Hurricane Gold

by Charlie Higson

Book Overview

Young Bond: Hurricane gold is the fourth book in the iconic Young Bond action series by Charlie Higson. James Bond is staring death in the face . . . As the sun blazes over the Caribbean island of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423114124
• ISBN13: 9781423114123
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

my review

Hurricane Gold is a superb book about the young days of James Bond. He is a fourteen your old in the fourth book of the series. In the series, Higson shows a young boy thrown into several painful battles. A great past for agent 007. In Hurricane Gold, Bond is visiting a rich friend's(Jack Stone) house with his Aunt. Jack takes his Aunt to Palenque and James is left in his Mexico house with the servants and Jack's kids, Precious and JJ. That night, a hurricane hits and a group of thieves comes to steal naval documents. Not able to open the safe, the JJ and Precious are taken hostage. James must go on a journey to save the kids and recover the documents. The thieves plans have been changed courtesy of the hurricane. James is taken to the island of Lagrimas Negras, an island of thieves. It is controlled by an evil leader, El Huracan. With a heartstopping climax and a journey through the avenue of death, Hurricane Gold is by far the best young James Bond book in the series.

Better Than the Other Guy

I've read all of the James Bond books, and I like Higson better than Faulks. I just wish the US version of the Young Bond series got published a lot quicker.

The story's a little weak, but the book is AWESOME!!!

The book is very fast-paced, with the action never stopping. Literally. This book is an adrenaline rush, the violence level very intense. The story is reminiscent of like a video game,because Bond is on a very DANGEROUS "scavenger hunt" this time. This book is like Young Bond himself, running fast to only stop in the end. The new villain; El Huracan; is not in this that much, but he is definitely a Bond Villain! Precious Stone was annoying at first, but she was alright later. JJ must be a cute boy. Every other characters were well explained, and Manny the Girl (the one on the cover with a gun)was AWESOME!!! I ordered By Royal Command from the UK first (I wanted the US Hurricane Gold instead, so I didn't get the UK one). It was epic, slow, but the story was top-notch. A love-action story dealing with communism. But "Hurricane Gold" is just classic Bond! I read it in one day. It will be hard for kids 10-15, since of the fast paced pages, difficult plot points, and descriptions. I thought that it has complicated plot points, but it's nothing compared to Double or Die. I would recommend this book to kids 13+. Get it, even though the story is like "Alex Rider: Skeleton Key"!

Pure GOLD

Young Bond is BACK in this terrific 4th Young Bond novel. This time author Charlie Higson shakes up the formula and elects not to have any of the action set at Eton. Instead, Higson throws Bond instantly into danger in a hurricane ravaged Mexico (surprisingly, a location James Bond has never been before). The book contains a wild collection of sinister villains (the henchman "Manny the Girl" is one of Higosn's greatest creations yet) and is probably the most harrowing and "Bond-like" of all the Young Bond novels. With this book, Charlie seems to have perfected his own unique "Young Bond" formula -- a mix of James Bond, boys adventure, surprising amounts of gore, and dry wit. Fast moving and very enjoyable. This series is a HUGE hit in the UK and it's nice to see Disney Hyperion releasing these books here in the U.S.

A great "Young Bond " book!

I started reading James Bond when JFK recommended Ian Fleming as one of his favorites. I have not missed a one since. This is a good read, maybe my favorite of the Young Bond series.