The only difference here is that Raymond Benson, who is now writing the Bond novels penned this one. The problem with Benson is not his knowledge or understanding of James Bond but HIS WRITING. It's bad. Bottom line. The guy is a lousy prose writer, sounding like a high school English student in his explanations of scenes and descriptions. There is not an iota of drama or even action here. It's just plain wording of scenes on a page. This book is only of interest to big fans of the movie (which was top-notch Bond) and of the novels (for completists, as Benson's other 2 novels blow this turkey away.)