0058 Book Review Moonraker (1955) Part III

In 1955 Ian Fleming’s third James Bond novel Moonraker was published. Tyler and Don embark on a thorough analysis of the book. In a series of three podcasts they go through the adventure chapter by chapter, providing as much background information as they could gather. This is Part 3 and covers chapters 18 - 25 of the book. Gala Brand figures out Drax’s scheme: he wants to plunge the Moonraker, armed with a Soviet atomic bomb, like a giant hypodermic needle into the heart of England. But Gala is captured before she can raise the alarm. Will Bond find her in time? Will he be able to stop the launch? Will he crash his car, be captured and tortured after the villain monologues his entire backstory and endgame? Obviously, this podcast is filled with spoilers, so if you haven’t read Moonraker yet, you’ve been warned! If you enjoy our podcast, please share it with others! You can email us at [email protected], go to www.the00files.com or find us on social media! SOURCES Books - Fleming, Ian (1955). Moonraker. London: Jonathan Cape. - Fleming, Fergus (2016). The Man With The Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters. London: Bloomsbury. - Chancellor, Henry (2005). James Bond. The Man And His World. London: John Murray. - Griswold, John (2006). Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming’s Bond Stories. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. - MacIntyre, Ben (2008). For Your Eyes Only. London: Bloomsbury. - Millard, Andre (2018). Equipping James Bond: Guns, Gadgets, and Technological Enthusiasm. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. - Lycett, Andrew (1996). Ian Fleming. London: Phoenix. - Parker, Matthew (2015). Goldeneye: Where Bond was born: Ian Fleming’s Jamaica. London: Windmill Books. - Pearson, John (1966). The Life of Ian Fleming. London: Bloomsbury. - Rankin, Nicholas (2011). Ian Fleming’s Commandos The Story of the Legendary 30 Assault Unit. London: Faber and Faber Limited. Websites and videos - First edition book covers https://rebeccaromney.wordpress.com/2015/02/21/the-originals-dust-jacket-art-of-ian-fleming-first-editions - Mercedes 300 s https://flemingsbond.com/mercedes-type-300-s - Caracciola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Caracciola - Murder on Wheels https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Murder_On_Wheels - Scott’s https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/james-bond-books/moonraker-book/moonraker-food-and-drink-from-the-novel.htm - Ebury Street 1 https://literary007.com/2019/02/03/the-london-homes-of-ian-fleming/ - Ebury Street 2 https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/ian-fleming/ - Lipizzaner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipizzan - Colt Army Special https://literary007.com/2017/08/24/the-weapons-of-literary-james-bond - Otto Skorzeny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Skorzeny - Peenemunde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center - Pandora’s box https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora%27s_box - The Tell-Tale-Heart https://www.poemuseum.org/the-tell-tale-heart - North Sea flood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953 - Malenkov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgy_Malenkov - George Cross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cross All additional audio clips are narrated by Richard Overall