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Eleven Bond novels and two collections of short stories followed between 1953 and 1966. The novels centre around James Bond, an officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is also known by his code number, 007, and was a commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
James Bond is a literary franchise comprising a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953 by Ian Fleming, a British author, journalist, and former naval intelligence officer. The protagonist of the series, James Bond, is a British Secret Service agent, often referred to by his code name 007.
Aug 8, 2024 · Ian Fleming (born May 28, 1908, London, England—died August 12, 1964, Canterbury, Kent) was a suspense-fiction novelist whose character James Bond, the stylish, high-living British secret service agent 007, became one of the most successful and widely imitated heroes of 20th-century popular fiction. The son of a Conservative MP and the ...
James Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in Ian Fleming’s masterful spy thriller. Dispatched by M to investigate the mysterious disappearance of MI6’s Jamaica station chief, Bond was expecting a holiday in the sun. His encounter with Dr No will prove otherwise.
Sep 21, 2022 · Also known by his code name 007, the eponymous British Secret Service agent first came to life in the 1953 novel Casino Royale, of which the 4,728 first edition copies sold out in less than a month. Here’s a breakdown of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books in order, highlighting his novels and short stories.
Apr 30, 2024 · Fleming's original James Bond books have not only inspired a multi-billion-dollar film franchise, but have also led to numerous continuation novels and radio adaptations. In the way every James Bond movie differs in quality from the one before it, so does each novel.
Commander James Bond CMG RNVR is a character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections.