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No gadgets required, Quantum of Menace is a pitch-perfect James Bond spin-off that hits all the right buttons for a gripping read.

Khan has seamlessly filled out Q's backstory with his trademark wit and panache in this thrilling addition to the 007 universe. And it's the story Bond fans have been waiting for. Tech-guru Q, aka Major Boothroyd, returns to his hometown after being ousted from MI6 to look into the drowning of his schoolmate, the founder of a quantum computing lab.

But what starts as a gentle wander down memory lane soon becomes something far more sinister. Never one for fieldwork, Q is forced to learn fast, with a little help from the best. A cracking tale worthy of Ian Fleming himself. 9/10