Features common to Dominic Flandry (who was published first) and James Bond:
intelligence agents;
serving a monarchy;
a powerful collective opponent;
powerful individual opponents;
active heterosexuality;
dangerous assignments;
hedonism when off-duty.
Hedonism
In Chapter
I of
A Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows, Flandry goes directly from the living quarters in the
Hooligan to
Catalina. We vicariously appreciate this enjoyable life-style while at the same time knowing that Flandry will soon be back out in space and earning his keep.
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