The book features bond's revenge on blofeld, his amnesia and his romance with kissy suzuki. James bond is shattered by the murder of his wife at the hands of ernst stavro blofeld, and only the prospect of a particularly challenging mission can draw him out of his deep depression. Bond is sent to japan to negotiate with the japanese secret service and stop blofeld, who is disguised as shatterhand The novel features bond's immersion in japanese culture, his allies, his enemies, and his personal quest for revenge. You only live twice is the eleventh novel and twelfth book in ian fleming 's james bond series It was first published by jonathan cape in the united kingdom on 26 march 1964 and quickly sold out
It was the last novel fleming published in his lifetime. You only live twice sees the return of bond’s nemesis blofeld, thus concluding the ‘blofeld trilogy’ and was the last james bond novel to be published in fleming’s lifetime.
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