James Bond Books James Bond is of course the original development of British author Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 - 12 August 1964). Originally a Naval Intelligence Officer descended from the wealthy banking family, Fleming's own background experiences set the stage for that opulent and exciting adventure stories which are known and loved by a lot of. Fleming was in charge of Operation Golden Eye in 1941-1942, an intelligence operation in WWII Spain.
James Bond BooksThe 007 Books are some of the top selling books ever - and the number of books compiled by Fleming has racked up over 100 million sales as a whole. However, five other authors have since written James Bond Books in order to to continue the series.
Fleming's 007 Books are Casino Royale (1953), Live And Let Die (1954), Moonraker (1955), Diamonds Are Forever (1956), From Russia With Love (1957), Dr. No (1958), Goldfinger (1959), For Your Eyes Only (short stories, 1960), Thunderball (1961), The Spy Who Loved Me (1962), On her behalf Majesty's Secret Service (1963), You simply Live Twice (1964), The Man With The Golden Gun (1965), Octopussy And also the Living Daylights (short stories, 1966)
James Bond BooksThere is much trivia for Bond fans to explore. Here are a few tidbits - Fleming caused author Geoffrey Jenkins on a Bond Story called "Per Fine Ounce" between 1957 and 1964, nevertheless it was never published. Also, writer Philip Gardiner has written an amazing work called "The Bond Code", alleging in the style of the famous "Da Vinci Code" that Fleming's books are in fact occult works, containing a secret code, cipher and alchemical mysteries. However, the book's publication date - April 1st, 2008 - leads us to wonder whether Jenkins himself is having the last laugh.