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About the Author
John Gardner is the author of Confessor, the epic Secret Generations trilogy and the following James Bond thrillers: Cold Fall; Never Send Flowers; Death is Forever; The Man from Barbarossa; Brokenclaw; Win, Lose or Die; Scorpius; No Deals, Mr. Bond; Nobody Lives Forever; Role of Honor; Icebreaker; For Special Services; License Renewed; and Seafire. He lives in Virginia.
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Mass Market Paperback: 319 pages
Publisher: Berkley; Reprint edition (September 1, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425122611
ISBN-13: 978-0425122617
Product Dimensions:
7 x 1 x 5 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
Average Customer Review:
3.8 out of 5 stars
116 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#2,721,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
"FOR SPECIAL SERVICES" by John GardnerTHE GOOD NEWS: Bond is back, better than ever!THE BAD NEWS: SPECTRE is back too, and so is Blofeld. Not Ernst Stavro Blofeld, mind you, whom 007 most definitely killed back in "You Only Live Twice," but an relative/heir apparent of his. But who is it? Is it Markus Bismaquer, a caricature-ish combo of Boss Hog, Foghorn Leghorn, and J.R. Ewing (only this time an ice cream tycoon, not an oil man) rolled into one? Or is it Bismaquer's sidekick, the Skeletor-lookalike Walter Luxor? Or....?MORE GOOD NEWS: Leiter is back too....this time as in Felix Leiter's lovely ans coquettish daughter Cedar, an up-and-coming CIA operative in her own right.This was the first-ever John Gardner 007 novel I ever read, back in 1988 at the tender age of 12, and after all these years, even with the Cold War being long over and thus rendering the storyline dated, it is still rollicking entertainment, with the action, adventure, humour, and sexy women one has come to expect from a Bond story. Is it realistic? No, but then again, you don't read a 007 novel (or watch a 007 film) for realism, you read it precisely for the outlandish escapism!RANDOM STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS (and noteworthy passages):--p. 3: "A little earlier, James Bond had been reclining, apparently relaxed and at ease, in an aisle seat on the starboard side of the Executive Class area of Flight BA 12." Is Executive Club what BA used to call Business Class/Club World back then?Did SAS actually perform Air Marshall equivalent duties at one time?--p. 5: "A statuesque blonde stewardess." Ah yes, the pre-PC days (1982 in this case), when you could still get away with "stewardess" as opposed to the non-gender-specific "flight attendant."--p. 6: "The stewardess, still clutching a Model II Ingram submachine gun, in the swirl of smoke, lay sprawled on her back," Doesn't the word "sprawl" specifically mean face-down as opposed to face-up?--p. 7: "Bradbury Lines, 22 S.A.S. Regiment’s base near Hereford." Hmm, I've seen many references to Hereford, but not Bradbury Lines. (Perhaps better known as Stirling Lines? It's been since relocated to Credenhill.)--p. 15: Was this python inspired at all by the one belonging to Hugo Drax in the "Moonraker" film?--p. 19: HK VP-70! (Gardner forgot the "z" designation after the "0," though.)--p. 22: "Bond thought of the other women who had played such a decisive role in his Service career: Vesper Lynd, who, in death, had seemed moulded like a stone effigy; Gala Brand, now Mrs Vivian, with three kids and a nice house in Richmond (they exchanged Christmas cards but he had never seen her again after the Drax business); Honey Rider; Tiffany Case; Domino Vitale; Solitaire; Pussy Galore; the exquisite Kissy Suzuki; his latest conquest, Lavender Peacock" Aahh, what a trip down Memory Lane, Bond Girl-style!--p. 39: "Sharing a bottle of Dom Pérignon ’69." Cheers!--p. 50: "the vast twin towers of the World Trade Center dwarfing everything else." Well, that passage right there certainly renders the novel dated!--p. 52: "small, snub-nosed S & W ‘Highway Patrolman’ with the four-inch barrel and spare ammunition;" Um, a 4-inch barrel is considered standard length for a revolver, Mr. Gardner, not a snubnose!--p. 75: "A compartment slid open to reveal the large Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum"....."One properly placed bullet from this magnificent, single-action revolver could wreck an engine." Even if it could, a single-action as opposed to a double-action revolver isn't a very technologically or tactically sound choice. Why not go with a Redhawk or an M29 instead?--p. 80: "Bond asked for a very large vodka martini —shaken, not stirred —giving her the precise instructions." Aahh, just like ol' times, 007!--p. 179: "But now Bond again made a silent vow: anyone remotely connected with the original Blofeld would also pay. The light of his own happiness had been extinguished without compassion. Why, then, should he show compassion now?"--p. 209: "U.S. Air Force Base, Peterson Field, Colorado." The correct label would be Peterson AFB, Colorado.--p. 230: "'‘Hate the muck, sir. I can’t even look at it.’" WTF? I could've sworn in earlier editions of the novel, the word used was "sh*t" instead of "muck."CENTRAL CASTING: Roger Moore (RIP) as Bond, Wayne Newton as Mazzard, Joe Don Baker (or John Candy, RIP) as Bismaquer, Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor Palpatine actor) as Walter Luxor, Maria de Medeiros or Mirelle Mathieu (she'd have to grow her hair out, though) as Nina Bismaquer
For Special Services a very schizophrenic book which doesn't seem certain about where it wants to take Bond, which is sad since it's Gardner's second book. The man resorts to fan service by bringing back SPECTRE, Felix Leiter, and using the child of a pre-existing villain as its central antagonist. The premise is a new Blofeld has taken control of SPECTRE's remnants and reformed them into a capable dangerous force which threatens global stability. The opening has Bond defending a airline from a masterfully planned hijacking. Determining his old enemy has returned, Bond teams up with the college-age daughter of Felix Leiter in infiltrating the compound of SPECTRE's most likely new leader. There, meets the beautiful Nina Bismaquer who wishes to turn him against her dangerous husband. For Special Services was a continuation of the Roger Moore Bond for me, both in tone as well as plot contrivances. Oddly enough, I always tended to see Roger (with dark hair and a perpetually ****ed off look) in Fleming but that was unrelated to the Gardener Bond. License Renewed established this was an older Bond and one with everything up to the Man with the Golden Gun behind him. Even so it's a much-much older Bond if Felix Leiter now has a twenty-year-old daughter who wants to sleep with our anti-hero. I forgive a lot in this book despite the more ludicrous choices made within. Part of it has to do with the crowd pleasing choice of bringing back SPECTRE. It's a return of an old friend and its arising from the ashes Phoenix style is something that works remarkably well. Honestly, I think the elimination of the threat of Blofeld II was handled far too easily though. It might have helped Gardener's books tremendously to keep Spectre as a multi-book villain. I applaud the new Blofeld's use of a snake to eat a underling. That's a very well visualized scene. The problem with Cedar Leiter is, oddly, she's acts her age throughout. The girl pretty much embodies 19 year old vapidity. The idea she's a CIA agent and a Sophomore college student pretty much breaks my suspension of disbelief. That Bond would be interested in her is also a trifle ridiculous to me. I'm reminded very strongly of Bibi Dahl in For Your Eyes Only because the whole point of her character was that Bond was attracted to more worldly women than just an attractive body. It doesn't help Felix Leiter approves of his daughter pursuing the much-older Bond despite knowing it'd be purely for sex. What the hell is that all about? Nina Bismaquer is a much more interesting character than Cedar as well as her husband. I actually think the revelation about her detracts from the character, though, as it was wholly unnecessary. She strongly resembles Sophia Marceu's character of Elektra King and works well as the secondary Bond girl. Giving her the unique deformity she possesses was also a surprising revelation that worked well. The plot is very strong for the first half of the book with the hijackings well-done as well as Bond's reaction to SPECTRE rebuilding itself. Unfortunately, it goes in a bizarre, almost Austin Powers and Get Smart-esque direction by having a plot to take over NORAD with mind-controlling ice-cream to steal particle weapons. I kid you not. There's a bit of values dissonance as well as one use of the other F-word when discussing the villain's bisexuality. I make allowances for the fact this was made in 1982 but it still was jarring. One of the reasons I enjoy reading Gardner is he largely lacks Fleming's ingrained prejudices. In conclusion, this is an excellent book brought down by the fact it can't decide on its tone. Bringing back SPECTRE is good, making Blofeld's relative into the main villain is not. Cedar Leiter is a fun character but having her be a love interest as well as the sister of a close friend ages Bond too much as well as makes him a creep when he goes after her (doubly so for her father in encouraging it). 7/10
Nearly a great spy yarn, but like in his earlier ones, the villains’ plot unravels in spectacular fashion in one chapter! 95% solid buildup and 5% shotgun wedding of a climax. That’s not good writing. The “war games†concept was appealing, and the amount the reader was in the dark was more here, which made it compelling, but it all came together/apart too rapidly at the end. But far better than For Special Services and Icebreaker.
This was the first of 14 or so books about James Bond written by John Gardner. John Gardner had already started his own series about Boysie Oakes (The Liquidator series) There was much furor at the time of original publication about the choice of automobile (Saab) and toning down of the sexual activity in the books. This was done in order to appeal to the newer generation of readers.The book is good and moves fairly quickly throughout. There are a number of better entries in the series and I'll just have to read them all to remember which ones they are... oh, what a shame.....Enjoy the continuing adventures of the world's most famous spy...
Fun yarn. Gardner takes great delight in talking about all Bond’s gadgets, his car, and his tradecraft. Compelling bad guy and suspenseful moments in castle and attempted escape. Wicked plot unravels in a New York minute, a weakness seen in other Gardner Bond novels as well. But overall an enjoyable lightweight read.
Starts off relatively strong, but fizzles our the minute Bond’s feet strike naval life aboard Invincible. Plot meanders all over the place, very little action, poor pacing. It boggles my mind how the writer of For Special Services, No Deals Mr Bond, and Goldeneye wrote such a humdrum thriller like this.
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