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Teenaged James Bond, still a student at Eton College, uses information gathered while skiing in the Alps to uncover a sinister scheme. As he defends his school from an assassination attempt, he discovers that the threat extends beyond the campus borders. Bond then goes on the run across Europe, pursued by dangerous adversaries, and finds an unlikely ally in a beautiful Irish woman named Roan, whose lethal skills match his own.
The novel blends school life with international intrigue, following Bond as he balances his duties as a student with his emerging role as a spy. Along the way, audiences glimpse the historical backdrop of wartime Europe and the tension between youthful innocence and deadly espionage.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Charles Higson
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