James Bond #9 - "Eidolon," Part 3

[laughing_tree]

'I landed on this while reading Umberto Eco’s last book, “Numero Zero,” which reminded me of Gladio and the ‘stay-behind’ forces embedded in Italy after World War II. I’d been looking for a way to introduce asymmetrical warfare and modern combat conditions into Bond without being too clunky about it — AQ, Daesh, the movement of money, all the stuff that didn’t necessarily pertain when Fleming was writing. Just as “Vargr” was about drugs, a subject Fleming barely grazed.' -- Warren Ellis

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[erikred]

"Good evening, Mr. Bond. I hope Thomas and Percy weren't unduly enthusiastic in subduing you."
"And who are you meant to be?"
"I am the Fat Controller, and I run the Strategic Reserve Fleet."