?"" ""Not necessarily"") to advantage in ""The Word of a Gentleman"", and sees sex as a mere means to an end. Lyle contrasts sharply with the recognisably humane David Cane in ""Fallback"". Cane"
"Hero (novel) Hero (2007) is a Lambda-winning novel, and the only novel by openly gay film producer and novelist Perry Moore. The fantasy novel is about a teenage superhero, Thom Creed, who must deal with his ex-superhero father's disgrace, his own sexuality, and a murderer stalking the world's heroes. Thom Creed is a 16-year-old high school basketball star, who has a tendency to get into trouble. His mother abandoned the family several years ago, and his father Hal, a publicly disgraced ex-superhero, is now a lowly factory worker. Thom is filled with teen-aged angst because he is gay and knows"
"his final issue as lead being No. 645. Gillen, joined by penciller Jamie McKelvie, continued his Loki storyline by introducing Loki, still as Kid Loki, as a main character in the second ""Young Avengers"", which began in 2013. In issue No. 11, he manipulated Wiccan into restoring him to a teenaged form. A Loki solo series called ""Loki: Agent of Asgard"" was announced for 2014. Writer Al Ewing said that among other things, the series will explore Loki's bisexuality and fluid gender identity, writing ""Loki is bi and I'll be touching on that. He'll shift between genders occasionally as well."""
"to his ambition to write a play as finally getting ""this monkey off my back"". Michael Billington, theatre critic for ""The Guardian"", said that the play is ""something of a hybrid: neither pure Boyd nor pure Chekhov. But it works because it deals with eternal Russian themes – and because it is performed with rare musical precision"". However, Clare Brennan, for ""The Observer"", said: ""Boyd tacks circumstantial details to plotline shreds then trims characters to fit his pattern. The result is not a patch on the originals."" Longing (play) Longing is a 2013 play by the Scottish writer William Boyd,"
"one but himself, an observer of others who are living more fully while never actively engaging very intensely in life himself, and indeed, perhaps a voyeur relishing the demise of others. This would be the story of a manipulative man trying to elicit the sympathy of the audience he speaks/writes to, which must decide whether he is a deluded victim or a heartless manipulator of the reader's emotions. Florence supposedly poisons herself in a possibly painful manner, and Edward supposedly cuts his own throat, but as always in this novel, we only have Dowell's word for it, and he epitomises"
"Lone One. Darryl forces the Lone One to accept a deal in which Darryl remains in his own universe if the Lone One will return to it someday. However Darryl escapes this deal through his ability to exist in more than one place and leaves his autistic self behind in the universe while he returns to his body free of autism. A Wizard Alone ""A Wizard Alone"" is the sixth book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. It is the sequel to ""The Wizard's Dilemma"". After the events of ""The Wizard's Dilemma"" (her mother's death) Nita is depressed."