This was John Gardner's second James Bond novel and it was an improvement over his first. He resurrects SPECTRE in this one. The American military depicted in this book seems strangely reminiscent to the depiction in "Goldfinger." It was a little like déjà vu, nothing specific. It was almost like a wisp of memory.My real objection in this book is James Bond's relationship with Felix Leiter's daughter. I think Ian Fleming would have objected.