From 1953 to the present
day, dozens of novels and a number of short stories
have been published chronicling the adventures of British
secret agent James Bond, often referred to by his code
name, 007. The character was created by Ian
Fleming (pictured opposite), first
appearing in his debut novel Casino
Royale (1953).
Following Fleming's death in 1964 and the posthumous publication
of some remnant works by him over the next few years, others
were commissioned to write continuation novels. These post-Fleming
novels were issued sporadically in the late 1960s and '70s,
then regularly between 1981 and 2002 by John
Gardner and
Raymond Benson, after which
the series was put on hiatus.
Two spinoff series
of books, Young Bond and The
Moneypenny Diaries, were published after
this point, but in the spring of 2008 the original James
Bond novel series returned with the publication of a
new work by Sebastian Faulks.
Jeffery Deaver took Bond into the 21st century with his fast-paced action-thriller, "Carte Blanche", released in May 2011. He was followed by William Boyd, acclaimed author of "A Good Man In Africa", who penned the 2013 adventure, "Solo".
Author Portals
 Ian
Fleming
Geoffrey Jenkins
Kingsley
Amis
John
Gardner
Raymond Benson
Charlie Higson
Jeffery Deaver
William Boyd
Steve Cole
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