Boklansering Av Carte Blanche I London

Av: FSWL team

Publicerad:
2011-05-25

Unikt boklanseringsevent för media i centrala London för Carte Blanche, den nya James Bond romanen av Jeffery Deaver.

Redaktören för FSWL, Anders Frejdh, ska dit efter att ha fått en inbjudan från Ian Fleming Publications Ltd, företaget som ägs av familjen Fleming och innehar den litterära upphovsrätten till James Bond-böckerna.

LONDON - 25 MAJ, 2011 -OFFICIELLT PRESSMEDDELANDE:
Lansering av nya James Bond boken, Carte Blanche, lyfter taket på St Pancras International.

The first copies of the eagerly awaited new Bond book, Carte Blanche, arrived in style at St Pancras International in London today (Wednesday 25 May 2011). Copies of the book by the best–selling American thriller writer Jeffery Deaver, published in the UK tomorrow by Hodder & Stoughton, were delivered by the Royal Marines Commandos in a stunning display involving abseiling, a fast car and a beautiful Bond girl on a motorbike.

In a scene which could have been lifted from a James Bond novel, Jeffery Deaver pulled up at Europe’s longest bar – The Champagne Bar at St Pancras International – in a special Carte Blanche red Bentley Continental GT flanked by a Bond girl clad in black leathers.

It was by air, however, that the author received the first copy of his novel. In a dramatic twist to the launch, four members of the Royal Marines Display Team descended from the iconic roof of St Pancras International onto the concourse below, bearing copies of the novel. The books were handed over to Deaver in front of members of Ian Fleming’s family and invited guests, before being put under lock and key in an undisclosed location. The plot of the book remains, until midnight tonight, a closely guarded secret.

Despite the secrecy surrounding Carte Blanche, it can be revealed that each part of the launch had particular relevance to the new novel and to Ian Fleming, the creator of the original James Bond novels, who would have been 103 this Saturday, 28 May. St Pancras International, at the heart of London, is a fitting venue for a very British icon who became an international phenomenon whilst the Bentley Continental GT is the car of choice for Deaver’s Bond. The day’s Bond girl, who drove a BSA 1966 Spitfire motorbike to the launch, is inspired by one of Bond’s love interests in Carte Blanche, whose passion for speed and fast engines rivals Bond’s own.

As an integral component of the Naval Service the role of the Royal Marines Commandos is also pertinent. A Commander in the Royal Navy, Ian Fleming worked as Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence during the war years and was responsible for the creation of a specialist unit of commandos known as 30 Commando or the 30 Assault Unit: trained commandos specialising in targeting enemy headquarters to secure documentation with an intelligence value. In Carte Blanche, Jeffery Deaver’s 21st century Bond served in the Royal Naval Reserve, including a tour in Afghanistan, before joining the secret service.

Lucy Fleming, Ian Fleming’s niece, commented at today’s launch:

“On Saturday my uncle, Ian Fleming, would be 103 years old. If he had been here today he would have loved the occasion."

“With his brilliant plot and clever twists, his perfectly horrible villain and his detailed knowledge of the British intelligence Service, Jeffery Deaver brings Bond straight into the heart of modern espionage.”

Carte Blanche kommer att publiceras av Hodder & Stoughton imorgon, torsdagen den 26 maj 2011, strax före Ian Flemings födelsedag på lördag den 28 maj. Boken är prissatt till £19,99 och kommer att vara tillgänglig över hela landet.

• Ljud och eBok versioner kommer att publiceras samtidigt.

• Alla Jeffery Deavers böcker har publicerats av Hodder & Stoughton i Storbritannien.

• För ytterligare information om Jeffery Deaver, besök www.jefferydeaver.com

• Om Bentley Motors:
To celebrate the release of Carte Blanche Hodder & Stoughton has partnered with Bentley Motors to create an exclusive Bentley special edition. Each copy of the special edition is custom-produced to Bentley’s exacting standards and arrives inside a stunning metal case. The result is a striking and unique collector’s item. The special edition is strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide at a price of £1,000 each.

För mer information om Bentley Motors, besök: www.bentleymotors.com

• Om Chesca Miles:
Chesca Miles is the first and only female motorbike stunt rider in the UK who combines her career as a rider with modelling and singing. She began riding bikes at 14 and was an experienced rider by the time she was old enough to hold a licence. www.chescamiles.com

For the launch, Chesca rides a BSA spitfire, tack vare London Motorcycle Museum

• Om Hodder & Stoughton:
Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette. They publish general fiction including bestselling authors David Nicholls, Stephen King, Jodi Picoult and Jeffery Deaver. www.hodder.co.uk

Mer information om Royal Marines Commandos

JAMES BOND-BÖCKERNA:
• Över 100 miljoner Bond-böcker har sålts (och över hälften av världens befolkning har sett en Bond-film!)

• Ian Fleming skrev 14 James Bond böcker: Casino Royale (1953); Leva och Låta Dö (1954); Attentat (1955); Döden Spelar Falskt; Kamrat Mördare (1957); Döden på Jamaica (1958); Goldfinger (1959); Ur Dödlig Synvinkel (1960); Åskbollen (1961); Älskade Spion (1962); I Hennes Majestäts Hemliga Tjänst (1963); Man Lever Bara Två Gånger (1964); Mannen Med Den Gyllene Pistolen (1965) och Octopussy (1966)

• Fleming's övriga verk inkluderar barnens favorit, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1964), som det också gjorts en film och en musikal av, The Diamond Smugglers (1957) (ej översatt till svenska) och en samling reseskrifter kallad Laddade Metropoler (1963).

• Charlie Higson är författare till böckerna om den unge James Bond som gavs ut av Puffin (endast de två första, Silverfin (2005) och Blood Fever (2006), är översatta till svenska).

• Samantha Weinberg, under psuedonymen Kate Westbrook, är författare till The Moneypenny Diaries (ej översatta till svenska) som publicerats av John Murray.

• Andra tidigare författare av officiella James Bond-romaner inkluderar Kingsley Amis, John Gardner, Raymond Benson och Sebastian Faulks, vars bok I Djävulens Tjänst (2008) blev förlagets snabbast säljande inbundna skönlitterära titel.

• Alla av Ian Flemings James Bond böcker är utgivna av Penguin i Storbritannien och USA.

För mer information om eventet inklusive en video, besök den officiella webbplatsen för Carte Blanche:

www.007carteblanche.co.uk

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