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Moonraker

by Ian Fleming

1955 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 2 places · 2 primary
Sense of Place
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Flamboyant red cropped hair, florid skin, eyes blazing with hate— This Is the Face of Hugo Drax, The Mystery Man Behind Moonraker. A stranger, he came out of nowhere to build England the deadliest weapon ever devised by a human brain. A maniacal genius, he now holds the life of secret agent JAMES BOND in his fiendishly clever hands!!

Screen adaptations
  • Moonraker (1979)film

Set in

  • ★
    London · United Kingdom
    ★ primary
  • ★
    St Margaret's Bay · United Kingdom
    Drax's missile base site on the White Cliffs
    ★ primary

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