By Royal Command (Young Bond) - Charlie Higson

By Royal Command is the 5th book in the young Bond series. To fully appreciate this book you should first read the other four books. As usual we follow the young Bond in an adventure filled with evil masterminds and action. Out of the five books this one is the richest in terms of content and plots. You will read about how James falls in love, foils an assassination attempt at King George V life, runs away with a maid, run into an old enemy who he believed was dead, and escapes being skinned alive. After starting this book I quickly realised that to fully understand and appreciate this book ... more