Sebastian Faulks

A Novel Return… But How?

May 27th, 2014 by

We all know that James Bond will return. After all, we’ve been told as much by 23 movies. 007 originated in 1953’s novel Casino Royale and has been off and on the page ever since. For the most part, one adventure followed another and Bond slowly aged throughout the series. After 2002’s The Man With […]

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Why the James Bond continuation authors have a thankless task

March 20th, 2013 by

Some time ago I was thinking about why it is that so many fans of James Bond dislike the continuation novels. While the Bond community seems to look forward to their release, they always seem to meet with a tepid reception and, sometimes, outright hostility. What brought this to mind was that I was re-reading […]

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Devil May Care published on Wednesday

May 26th, 2008 by

The eagerly awaited new James Bond novel by Sebastian Faulks is to be published on Wednesday 28th May, the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth. Ian Fleming Publications and Penguin Books have planned a massive publicity campaign to ensure the success of Devil May Care, which follows directly from Ian Fleming’s books and in addition to […]

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