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 And 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.
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.
