CARTE BLANCHE “The face of war is changing. The other side doesn't play by the rules much anymore. There’s thinking, in some circles, that we need to play by a different set of rules too …”James  Bond, in his early thirties and already a veteran of the Afghan war,  has been recruited to a new organization. Conceived in the post-9/11  world, it operates independent of MI5, MI6 and the Ministry of Defense,  its very existence deniable. Its aim: To protect the Realm, by any means  necessary.A Night Action alert calls James Bond away from  dinner with a beautiful woman. Headquarters has decrypted an electronic  whisper about an attack scheduled for later in the week: Casualties estimated in the thousands, British interests adversely affected.And Agent 007 has been given carte blanche to do whatever it takes to fulfill his mission . . .