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Today marks the anniversary of the birth Ian Fleming, the author who introduced the world to James Bond in Casino Royale and went on to write a total of fourteen James Bond books. Born in Mayfair on 28 May 1908, during the war Fleming excelled as assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence. In this capacity he […]

A look at some of the errors Ian Fleming made when arming 007. One key feature of Ian Fleming’s writing was his eye for detail. He wrote with an authoritative style that made the books utterly convincing. But while many facts in the books are correct, he sometimes slipped up. One key area in which […]

A complete list of the guns of James Bond from Ian Fleming’s books. The table below provides a list of all James Bond’s guns that appear in Ian Fleming’s books. Fleming made a number of errors with regard to the guns. The descriptions in the list are as described in the books with such errors […]

Literary James Bond guns include Beretta and Walther PPK. While the weapon most often associated with him is the Walther PPK, it didn’t start out that way. James Bond’s original gun of choice was a Beretta .25 automatic, which he used on a number of missions. Beretta While the exact Beretta model is not specified it […]

After reading all Ian Fleming’s 007 adventures in 2019 Kathryn Smith started 2020 by delving into Colonel Sun. As I delved into the first chapter of the first 007 continuation novel Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham) begins by having Bond reflect on how he is has no major assignments and that his life has […]

A look at the food and drinks from the five short stories found in For Your Eyes Only, the eighth James Bond book by Ian Fleming. Menu From a View to a Kill For Your Eyes Only Quantum of Solace Risico The Hildebrand Rarity From a View to a Kill In Paris after a “dismally […]

In the last of this three part series Kathryn Smith shares her thoughts and impressions of Ian Fleming’s final 007 books. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service I really did enjoy this book and found that it was very close to the film adaptation. There were still a few things mentioned in the book that were […]

This latest edition of Bond vs Bond is reviewed by Eoghan Lyng. This Coronavirus is a bugger. It’s buggered up the workplace, the shopping trips, even the Bond series. In fifty years, no one has proven bigger or stronger than Bond. Then an invisible disease arrives to scurry the film into an undisclosed corner for […]

Thanks to John Barry the James Bond soundtracks became an iconic element of the series from the early days.

In this second of three articles Kathryn Smith shares her thoughts and impressions of five more James Bond books by Ian Fleming. Read part 1 here At the end of From Russia, with Love Bond was poisoned by Rosa Klebb, leaving the series on a cliff hanger. But while he looked death in the face, […]