FREE YOUNG BOND: SILVERFIN PDF Charlie Higson | 400 pages | 05 Apr 2012 | Penguin Books Ltd | 9780141343372 | English | United Kingdom Silverfin Summary | SuperSummary This is the first explosive book in Charlie Higson's Young Bond: SilverFin "Young Bond" series. The dark waters around a remote Scottish castle hold a sinister secret. Young Bond: SilverFin man with a thirst for power will use it - whatever the cost. James Bond. The legend begins with SilverFin. Charlie Higson is a well-known writer of screenplays and adult thriller novels. He's also a performer and co-creator of The Fast Show. This isn't the daring, suave, and skillful James Bond that blazes across movie screens every few years. This youthful Bond, still in high school, has insecurities, doesn't always get the girl, and isn't quite the best there is. But Young Bond: SilverFin is determined, resourceful, and brave as he discovers the strange machinations of Lord Randolph Halibor, the owner of the castle at Loch SilverFin. Delivering numerous accents, including upper-class British, as well as Scots, Midwestern American, and German, Nathaniel Parker proves his ability to transition from nationality to nationality, often in the same scene. Parker also executes Bond's voice with the precise amount of Young Bond: SilverFin every time, whether the lad is feeling brazen, fearful, lonely, or angry. Convert currency. Add to Basket. Puffin, Softcover. Book Description Puffin, Soft cover. Condition: New. Meet Bond. First edition, Young Bond: SilverFin printing Paperback published by Puffin. Numberline 1. Brand New and Unread. Signed by Charlie Higson. New with a hint of shelf wear, common in paperbacks. Signed by Author s. Seller Inventory More information about this seller Contact this seller. Book Description Condition: New. 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Published by puffin, London, UK Young Bond Silverfin by Charlie Higson | Penguin Random House Canada It was written by Charlie Higson and released in the United Kingdom on March 3, by Puffin Books in conjunction with a large marketing campaign; a Canadian release of the same edition occurred in late March. The United States Young Bond: SilverFin, which was slightly edited for content, was released on April 27, by Miramax Books. SilverFin ' s success spawned a mobile game published by PlayerOne on January 5, in conjunction with the release of the second novel in the Young Bond Young Bond: SilverFin, Blood Fever. The game features three locations, 15 levels, and a variety of enemies that the player must avoid. SilverFin takes place in SilverFin is broken up into three parts in addition to a prologue. In the prologue, an unnamed school boy is attacked by eels, attracted to a bleeding fishhook cut, while fishing in Young Bond: SilverFin Silverfin. Then from nowhere a mysterious eel-like man runs and jumps into the loch and tries to save him. The first part of the book chronicles James Bond's starting attendance at Eton Collegean expensive English boarding school. There he meets Pritpal, the son of an Indian Maharajah. The two become good friends and live together in the dorms along with another of his friends, a Chinese boy named Tommy Chong. Bond also comes into contact with George Hellebore, an American bully three Young Bond: SilverFin older than James. George's father, Lord Randolph Hellebore is an armament dealer who sold weapons to various countries Young Bond: SilverFin World War I. It is later revealed that Lord Hellebore knew Bond's father, Andrew Bond, who also sold arms while working for Vickers after the war. Lord Hellebore arrives at Eton to direct and host a tournament cup "Hellebore Cup" for the boys. The competition is divided into three events: shooting, swimming, and running, It is rumoured that George Hellebore is supposed to win, but an unexpected rival named Andrew Carlton manages to beat him. Bond places seventh in shooting, fourth in his heat in swimming which was not good enough to qualify for the final raceand first in cross country running. During the running sequence Lord Hellebore attempts to Young Bond: SilverFin his son Young Bond: SilverFin so that he could win the tournament; however, Bond after seeing George take a shortcut a first time decides to follow George the next time, and being the superior runner then passes him to win the race. George tries to trip James with his leg but loses his balance and falls into a mud puddle. Because Bond won first in running, Andrew Carlton is the winner and George Hellebore came in Young Bond: SilverFin place in the cup overall, which Young Bond: SilverFin unacceptable by his father's standard. The second part of the novel details the spring break. James travels to Scotland to meet with his Aunt Charmian who is visiting Bond's ailing uncle, Max, who is dying of cancer. Both Charmian and Max are siblings of Bond's father, Andrew. While travelling to Scotland, Bond befriends an older boy named "Red" for his bright red hair Kelly who is travelling to the same place in search for his missing cousin, Alfie who disappeared whilst out fishing thus tying in with the prologue. James also meets a girl called Wilder who loves riding horses. While staying at his uncle's place Bond learns how to drive his uncle's car Young Bond: SilverFin finds out that Young Bond: SilverFin uncle was a spy during World War I. Bond also learns that Lord Randolph Hellebore owns a large stretch of land nearby that includes Loch Silverfin. He later meets back up with Red and ventures to Hellebore's estate where the two encounter Mike "Meatpacker" Moran, a Pinkerton 's detective from New York City sent to investigate Lord Randolph Hellebore at the behest of Hellebore's wife, who suspects Lord Randolph of having killed his brother, her lover, Algar. However, they later discover the detective dead and eaten in Loch Silverfin, which is full of eels. The boys plan to infiltrate the castle by climbing a tree, but Red falls out of the tree and breaks his leg, and is unable to continue. James succeeds in entering the castle. After snooping around he bumps his head and is captured. When James regains consciousness he is tied to Young Bond: SilverFin table and Lord Hellebore begins to interrogate him. Hellebore explains to James that he and his brother set out to create better and stronger soldiers by manipulating the endocrine system. Because it is difficult to find humans to test on, Algar tested the first Young Bond: SilverFin serum" on himself. Initially it worked, but later an increased dosage transformed Algar physically, giving him a distorted body that is eel-like. Lord Hellebore subsequently perfected the serum and was able to turn it into a pill. The pill essentially acts as a steroid making Young Bond: SilverFin who uses it more agile, stronger, etc. Hellebore even tests this pill on his Young Bond: SilverFin son as James had witnessed during the cross-country race. Lord Hellebore reveals that he tested the SilverFin serum on Alfie Kelly, the boy whom Bond is searching for, but Kelly's heart gave out and he died. The wastes poured into Loch Silverfin made the eels vicious. Later Bond is also drugged with the SilverFin serum and locked in a cell. Bond, however, uses his enhanced abilities to escape the cell and the estate by finding an underwater entrance to Loch Silverfin and swimming through, with the help of Wilder Young Bond: SilverFin who kisses him at some pointonly to return shortly later with George Hellebore as an ally to destroy Lord Randolph's lab. George has increasingly become upset with his dreadful father and his work, and secretly wishes to be with his mother more than anything. The two destroy the lab and are later confronted by Lord Hellebore who intends to kill them both. Hellebore attacks them with a double-barreled shotgun. However, Algar intervenes at the last moment and forces himself and Hellebore into Loch Silverfin. Algar is wounded by his brother's shotgun and his blood attracts the eels who kill both the brothers while they are fighting. James collapses due to a lung infection and exhaustion Young Bond: SilverFin after Young Bond: SilverFin for ten days lies unconscious. When he regains consciousness he learns that George has moved back to America to be with his mother, and that his Uncle Max has died, leaving James his car. First was a numbered, limited edition hardcover with a new introduction by Charlie Higson. It had a glow in the dark cover and came in an engraved Perspex slipcase. All copies were signed by Charlie Higson, and it was limited to 1, copies worldwide. Puffin also released Young Bond: SilverFin new special edition paperback with "all new material" and a redesigned cover. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Silverfin Puffin Books British paperback edition. The Book Bond. Retrieved 22 February The Young Bond Dossier. Retrieved 2 October Retrieved 5 June James Bond Young Bond: SilverFin and short stories.