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Writing in The Times Literary Supplement, Simon Gray, unimpressed with the novel, called the Bond in Colonel Sun " a chuckle-headed imposter whose arthritic thought processes would be a liability in a ' physical tussle ' down at the pub.

" He went on to comment that the novel only " offers the frustrated Bond addict ... a small academic problem, of swiftly passing interest.

" The Daily Mirrors reviewer, Alexander Muir considered the book to be " an exciting, violent, sadistic and sexy piece of reading matter ", although, partly because of Amis ' abilities as a writer, Colonel Sun " is altogether too meticulous and well written-Fleming was a hypnotic but slapdash writer.

And, at times, I sensed parody.

This could be fatal.