8 Things We Learned From The Lost Adventures Of James Bond Book

4. The Many Deaths Of James Bond

Did you know that James Bond dies? If not, you do now.

The Lost Adventures of James Bond details a book from writer Steven Oftinoski titled Barracuda Run. Not merely a contrived plot where James has conned us all, and not some parlour trick to overcome the odds, Bond dies. Like, properly.

You see, Barracuda Run is an interactive book filled with several different outcomes, with the decision of its readers dictating how things play out for 007. Designed as a tie-in to 1985's A View to a Kill, here the wrong option can lead to Bond being eaten by a shark, being burnt to death by lava, drowning in a submarine, or simply blown into a million pieces.

There were three other such books available around that similar time, with even the beloved R.L. Stine of Goosebumps fame getting in on the action with a release titled Win, Place or Die.

Of course, death isn't the only inevitable conclusion in any of these books, with readers able to safely navigate some precarious situations if they opt to turn to the right page at the right time. Still, it's an intriguing fact to know that there is material out there in which James Bond finally meets his end.

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