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You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

ClassicsEspionage
Pages
272
Published
1965
Language
English

Synopsis

After the murder of his wife, a broken James Bond is sent to Japan on a diplomatic mission that M hopes will restore his focus. Instead, Bond finds himself drawn to a deadly fortress where his old nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, has resurfaced. Facing his most personal battle yet, the agent must decide if he has enough left to survive one final confrontation.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseGrittyAtmospheric
RevengeFish Out of WaterRedemption ArcReluctant Hero

Genres

Classics Espionage Spy Thriller Mystery

About the author

I
Ian Fleming

A British author and journalist. IAN FLEMING, creator of the world's best-known secret agent, was consultant on foreign affairs to the London Sunday Times. In all, he wrote thirteen James Bond novels. The twelfth, You Only Live Twice, is published in hardcover by New American Library; the thirteenth, The Man with the Golden Gun, was published in the spring of 1965. Mr. Fleming died August 12, 1964, at the age of fifty-six.

Characters

James BondProtagonist
Ernst Stavro BlofeldAntagonist
All characters in You Only Live Twice