July 18th, 2016
by David Leigh
Dynamite Entertainment is to release a comic book adaptation of Casino Royale in November. The comic is adapted from Ian Fleming’s first novel by Van Jensen and drawn by Matthew Southworth and will exist in a separate universe from the Warren Ellis-penned comics, also published by Dynamite. At the time of Dynamite announcing its Bond comics the company […]
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June 14th, 2016
by David Leigh
Today sees the release of an espionage book that seems so highly improbable it could only be true. Into the Lion’s Mouth by Larry Loftis is about Dusko Popov’s exploits during the Second World War, when he gained valuable intelligence for the allies while misleading Nazi Germany. Buy from Amazon or Amazon UK Popov was […]
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June 6th, 2016
by David Leigh
Earlier today Ian Fleming Publications revealed the cover artwork for the US paperback edition of Trigger Mortis. The announcement was made on Twitter this morning, the pulp-inspired design largely receiving the thumbs up from fans on the social media platform. Proud to unveil the fantastically retro US paperback cover for Trigger Mortis by @AnthonyHorowitz. Out […]
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May 20th, 2016
by Larry Loftis
Seventy-five years ago today – May 20, 1941 – Lt Commander Ian Fleming checked into the swanky Palacio Hotel in Estoril, Portugal’s version of the Côte d’Azur.
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May 19th, 2016
by David Leigh
Trigger Mortis, the latest addition to the James Bond continuation novels is available in the UK from today in paperback. Buy from Amazon UK Anthony Horowitz’s novel, which is set shortly after the events of Goldfinger, received widespread critical acclaim from fans when released in September. The paperback edition is published by Orion. Trigger Mortis is available from […]
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May 16th, 2016
by David Leigh
Friday saw Steve Cole speak at the Whitstable Literary festival just days after the release of his second Young Bond novel, Heads You Die. Buy from Amazon UK Discussing his entries in the Young Bond saga he revealed that his third book in the series, to be released in September, will be titled Strike Lightning. Temporary cover artwork […]
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May 5th, 2016
by David Leigh
Heads You Die, the second book by Steve Cole in the Young Bond series, was published in the UK today by Red Fox and available online and in bookshops. Buy from Amazon UK | Amazon.com The brief synopsis posted on Amazon reads: James’s Cuban holiday has become a nightmare mission to save an old friend from a villain who has […]
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April 16th, 2016
by David Leigh
I was sad to read Raymond Benson’s Facebook post that Ian Fleming’s literary agent, Peter Janson-Smith, has died at the age of 93. Janson-Smith became Fleming’s literary agent in 1956 and was tasked with the foreign translation rights of the James Bond books. As well as acting as agent to Fleming, Janson-Smith also represented thriller […]
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March 23rd, 2016
by David Leigh
Fans of the Young Bond books will be interested to learn more about Steve Cole’s next novel in the series after details emerged on Amazon UK. Buy from Amazon UK | Amazon.com In addition to the title and cover work of Heads You Die being added t the Amazon listing there is also a brief synopsis: James’s Cuban holiday […]
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March 8th, 2016
by David Leigh
The cover of the UK paperback edition of the most recent James Bond novel has just been revealed by Amazon UK. Pre-order from Amazon UK | Amazon.com The Orion edition of the book will be published in the UK on 19th May and is available to pre-order online now.The US paperback is due from Harper […]
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