We realize that Bond, James Bond wasn't the first spy in the history of fiction - heck, James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Spy came out in 1821 - however, Commander Bond still remains at as the reigning alpha super-spy of the modern world. Yes, we're aware of the works of John le Carré and Robert Ludlum, but NONE of their creations have had the same pop culture impact as Ian Fleming's James Bond. And that impact is nowhere felt greater than in the world of movies. You won't see many people reading a Fleming Bond novel in an airport waiting lounge, but EVERYONE and their mother has seen a James Bond movie, and 99% of the world uses Bond as their go-to mental image of everything that a superspy should be. With Quantum of Solace, the much-anticipated follow-up to Casino Royale, hitting theatres on November 14, it's gotten us...
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