Highly entertaining ... witty and well researched, this book is great fun to dip into if you're watching any of the Bonds and are curious about the facts behind an eyebrow-raising plot element.

The Times

Harkup is the ideal boffin to probe the facts behind the Bond films' more fanciful diversions from reality ... A great way to know the Bond series' artistic licences from its total thunder-balls.

Total Film Magazine

Bond's evil foes are doomed … by a scientist's lethal dose of reality.

Mail on Sunday

Films starring secret agent James Bond are famous for their technology. But how reliable is their science? Kathryn Harkup provides a stylish answer.

Nature

Whichever Bond is your favourite, Harkup's book is a fun and comprehensive exploration of the not-so-gentlemanly spy's improbable exploits. ... Harkup writes with clear and contagious affection for the franchise; peppered with just as much historical back story and film trivia as scientific analysis.

Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, author of Ouch!

Harkup has a true skill for turning complicated ideas into easily digestible and endlessly fascinating reading… An entertaining, page-turning, sure-fire hit with all fans of 007.

Library Journal