James Bond - 007
James Bond 007 is a fictional character created in 1952 by writer Ian Fleming in the novel Casion Royale. Fleming featured Bond in a total of
twelve novels and two collections.
The character has also been used in the longest running and 2nd most successful film franchise to date, starting in 1962 with Dr. No.
There have been 21 films in the EON Productions series to date, with the 22nd, Quantum of Solace', due for release in November 2008.
In addition there have been two independent feature productions (a 1967 spoof version of Casino Royale starring David Niven
in the title role, and 1983's Never Say Never Again) and one Fleming-licenced American television adaptation of the first novel,
aired in 1954. In 1956, Moonraker was also adapted into a South African radio play starring Bob Holness as Bond. By the year 1990 Y
ou Only Live Twice was adapted into a 90 minute radio play for BBC Radio 4 with Michael Jayston playing James Bond.
After Fleming's death in 1964, subsequent James Bond novels were written by Kingsley Amis (as Robert Markham),
John Pearson, John Gardner and Raymond Benson. In addition Charlie Higson has begun to write a series of books
detailing the "Young James Bond".
In July 2007, it was announced that Sebastian Faulks has been commissioned to write a Bond novel for publication in 2008.
Also, Christopher Wood novelized two screenplays, while other writers have authored unofficial versions of the character.
In 2008, BBC Radio 4 was granted the rights for a one-shot broadcast of a radio adaptation of another 007 novel: Dr. No,
with Toby Stephens (who portrayed the villain in Die Another Day) as James Bond. The EON Productions films are generally termed
as "official" films originating with the purchase of the James Bond film rights by producer Harry Saltzman in the late 1950s.
Away from movies, TV and radio, Bond has also been adapted for many other media, including comic strips and video games.
Original 007-Bond Books
Ian Fleming
1953 Casino Royale
1954 Live and Let Die
1955 Moonraker
1956 Diamonds Are Forever
1957 From Russia with Love
1958 Dr. No
1959 Goldfinger
1960 For Your Eyes Only (short-stories)
1961 Thunderball
1962 The Spy Who Loved Me
1963 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1964 You Only Live Twice
1965 The Man with the Golden Gun
1966 Octopussy and The Living Daylights (short-stories)
Kingsley Amis as Robert Markham
1968 Colonel Sun
John Gardner
1981 Licence Renewed
1982 For Special Services
1983 Icebreaker
1984 Role of Honour
1986 Nobody Lives For Ever
1987 No Deals, Mr. Bond
1988 Scorpius
1989 Win, Lose or Die
1990 Brokenclaw
1991 The Man from Barbarossa
1992 Death is Forever
1993 Never Send Flowers
1994 SeaFire
1996 COLD
Raymond Benson
1997 Zero Minus Ten
1998 The Facts of Death
1999 High Time to Kill
2000 Doubleshot
2001 Never Dream of Dying
2002 The Man with the Red Tattoo
Sebastian Faulks
2008 Devil May Care
Young Bond
Charlie Higson
2005 SilverFin
2006 Blood Fever
2007 Double or Die
2007 Hurricane Gold
2008 By Royal Command
Novelisations
Christopher Wood
1977 James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me
1979 James Bond and Moonraker
John Gardner
1989 Licence to Kill
1995 GoldenEye
Raymond Benson
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
1999 The World Is Not Enough
2002 Die Another Day
Other Novels
R.D. Mascot
1967 003½: The Adventures of James Bond Junior
The Moneypenny Diaries
Kate Westbrook
2005 Guardian Angel
2006 Secret Servant
2008 Final Fling
Related Works
O. F. Snelling
1964 007 James Bond A Report
Kingsley Amis
1965 The James Bond Dossier
1965 The Book of Bond
John Pearson
1973 James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007
Raymond Benson
1984 The James Bond Bedside Companion
Individual Short Stories
Raymond Benson
1997 "Blast From the Past"
1999 "Midsummer Night's Doom"
1999 "Live at Five"
2002"The Heart of Erzulie" (unpublished)
Kate Westbrook (Moneypenny Diaries)
2006 "For Your Eyes Only, James"
2006 "Moneypenny's First Date With Bond"
Unofficial/Unpublished Works
Geoffrey Jenkins
1966 Per Fine Ounce
Jim Hatfield
1985 The Killing Zone
Phillip and Robert King
1997 "Your Deal, Mr. Bond" (short story)
