Scorpius (1988)

The twenty-second James Bond novel (eighth continuation novel, and seventh of fourteen by John Gardner).

Author

Publication History

• London: Hodder and Stoughton. Hardcover.
• New York: Putnam. Hardcover.

Reviews

• Armchair Detective, Winter 1989, p. 23.
• Armchair Detective, Winter 1989, p. 70.
• W. C. Stroby, “Time to Pull Plug on 007,” Asbury Park Press, 10 July 1988, Newsbank LIT 85:B13.
• Booklist, 1 April 1988, p. 1289.
• Phil Vettel, “The Ever Engaging but Thankless Job of Nipping Murder in the Bud,” Chicago Tribune, 5 June 1988, p. 14/6, Newsbank LIT 72:F7.
• Kirkus Reviews, 1 April 1988, p. 476.
• Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 1988, Book Review, p. 8.
• “Gardner's Licensed to Thrill,” Mid-Day, 1988.
• Stephen Guidry, “Not the Killer He Used to Be,” New Orleans Times-Picayune, 22 May 1988, pp. F14–F15.
• Observer, 3 July 1988, p. 42.
• Jeff Dooley, “‘Scorpius’ Lacks Sting,” Pittsburgh Press, 24 July 1988, Newsbank LIT 85:B14. Book review.
• Playboy, July 1988, p. 32.
• Publishers Weekly, 15 April 1988, p. 74.
• West Coast Review of Books, no. 1 (1988), p. 28.