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Nicholas Shakespeare
A fascinating new biography of the man behind James Bond, by an award-winning biographer and novelist who has unprecedented access to the Fleming Archive.
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Ian Fleming
James Bond is back with a bang in Penguin Classics, in the new Crime & Espionage series
'It is not just a question of blowing up a building or shooting…
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A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming Archive.
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Richard Hutt
The third in our collection of guides to the great London spy novelists, following on from John le Carre's London and Lamb's London - which explores the city as it…
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Meet James Bond, the world's most famous spy, in these landmark 70th anniversary reissues of Ian Fleming's classic series. In the novel that introduced James Bond to the world, agent…
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JAMES BOND PLAYS A DEADLY GAME OF CHANCE IN IAN FLEMING'S LEGENDARY FIRST 007 NOVEL
"Le Chiffre" is a ruthless operative and the accountant for a soviet SMERSH cell in…
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Dr Julius No. Honeychile Ryder.
Investigating the mysterious disappearance of MI6's Jamaica station chief, James Bond discovers the very limits of pain and endurance.
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FOUR TALES OF INTRIGUE THAT PUSH 007 TO THE LIMIT
In "Octopussy," a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond…
Robert Harling
A fascinating and unprecedented insight into the mind and life of the creator of James Bond, from a contemporary and close friend.
A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers.
Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James…
Meet James Bond, the world's most famous spy, in these landmark 70th anniversary reissues of Ian Fleming's classic series. The mysterious death of the head of security at Hugo Drax's…
Auric Goldfinger. Pussy Galore.
It's James Bond versus the richest man in England, whose stockpile of gold has attracted the suspicion of MI6.
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James Bond has known quite a few women but the beautiful Vivienne Michel was different. Trapped in the Canadian backwoods, with two hit-men on her trail, only one man can…
On the brink of becoming a security risk after the death of his wife, Secret Service agent 007 is sent to Japan and encounters an old enemy.
Mr Big. Solitaire.
From the jazz joints of Harlem to the shark-infested waters of Jamaica, James Bond takes on the feared Mr Big and his criminal empire.
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Hugo Drax. Gala Brand.
James Bond investigates the truth about a mysterious weapon called Moonraker - a truth that could have consequences for the entire country.
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The Spangled Mob Tiffany Case.
In this globe-hopping mission, James Bond must go deep undercover to destroy The Spangled Mob, but deadly assassins lurk behind every corner.
Red Grant. Rosa Klebb. Tatiana Romanova.
James Bond enters the murky world of Balkan espionage, taking on SMERSH in a deadly game of bluff and double bluff.
Emilio Largo. Domino.
As SPECTRE holds the world to ransom, MI6 launch Operation Thunderball, putting James Bond in a race against time to foil the atomic threat.
Vivienne Michel. Slugsy Horror.
A woman on the run meets two hardened killers during one nightmarish night in the Adirondack Mountains. With time running out, can Bond save Vivienne -…
Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo. Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
An allegiance with the French mafia leads Bond to Blofeld's icy lair in an adventure laced with love and death.
Kissy Suzuki. Blofeld.
In a poisoned garden in Japan, Bond has only one chance to take down his nemesis, the criminal mastermind Ernst Blofeld.
007 vs Francisco 'Pistols' Scaramanga.
Can a brainwashed James Bond eliminate one of the deadliest hit men in the world?
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Le Chiffre. Vesper Lynd.
In the ground-breaking first novel of Ian Fleming's classic series, James Bond is dispatched to a French casino for an unforgettable - and possibly lethal -…
When SPECTRE hijacks two A-bombs, a frantic global search for the weapons ensues, and M's hunch that the plane containing the bombs will make a clean drop into the ocean…
British secret agent James Bond pursues the beautiful Tracy di Vicenzo, troubled daughter of a crime lord. On the hunt for Ernst Stavro Blofeld in his heavily fortified Alpine stronghold…
BOND MUST PROVE HIS LOYALTY TO MI6 IN A DEADLY DUEL
Bond may have a license to kill, but "Pistols" Scaramanga has a talent for it. He's a KGB-trained assassin…
THE TRUE STORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME RING AND ITS DOWNFALL
In 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a…
A CAPTIVATING JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD FROM THE CREATOR OF JAMES BOND
Ian Fleming's world travels and interests, as well as his journalism and wartime experiences, lent authority to everything…
For Your Eyes Only, From a View to Kill, Quantum of Solace, Risico, The Hildebrand Rarity.
Octopussy, The Living Daylights, The Property of a Lady, 007 in New York.
Matthew Ian Fleming
Dragons, battles, beasts, and plagues it's no wonder that Revelation is often called the scariest book in the bible. The End Is the Beginning is a trusted companion that cuts…
Meet James Bond, the world's most famous spy, in these landmark 70th anniversary reissues of Ian Fleming's classic series. James Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency…
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Andrew Lycett
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012.
Meet the Pott family. After making their fortune inventing whistling sweets the family buys a new car - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. But Chitty is no ordinary car and the…
John Pearson
The biography of the man who created James Bond, one of the world’s most famous and popular fictional characters. Fleming remained an enigmatic figure who disclaimed comparisons with his creation…
Andrew Cook
The name Ian Fleming is synonymous with British espionage, both with his work as a naval intelligence officer in the Second World War as well as with his creation of…
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Casino Royale (1953) follows British secret agent James Bond as he faces off against the Soviet operative Le Chiffre in a high-stakes game of baccarat, aiming to bankrupt his enemy…
John Griswold
****Updated and expanded including many illustrations by George Almond. Plus clearer translations of foreign terms. Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming’s Bond Stories officially approved by…
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