Never Dream of Dying
(Hodder & Stoughton, Putnam; 2001)
"...it’s clear that [Benson] knows his
material backward and forward. It’s also clear
that he’s an adroit writer, the best of the
successors to Bond creator Fleming. Fans of Fleming’s
original novels can pick up a Benson adventure and
feel right at home, and readers coming to the series
without any previous knowledge of 007 (if there
are any such readers left in the world) will learn
everything they need to know about him from this
tight, tough, thrilling yarn."
(Booklist, USA)
"Benson does Fleming credit; his Bond is a
worthy replica of the original."
(Publishers Weekly, USA)
"Benson seems to have hit his stride in this,
his liveliest and nastiest Bond book yet."
(Kirkus Reviews, USA)
"Raymond Benson’s latest 007 thriller
provides the works."
(Midwest Book Review, USA)
" What sets this book apart from its two predecessors
in the Union series, however, is not just a better
constructed and more gripping plot, but also the
humanisation of Bond... h e has rediscovered the
mood and psyche of the self-assured and, at times,
humorous assassin... Bond is human, after all, and
Benson has him looking deep within himself."
--THE JOURNAL/NEWCASTLE
