Department Eight of Directorate S

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― Nobody Lives for Ever.^[src]

Department Eight of Directorate S was a fictional Soviet counterintelligence agency and spiritual successor to James Bond's old enemies, SMERSH. A recurring enemy, the organisation first appeared in John Gardner's 1986 James Bond continuation novel, Nobody Lives for Ever, and subsequently featured in the 1987 book, No Deals, Mr. Bond.

History[]

Members[]

General Konstantin Chernov - Chief Investigating Officer
- Black Ingrid

References[]

Novels

Licence Renewed (1981) • For Special Services (1982) • Icebreaker (1983) • Role of Honour (1984) • Nobody Lives For Ever (1986) • No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987) • Scorpius (1988) • Win, Lose or Die (1989) • Brokenclaw (1990) • The Man from Barbarossa (1991) • Death is Forever (1992) • Never Send Flowers (1993) • SeaFire (1994) • COLD (1996)

Characters

Allies	James Bond • M • Miss Moneypenny • Bill Tanner • Ann "Q'ute" Reilly • Lavender Peacock • Mary Jane Mashkin • Cedar Leiter • Paula Vacker • Persephone Proud • Cindy Chalmer • Sukie Tempesta • Ebbie Heritage • Maxim Smolin • Harriett Horner • Beatrice Maria da Ricci • Nikki Ratnikov • Sue Chi-Ho • Ed Rushia • Pete Natkowitz • Henri Rampart • Stephanie Adoré • Elizabeth Zara St. John • Fredericka von Grüsse

Antagonists	Anton Murik • Caber • Franco Quesocriado • Nena Bismaquer • Markus Bismaquer • Walter Luxor • Konrad von Glöda • Rivke Ingber • Koyla Mosolov • Tamil Rahani • Jay Autem Holy • Steve Quinn • Herr Doktor Kirchtum • Nannie Norrich • Konstantin Chernov • Heather Dare • Norman Murray • Vladimir Scorpius • Bassam Baradj • Abou Hamarik • Clover Pennington • Lee Fu-Chu • Agent Nolan • Agent Wood • Yevgeny Yuskovich • Wolfgang Weisen • David Dragonpol • Maxwell Tarn • Brutus Clay • Luigi Tempesta

Organisations

Secret Intelligence Service • Transworld Exports • MI5 • SPECTRE • CIA • Communication Control Systems • Department V • The Meek Ones • BAST • Cabal • GRU • Department 8 of Directorate S • Norrich Universal Bodyguards • MicroGlobe One • Children Of the Last Days

Equipment

TH70 Nitefinder goggles • Cigarette microbug • VL 22H counter-surveillance receiver • Dunhill lighter (Q Branch) • MBA Gyrojet pistol • Colt Cobra • Ruger Blackhawk • Applegate-Fairbairn combat knife • "Happy Cream" • Airguard revolver • ASP pistol • Glaser slug • Harmonica bug • Powerchute

Vehicles

Saab 900 Turbo • Bell 206 JetRanger • Bentley Mulsanne Turbo • Volkswagen Corrado • Kamov Ka-25 • Cessna 182 • Type VIIC U-boat • Mare Nostrum

Locations

Ascot Racecourse • Murik Castle • Rancho Bismaquer • Three Sisters Castle

Misc

John Gardner's timeline

Organisations

Intelligence Agencies	SIS/MI6 • CIA • Deuxième Bureau • DGSE • DEA • KGB • NSA • SMERSH

Criminal Organisations	Cement Mixers • The Faceless Ones • Janus Syndicate • Octopus Cult • Quantum • Sanchez Cartel • Spangled Mob • SPECTRE • The Union • Unione Corse • Voodoo occult

Private Companies	Auric Enterprises • Carver Media Group Network • Drax Industries • Graves Corporation • Greene Planet • King Industries • Osato Chemicals and Engineering • Phoenix International • Stromberg Shipping • Universal Exports • Zorin Industries

Government Agencies	European Space Commission • Overseas Development Group • Division Three