He has also written nonfiction books, short stories, produced musical composition for theatre, produced plays and written and designed computer and roleplaying games. The first two authors to pen james bond novels after the death of ian fleming in 1964 were kingsley amis, under the pseudonym robert markham, and christopher wood, who wrote novelizations of the. These authors include kingsley amis under the pseudonym robert markham, john gardner, raymond benson, sebastian faulks and jeffery deaver. And there are, of course, all the books and ephemera, written or collected or signed, by both authors in libraries and private collections. The novels were broken up, published chapter by chapter, and accompanied by many of the finest illustrators that playboy could find. They have been made into tv shows, movies, radio shows and even comics. Born in london in 1963, british writer erika leonard is better known by her pen name, e. Her erotic romance trilogy, of which fifty shades of grey was the first published, has sold over 35 million copies in the u. Books that perform well based on their reader engagement are published by inkitt in different formats and channels. Currently he is being portrayed by english actor daniel craig, but he has also been portrayed by sean connery, george lazenby, roger moore, timothy dalton and. James bond, often referred to by his code name, 007, is a british secret service agent.
The origin and development of the bond character the bond books and short stories written by ian fleming and the authorized works produced by additional authors the twentythree bond movies and their boxoffice performance major characters and other recurring roles and the actors whove portrayed them the unforgettable bond. Ian fleming passed away in august of 1964 but his characters live on. The new series by steve cole will pick up where charlie higson left off and will follow teenaged james in the aftermath of his expulsion from eton. Charlie higson is author of the young bond books which are published by puffin. Biblical unity do the books of the bible form a unified. Many of the james bond novels were originally serialized and syndicated in playboy. Set in the 1930s, they show how jamess early adventures shape the man he is to become. This book is broken up into different decades of bond, but the meat of the text is predominantly just direct quotes from every single important person who worked on. In 1990, after flemings death in 1964, subsequent james bond novels were written by kingsley amis as robert markham, john pearson, john gardner and raymond benson. Faulks devil may care was published in 2008 to honor the centenary.
Since then, a number of other authors have carried on the legacy at the request of the ian fleming publications. Ian fleming wrote the bond novels until his death in 1964. Kingsley amis also wrote two nonfiction james bond books published in 1965. James bond, author on the spectator there is one last james bond book from the late 1950s that remains unpublished. James bond continuation novels the james bond dossier. The 1979 film moonraker, which other than the villains name also substantially diverged from the original source novel, was also produced in novel form, as james bond and moonraker. Kingsley amis amis was the first to assume the mantle of. Since flemings death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised bond novels or novelizations. If youre interested in any of these books, please let us know before you purchase so we can adjust the price. If you like ian flemings bond, read these books james. How many james bond novels did ian fleming write answers.
James studied history at the university of kent and worked as a television executive. The james bond bedside companion kindle edition by. The james bond series focuses on a fictional british secret service agent created in 1953 by writer ian fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two shortstory collections. James bond beach is nearby, where scenes from the movie dr.
A prima facie consideration of the books is not unlike the general impression one gets from the movies. Raymond bensons bond series 6 primary works 12 total works these are the further adventures of ian flemings james bond character, as written by raymond benson. Samantha weinberg, writing as kate westbrook, is the author of the moneypenny diaries. James bond authors past and present from kingsley amis to jeffrey deaver, william boyd has joined a long list of writers to pen a james bond novel. Gardner has also written three novels that feature sir conan doyles popular fictional character named professor moriarty. There is also a series about a young james bond and one about moneypenny, called the moneypenny diaries. However, most of these films are based on the novels written by the creator of 007, ian fleming. Since flemings death in 1964, several other authors have written authorised bond novels or novelizations. Contrast the historic harmony of the biblical authors with the james bond screenwriters who once dec. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. James bond ian fleming, easton press first edition 14.
In addition charlie higson has begun to write a series of books detailing the young james bond. Heffner was one of the biggest fans and pushers of james bond in the beginning. Its 1969, and, just having celebrated his 45th birthday, british agent james bond 007 is summoned to headquarters to receive an unusual mission. Since then a number of other authors have written additional bond adventures. Since fleming died, other authors have continued the series. List of james bond novels and short stories wikipedia. The original 14 books, though, continue to hold the most appeal to readers, film fans, and book collectors. Kingsley amis, john pearson, christopher wood, john gardner. The james bond bedside companion covers the bond films through the living daylights 1987 and the novels through john gardners scorpius. The james bond films are based on a series of novels written by ian lancaster fleming 19081964 from 1953 to 1964 with two published posthumously. A dozen bond novels, and two short story collections, were penned by fleming. The 40 authors of scripture never sat down to script fiction for profit, which is exactly what the producers of the james bond movies did. Raymond benson is the highly acclaimed author of twentyfive books, six original james bond 007 novels, three film novelizations, three short stories, and two anthologies on bond.
Fleming bought a small publishing house, gildrose publications, renamed to ian fleming publications in 1964, to publish his books. Jeffery deaver is the latest in a surprisingly long list of authors who have written official 007 sequels james harker thu 2 jun 2011 08. The james bond novels have been adapted for a lot of mediums. The most recent novel was released on september 26th 20 and was called solo. Below, images of all the books in chronological order. Many of the stories that were never used as film t. Stories similar to james bond books, stories, and novels like the james bond series by ian fleming. The james bond dossier started as a collection of analytical essays which grew into a book exploring the characters and settings of ian flemings james bond novels and one of the first books to take a serious critical look at the literary world of 007. No were filmed such as the famous scene where actress ursula andress arises from the surf with seashell in hand. Collecting james bond first editions the cataloguers desk. The bestselling young bond novels were first written by charlie higson. Aside from the 38 official james bond books, ian flemingand other official bond authors have written several short stories within the james bond universe.
Even after fleming passed away in 1964, there have been other authorized bond novels or novelizations written by other authors. Other previous authors of official james bond novels include kingsley amis, john gardner and raymond benson. Ranking the james bond authors after ian fleming 1. Literary star boyds solo, just out in paperback, is a wellcrafted novel. Other than the james bond books, gardner was also famous for writing his original series called boysie oakes. He wrote 12 bond novels and two collections of short stories. The subtitle of the book is the complete unauthorized, uncensored oral history of james bond, and thats important, because for the most part, the authors of the book, let their subjects do the talking. Until licence to kill, all official bond films shared titles with novels by ian fleming or short stories, in the case of octopussy, a view to a kill, for your eyes only and the living daylights. Complete set series lot of 14 original james bond 007. Feb 24th if you like ian flemings bond, read these books james bond 007 alternatives for when you run out im a big fan of ian flemings james bond series of books. In that time, benson wrote 12 james bond novels including three novelizations. Bbc culture ranking the james bond authors after ian. He also covered the continuation novels including, quite critically, those of john gardner. When it comes to the books, other authors pick up certain areas of his life, and some have even written from the perspective of his bond girls.
The original james bond books were written by ian fleming, who worked in naval intelligence during the second world war. The james bond literary franchise is a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953 by ian fleming, a british author, journalist, and former naval intelligence officer. The latest novel is trigger mortis by anthony horowitz, published in september 2015. Contentsshow history fleming fleming wrote 9 short stories about bond in his lifetime, 6 of which were serialized in magazines and newspapers including playboy and the uks the sunday times. Over the course of 11 years, ian fleming wrote 12 james bond novels and nine short stories before his death in 1964, forming the basis for the film series which. After flemings death in 1964 other authors were hired to continue the bond franchise, most notably kingsley amis, who published colonel sun in 1968 under the pen name robert markham. Benson examined ian fleming, his books and the films spawned by them. As well as horowitz, authors including kingsley amis, sebastian faulks and william boyd have also written official 007 novels. We also have books 1539 in the extended james bond book series.
Royal navy commander james bond, cmg, rnvr, is a fictional character created in 1953 by british journalist and novelist ian fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two shortstory collections. Raymond benson first came to the attention of bond fans worldwide when he published the james bond bedside companion in 1984. James bond books by other authors the moneypenny diaries james bond s righthand mi6 woman, jane moneypenny features as lead in her own mini series of novels by kate westbrook. Since then, he has appeared in numerous novels and over 20 films. One of our most acclaimed authors takes on a legendary literary character, james bond producing a smart and stylish narrative of international espionage, conspiracy, and war. The james bond character was created by english author ian fleming in 1953. James bonds changing incarnations books the guardian. Which bond movies are not based on ian fleming books.
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