Forever and a Day

Anthony Horowitz

May 2018 · Vintage Digital · Narrated by Matthew Goode

About this audiobook

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz, read by Matthew Goode.

A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to Casino Royale, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.

M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. 'We have no choice. We’re just going to bring forward this other chap you’ve been preparing. But you didn’t tell me his name.'

'It’s Bond, sir,' the Chief of Staff replied. 'James Bond.'

The sea keeps its secrets. But not this time.

One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand.

It’s time for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war against organised crime.

It’s time for James Bond to earn his licence to kill.

This is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera.

Ratings and reviews

A very enjoyable Bond prequel enhanced by the velvet tones of Matthew Goode. He does all the voices incredibly well, both male and female. You really forget it's all done by one person! The storyline is gripping, imagining Bond's beginnings in the Service. Nice touches about how Bond got some of his famous "trademarks", the dry martini, for example. Thoroughly enjoyed it and have listened more than once.

Really nice story, yet the best thing must be the narrator. Can't think of a better narrator... tons of voices and accents, male and female characters... One forgets it's all read and done by the same person. A pleasure to hear. Very enjoyable.

About the author

Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK. He has written over 40 books including the bestselling teen spy ‘Alex Rider' series, which is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide.

Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults. He was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels; The House of Silk was published in November 2011 and was internationally lauded as the top title of the autumn. The sequel, Moriarty, was published in October 2014 with similar success.

The Ian Fleming Estate then asked him to write a continuation James Bond novel,Trigger Mortis, and in 2016 he became the first writer to be invited to produce a second, with a release scheduled for May 2018. His standalone novel, Magpie Murders, was released in October 2016 to critical acclaim and 2017 saw the release of The Word is Murder, the first in a series of detective novels.

Anthony is also responsible for creating and writing some of the UK’s most beloved and successful television series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle’s War. In 2014, he was awarded an OBE for his services to literature.