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Many 00 aficionados consider Ian Fleming\u2019s Casino Royale to be the holy grail of all things 007. It\u2019s the first ever published of the source material that has since branched off into so many different formats in which regale ourselves in Bond goodiness.

But who was James Bond before Casino Royale? Ah, THAT is the question on\u2026probably very few peoples\u2019 lips when it was announced Anthony Horowitz was returning to the world of Fleming for a prequel book. After all, more than one novel has tackled James\u2019 younger days in the aptly titled Young Bond series of books. Then came Dynamite Entertainment\u2019s James Bond Origin series, which recently completed its run. And speaking of holy grail\u2019s, let\u2019s not forget James Bond Jr!

This week Mathieu and Edgar dive into the deep end for a conversation about Forever and a Day, the Casino Royale prequel that, while lauded by some, has been on surprisingly few lips since its release in 2018. Any opportunity to discuss literary Bond is a joyous occasion, a platform ripe for a multitude of sharp, astute commentary the boys are known for, such as:

What makes a good Casino Royale prequel and a good 007 novel? Are they even necessarily the same?

More classic ways of discerning if someone has homosexual tendencies, such as if they don\u2019t speak English and are monstrously obese.

Why aren\u2019t there more nude chicks on the covers of Bond novels these days?

Mocking someone for having a brain tumour and making it sound funny.

Mocking someone for being fat and making it sound funny.

The logistics of producing industrial quantities of heroine without anybody knowing about it.

And so many more riveting topics!

Sit back and join us in the south of France for a relaxing, invigorating, heroine filled episode.