With For Your Eyes Only Ian Fleming broke with tradition. Rather than the regular annual novel his fans had become used to expecting he used the plotlines from an abandoned TV show for four of the stories and added a fifth. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 11th April 1960 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover artist: Richard Chopping Search for […]
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Auric Goldfinger is a man who loves gold so much that he only makes love to women painted in gold, drives a gold Rolls Royce and hatches a scheme to rob America’s gold reserves at Fort Knox in order to corner the world bullion market. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 23rd March 1959 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover […]
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At the beginning of Dr No we find Bond being chastised by M for having nearly being killed at the end of From Russia, With Love. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 31st March 1958 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover artist: Pat Marriott Search for first edition copies on Abebooks His solution is to re-equip Bond with more a […]
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It has been remarked that From Russia, With Love is Fleming’s most traditional novel, and it is sometimes suggested that this is the reason for the success of the film, which is faithful to its source. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 8th April 1957 Publisher: Jonathan Cape Cover artist: Richard Chopping Search for first edition copies on Abebooks Bond […]
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James Bond is sent to the United States to infiltrate and stop a diamond smuggling operation run by the Spangled Mob.
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In this article we continue our look at Jamaica, where every winter Ian Fleming sat down to write his next James Bond adventure. In Live And Let Die: The Jamaica Version we followed 007 on a road trip across the island. This time we take a look at what happened when he returned a few […]
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Following on from our look at Jamaica, the Caribbean island where Ian Fleming owned a house and wrote all the James Bond adventures, we take a look at the road trip taken by 007 on the trail of Mr Big in Live And Let Die. When Ian Fleming wrote Live And Let Die, James Bond […]
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Jamaica is probably the country that should be associated with 007; it is at his house there named Goldeneye that Ian Fleming wrote all the James Bond stories.
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An interesting story appeared earlier in the week on The HMSS Weblog regarding Playboy Enterprises Inc. The article notes: “Playboy magazine and its parent company, Playboy Enterprises Inc., may be the target of a takeover fight. Why should James Bond fans care? Well, the magazine does have a half-century relationship with a certain gentleman agent.” […]
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Dr Shatterhand recently caught up with Jeffery Deaver, announced by Ian Fleming Publications as the new continuation author of the book currently known simply as Project X. In this short video interview, Deaver explains a few of the details, such as this being a reboot of the literary series, with James Bond having been born […]
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