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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: "Fedora Man", aka Dürr, turns out to be an SIS agent named Adam Elmhirst investigating Kostler.]]
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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: "Fedora Man", aka Dürr, turns out to be an SIS agent named Adam Elmhirst investigating Kostler. Subverted [[Literature/RedNemesis three books later]].]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kostler does love his (equally rotten) son.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Anton Kostler does love is a rotten bastard and SerialKiller, but he truly loved his (equally rotten) son.wife and cares for his equally rotten son. From what we can see, his son reciprocates his feelings, as his father's apparent death sends him into despair.
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* SnuffFilm: The plot is kicked off by them discovering the film reel Dan "borrowed" is actually footage of a man being tortured by gangsters. And it's one of a series.
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: SIS agent Adam Elmhirst is keeping an eye on young Bond, and knows some people who'll be interested to know what Andrew Bond's son is up to.]]
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: SIS agent Adam Elmhirst is keeping an eye on young Bond, and knows some people who'll be interested to know what Andrew Bond's son is up to.]]
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* SerialKiller: Anton Kostler is a deranged director who tortures and murders people while filming the results in order to enjoy and immortalize it for himself.
* SnuffFilm:The plot Anton Kostler is kicked off by them discovering a movie director who fell into despair after his wife's death and decided all life was meaningless. To fuel his nihilism, Kostler tortures and murders people on tape before having the film reel Dan "borrowed" is actually footage deaths staged as part of a man his "films" in order to enjoy the suffering of others, with his ultimate plan being tortured by gangsters. And it's one to take over Hollywood and convert the entirety of a series.
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* TheStinger: [[spoiler: SIS agent Adam Elmhirst is keeping an eye on young Bond, and knows some people who'll be interested to know what Andrew Bond's son is up to.]]]]
* StrawNihilist: After the death of his beloved wife, Anton Kostler now believes that all life is pointless and hence death itself has no meaning. To prove his twisted worldview, he murders people on tape in order to showcase how he now controls life and death itself.
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* TheStinger: [[spoiler: SIS agent Adam Elmhirst is keeping an eye on young Bond, and knows some people who'll be interested to know what Andrew Bond's son is up to.
* StrawNihilist: After the death of his beloved wife, Anton Kostler now believes that all life is pointless and hence death itself has no meaning. To prove his twisted worldview, he murders people on tape in order to showcase how he now controls life and death itself.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kostler does love his (equally rotten) son.
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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Dan does not do a good job of trusting the right people (James aside) throughout the novel even after knowing of the danger in the air after uncovering a snuff film.
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It's the early summer of 1934, and Bond is temporarily staying at the famous progressive, co-educational Dartington Hall school in Devonshire while Aunt Charmian [[Literature/HurricaneGold finally mounts her expedition in Mexico]]. Needless to say, he once more gets into trouble when the film reel the Film Club obtained for viewing turns out to have something a lot more dangerous than Creator/MaeWest on it.
Now Bond and three new friends are taking an airship to Hollywoodland... but someone is willing to kill to get that film back.
Now Bond and three new friends are taking an airship to Hollywoodland... but someone is willing to kill to get that film back.
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It's the early summer of 1934, and Bond is temporarily staying at the famous progressive, co-educational Dartington Hall school in Devonshire while Aunt Charmian [[Literature/HurricaneGold finally mounts her expedition in Mexico]]. Needless to say, he He once more gets into trouble when the film reel the Film Club obtained for viewing turns out to have something a lot more dangerous than Creator/MaeWest on it.
Now Bond and three new friends are taking an airship toHollywoodland... but Hollywoodland--but someone is willing to kill to get that film back.
Now Bond and three new friends are taking an airship to
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* SnuffFilm: The plot is kicked off by them discovering the film reel Dan "borrowed" is actually footage of a man being tortured by gangsters. And it's one of a series...series.
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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: "Fedora Man", aka Dürr, turns out to be an SIS agent investigating Kostler.]]
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* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: "Fedora Man", aka Dürr, turns out to be an SIS agent named Adam Elmhirst investigating Kostler.]]
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* SnuffFilm: The plot is kicked off by them discovering the film reel Dan "borrowed" is actually footage of a man being tortured by gangsters. And it's one of a series...series...
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: SIS agent Adam Elmhirst is keeping an eye on young Bond, and knows some people who'll be interested to know what Andrew Bond's son is up to.]]
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: SIS agent Adam Elmhirst is keeping an eye on young Bond, and knows some people who'll be interested to know what Andrew Bond's son is up to.]]
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* CallForward: Bond reckons he "could get a taste for cocktails", and is introduced to judo for the first time.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Hugo Grande, who admits it's partially a coping mechanism for his condition.
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It's the early summer of 1934, and Bond is temporarily staying at the famous progressive, co-educational Dartington Hall school in Devonshire while Aunt Charmian is [[Literature/HurricaneGold finally mounts her expedition in the Americas.Mexico]]. Needless to say, he once more gets into trouble when the film reel the Film Club obtained for viewing turns out to have something a lot more dangerous than Creator/MaeWest on it.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Airships}}: Studio boss Anton Kostler owns two, the ''Allworld'' and the smaller ''Zelda''.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Airships}}: Studio boss Anton Kostler owns two, the ''Allworld'' and the smaller ''Zelda''. Naturally, one of them gets blown up.
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* CelebrityResemblance: Bond is told for the first time that he looks like Hoagy Carmichael. This comes in useful later when he briefly claims to be his son.
* CharacterDevelopment: After the events of the last year, James is notably colder and more distant towards his classmates, and more aware that knowing him can be dangerous.
* CharacterDevelopment: After the events of the last year, James is notably colder and more distant towards his classmates, and more aware that knowing him can be dangerous.
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* CelebrityResemblance: Bond is told for the first time that he looks like Hoagy Carmichael. This comes in useful later when he briefly claims to be his Carmichael's son.
* CharacterDevelopment: After the events of the last year, James is notably colder and more distant towards his classmates, and more aware that knowing him can be dangerous. He also [[spoiler: shoots Kostler in the brain with his air pistol - he's slowly becoming more comfortable shooting people.]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: "Fedora Man", aka Dürr, turns out to be an SIS agent investigating Kostler.]]
* ICallItVera: Bond's air pistol. Boody Pryce carves "Queensmarsh" into the butt of Bond's air pistol, in reference to the place he got it. Bond thinks the name (one part patriotism, one part muck) is oddly fitting.
* CharacterDevelopment: After the events of the last year, James is notably colder and more distant towards his classmates, and more aware that knowing him can be dangerous. He also [[spoiler: shoots Kostler in the brain with his air pistol - he's slowly becoming more comfortable shooting people.]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: "Fedora Man", aka Dürr, turns out to be an SIS agent investigating Kostler.]]
* ICallItVera: Bond's air pistol. Boody Pryce carves "Queensmarsh" into the butt of Bond's air pistol, in reference to the place he got it. Bond thinks the name (one part patriotism, one part muck) is oddly fitting.
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* RedRightHand: Less exaggerated than usual, but one of Kostler's henchmen has a port-stain birthmark from his ear to his jaw. Noticing this is the first indication Bond gets that Kostler and the film are connected.
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It's the early summer of 1934, and Bond is temporarily staying at the famous progressive, co-educational Dartington Hall school in Devonshire while Aunt Charmian is in the Americas. Needless to say, he once more gets into trouble when the film reel the Film Club obtained for viewing turns out to have something a lot more dangerous than Creator/MaeWest on it.
Now Bond and three new friends are taking an airship to Hollywoodland... but someone is willing to kill to get that film back.
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* BigBad: Allworld Studios founder Anton Kostler.
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Carmichael. This comes in useful later when he briefly claims to be his son.
* CharacterDevelopment: After the events of the last year, James isvisibly notably colder and more distant towards his classmates, and more aware that knowing him can be dangerous.
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The sixth ''Literature/YoungBond'' novel, and the first by Steve Cole.
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The sixth ''Literature/YoungBond'' novel, and the first by Steve Cole.Cole, released in 2014.
It's the early summer of 1934, and Bond is temporarily staying at the famous progressive, co-educational Dartington Hall school in Devonshire while Aunt Charmian is in the Americas. Needless to say, he once more gets into trouble when the film reel the Film Club obtained for viewing turns out to have something a lot more dangerous than Creator/MaeWest on it. Bond and three new friends are taking an airship to Hollywoodland... but someone is willing to kill to get that film back.
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*SnuffFilm: The plot is kicked off by them discovering the film reel Dan "borrowed" is actually footage of a man being tortured by gangsters. And it's one of a series...
It's the early summer of 1934, and Bond is temporarily staying at the famous progressive, co-educational Dartington Hall school in Devonshire while Aunt Charmian is in the Americas. Needless to say, he once more gets into trouble when the film reel the Film Club obtained for viewing turns out to have something a lot more dangerous than Creator/MaeWest on it. Bond and three new friends are taking an airship to Hollywoodland... but someone is willing to kill to get that film back.
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*SnuffFilm: The plot is kicked off by them discovering the film reel Dan "borrowed" is actually footage of a man being tortured by gangsters. And it's one of a series...
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The sixth ''YoungBond'' ''Literature/YoungBond'' novel, and the first by Steve Cole.
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