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|title=Young Bond: Shoot to Kill
|author=Steve Cole
|publisher=Doubleday Childrens
|date=November 2014
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|website=http://www.stevecolebooks.co.uk/
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‘Shoot ''Shoot to Kill’ Kill'' may be the sixth Young Bond in the series, but it is the first to be written by Steve Cole. He has taken over the reins from the highly capable Charlie Higson. Like the adult Bond books, the character has seen many people write about him since Ian Fleming’s death, so there is no reason to think the quality would suddenly drop after a new author comes on board. In fact, Cole is able to inject a little more energy into a series that was starting to flag.
At the age of 14/15, many of the characteristics of Bond already exist; he tends to keep to himself, he is decisive, but also sometimes quick to anger. After being expelled from Eton, Bond is shipped off to an experimental boarding school and from there onto an adventure in Hollywood. Someone in the studio system happens to be moonlighting as a cameraman for films that contain very realistic portrayals of torture and death. Perhaps a little too realistic.
What impressed me most about ‘Shoot to Kill’ was Cole’s ability to create a contained story that moved the character of James Bond on, but stayed true to the Fleming vision. Children will love the action elements of this book, but even an adult who is a fan of Bond can get some sneaky pleasure out of the book. Some of the set pieces and characters are better developed and written than in a few of the recent ‘Old Bond’ outings.
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If you are looking for more young teen adventure try out [[Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz]]. Perhaps you are wondering what happened to Young Bond alumni Charlie Higson? He went on to write some more great children's books such as [[The Enemy by Charlie Higson|The Enemy]].
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