![]() Here’s a breakdown of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books in order, highlighting his novels and short stories. The brainchild of British author, journalist and former naval intelligence officer Ian Fleming, the character of James Bond is, in Fleming’s words, ‘…a compound of all the secret agents and commando types I met during the war.’ The literary franchise of novels and short stories were all penned at Fleming’s Jamaican estate ‘Goldeneye’ during leave from his job as Foreign Manager for Kemsley Newspapers, and are set in a contemporary period during Fleming’s lifetime from 1951-64.Īlso known by his code name 007, the eponymous British Secret Service agent first came to life in the 1953 novel Casino Royale, of which the 4,728 first edition copies sold out in less than a month. The escapades of the suave British super-spy have borne 25 highly-popular films fronted by some of the most famous actors in the world, while more than 100 million copies of the James Bond novels have been sold to date. James Bond is undoubtedly one of the most famous characters to have ever been created.
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