Merry Christmas 2025

Merry Christmas everyone.  I hope you had a great day with friends and family.

Santa was very kind to me this year as I received a few James Bond related books.

The first two presents were from my wife, two Raymond Benson proofs.  "Never Dream Of Dying" is from 2001 while "The Man With The Red Tattoo" is from 2002.  They're lovely additions to my collection and not that common.  They've also been signed by the author.

My second gift was from my parents, a Goldsboro edition of Vaseem Khan's "Quantum Of Menace".  This limited blue edition, again signed by the author, is a fabulous hardback.

"SilverFin" Graphic Novel Promo Item

Ian Fleming Publications has announced the release of a special 20th anniversary paperback edition of Charlie Higson's "SilverFin".  Published by Puffin Books, this "Young Bond" novel will be limited to just 300 copies, each signed by the author.  It also has this fresh new cover as seen below.  I've already ordered my copy, so if you're interested I suggest you reserve yours ASAP as they look like they're disappearing from the shelves fast.

Coincidentally, I received these promotional items yesterday after purchasing them online recently.  They were printed in 2008 when "SilverFin" was first published as a graphic novel (shown in the centre).  

This copy has been signed by the author Charlie Higson and artist Kevin Walker.  

I have a few "Young Bond" promo items now and plan to create a new page on PizGloria.com displaying all these items soon.

"Quantum Of Menace" Paperback Available

I recently discovered online that Australian book stores were listing the trade size paperback of Vaseem Khan's "Quantum Of Menace" as now available.  So Thursday after work I visited my local "Dymocks" and "Cook & Young".  Neither were physically stocking it yet.

Next I visited "QBD", which had already closed for the day, and though their security roller-door I could see copies on their shelves.  I managed to grab this photo.  The book in question is left of centre, featuring a red cover with a large white "Q".

It felt like I was getting closer...

Then I visited the books section in "Big W"...

... and couldn't believe how many copies were available for sale.  Two separate stacks existed in different locations on their shelves.  I counted 20 copies !

I can't recall the last time I saw so many copies of one James Bond related novel in a store.  I checked and as suspected this edition was printed in Australia.  Expect to see an update to the Australian Editions page soon.

Either the publisher has high hopes for this novel, or there was an ordering mistake, but regardless I hope "Quantum Of Menace" does well in Australia.