... intentions. After the success of the first two books, Moonraker, which was first published in 1955, was perhaps a little disappointing. This time the action took place in London and the Kent coast in the south east of England, another area that Ian Fleming knew well. Lacking the exotic locations of the previous two books, which drew comments from contemporary readers, Bond doesn't even get the girl, as it turns out she's engaged to an officer from Special Branch. However, despite that the ... Sir Hugo Drax may be brash and arrogant, but he is funding the British Moonraker project out of his own pocket. However, while he may be contributing to Britain's independent nuclear capability, there is a ...
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