Quite different from the 2006 film starring Daniel Craig, to say nothing of the 1967 version starring David Niven. The novel features much of what would become the familiar Bond universe: gambling, foreign agents, a glamorous French setting, Bond's Bentley, much alcohol also the mysterious and captivating Vesper Lynd. James Bond's first appearance in literature.

M sends Bondon his maiden mission as a 00 Agentto attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. This ebook was produced by Alex White, Mark Akrigg & the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at Notes Le Chiffre, a banker to the world’s terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this file.Īuthor: Fleming, Ian (1908-1964)Įdition used as base for this ebook: London: Pan Books, 1965 If you live outside Canada, check your country's copyright laws. This work is in the Canadian public domain, but may be under copyright in some countries. If either of these conditions applies, please check gutenberg.ca/links/licence.html before proceeding. These restrictions apply only if (1) you make a change in the ebook (other than alteration for different display devices), or (2) you are making commercial use of the ebook. This ebook is made available at no cost and with very few restrictions.