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James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors hav ...

is a

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created in 1953 by the journalist and writer

Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer who is best known for his postwar ''James Bond'' series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., an ...

, who featured him in twelve

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself ...

s and two

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collections. The character has also been used in the long-running and fifth most financially successful English-language film series to date. The film series started in 1962 with '' Dr. No'', starring

Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...

as James Bond, and has continued with other actors.

Characters

James Bond (literary character) Commander James Bond is a character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the '' James Bond'' series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels an ...

** Inspirations for James Bond **

James Bond Jr. ''James Bond Jr.'' is an American animated television series based on Ian Fleming's ''James Bond'' franchise. It follows the adventures of James Bond's nephew, James Bond Jr. The series debuted in September 1991 and ran for 65 episodes befor ...

** Young Bond ** Shaken, not stirred ** Vesper cocktail **

List of actors considered for the James Bond character This is a list of actors who were considered for the role of James Bond, both officially (auditioned by the film producers) and unofficially (supported by fans and celebrities) but did not play the role of agent 007. The separate list of James Bond ...

* Bond girl

Villains

* List of James Bond villains

Allies

* List of James Bond allies

Novels

List of James Bond novels * Ian Fleming Publications **

*** '' Casino Royale'' (published in one US edition as ''You Asked for It'') *** '' Live and Let Die'' *** '' Moonraker'' (published in one US edition as ''Too Hot to Handle'') *** '' Diamonds Are Forever'' *** '' From Russia, with Love'' *** '' Dr. No'' *** '' Goldfinger'' *** '' For Your Eyes Only'' **** " From a View to a Kill" **** " For Your Eyes Only" **** " Quantum of Solace" **** " Risico" **** "

The Hildebrand Rarity ''For Your Eyes Only'' is a collection of short stories by the British author Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, the eighth book to feature the character. It was first published by Jonath ...

" *** '' Thunderball'' *** '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' *** ''

On Her Majesty's Secret Service On Her Majesty's Secret Service may refer to: * ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (novel), a 1963 novel by Ian Fleming * ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (film), a 1969 film adaptation of the novel ** ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (sou ...

'' *** '' You Only Live Twice'' *** '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' *** ''

Octopussy and The Living Daylights ''Octopussy and The Living Daylights'' (sometimes published as ''Octopussy'') is the 14th and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming in the Bond series. The book is a collection of short stories published posthumously in the United Kin ...

'' **** "

Octopussy ''Octopussy'' is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sixth to star Roger Moore as the MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by John Glen and the screenplay was written by ...

" **** " The Property of a Lady" **** "

The Living Daylights ''The Living Daylights'' is a 1987 spy film, the fifteenth entry in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the first of two to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by John Glen, the film's ...

" **** " 007 in New York" **

Kingsley Amis Sir Kingsley William Amis (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social ...

Robert Markham Robert Markham is a pseudonym used by author Kingsley Amis to publish ''Colonel Sun'' in March 1968. The book was the first continuation James Bond novel following the death of Bond's creator, Ian Fleming. Kingsley Amis Following the death of Ian ...

*** '' Colonel Sun'' ** John Pearson *** '' James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007'' ** Christopher Wood *** ''

James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me ''James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me'' is the official novelization of the 1977 Eon ''James Bond'' film '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', which was itself inspired by the 1962 novel of the same title by Ian Fleming. Plot Background When Ian Fleming s ...

'' (

novelisation A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play, comic book or video game. Film novelizations were particularly popular before the adve ...

) *** '' James Bond and Moonraker'' (

) ** John Gardner *** ''

Licence Renewed ''Licence Renewed'', first published in 1981, is the first novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. It was the first proper James Bond novel (not counting novelizations and a faux biography) since Kingsley Amis's ...

'' *** '' For Special Services'' *** '' Icebreaker'' *** '' Role of Honour'' *** ''

Nobody Lives for Ever ''Nobody Lives for Ever'' (published in American editions as ''Nobody Lives Forever''), first published in 1986, was the fifth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright ...

'' *** '' No Deals, Mr. Bond'' *** '' Scorpius'' *** '' Win, Lose or Die'' *** ''

Licence to Kill ''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond. It sees Bond suspended from MI6 as he pursu ...

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) *** '' Brokenclaw'' *** ''

The Man from Barbarossa ''The Man from Barbarossa'', first published in 1991, was the eleventh novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder ...

'' *** '' Death Is Forever'' *** ''

Never Send Flowers ''Never Send Flowers'', first published in 1993, was the thirteenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond (including Gardner's novelization of ''Licence to Kill''). Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyrig ...

'' *** '' SeaFire'' *** '' GoldenEye'' (

) *** '' Cold'' **

Raymond Benson Raymond Benson (born September 6, 1955) is an American author best known for being the author of the James Bond novels from 1997 to 2003. Benson was born in Midland, Texas and graduated from Permian High School in Odessa in 1973. In primary sc ...

*** '' Blast from the Past'' *** '' Zero Minus Ten'' *** '' Tomorrow Never Dies'' (

) *** '' The Facts of Death'' *** " Midsummer Night's Doom" *** '' Live at Five'' *** '' The World Is Not Enough'' (

) *** '' High Time to Kill'' *** ''

DoubleShot ''DoubleShot'', first published in 2000, was the sixth novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond (including film novelizations). Carrying the Ian Fleming Publications copyright, it was first published in the Uni ...

'' *** '' Never Dream of Dying'' *** '' The Man with the Red Tattoo'' *** ''

Die Another Day ''Die Another Day'' is a 2002 spy film and the twentieth film in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and directed by Lee Tamahori. The fourth and final film st ...

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) *** '' The Heart of Erzulie'' ** Charlie Higson ( Young Bond) *** '' SilverFin'' *** '' Blood Fever'' *** '' Double or Die'' *** '' Hurricane Gold'' *** '' By Royal Command'' *** '' A Hard Man to Kill'' ** Samantha Weinberg as Kate Westbrook (''

The Moneypenny Diaries ''The Moneypenny Diaries'' is a series of novels and short stories chronicling the life of Miss Moneypenny, M's personal secretary in Ian Fleming's James Bond series; it is considered an official spin-off of the Bond books. The diaries are penned ...

'') *** ''

Guardian Angel A guardian angel is a type of angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or nation. Belief in tutelary beings can be traced throughout all antiquity. The idea of angels that guard over people played a major role in A ...

'' *** '' Secret Servant'' *** '' Final Fling'' *** " For Your Eyes Only, James" *** " Moneypenny's First Date with Bond" **

Sebastian Faulks Sebastian Charles Faulks (born 20 April 1953) is a British novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his historical novels set in France – ''The Girl at the Lion d'Or'', '' Birdsong'' and '' Charlotte Gray''. He has also pub ...

*** '' Devil May Care'' **

Jeffery Deaver Jeffery Deaver (born May 6, 1950) is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He l ...

*** '' Carte Blanche'' **

William Boyd William, Willie, Will or Bill Boyd may refer to: Academics * William Alexander Jenyns Boyd (1842–1928), Australian journalist and schoolmaster * William Boyd (educator) (1874–1962), Scottish educator * William Boyd (pathologist) (1885–1979), ...

*** ''

Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...

'' ** Steve Cole (Young Bond) *** '' Shoot to Kill'' *** ''

Heads You Die ''Heads You Die'' is a novel written by Steve Cole, which is the second book by the author in the ''Young Bond'' series, and the seventh chronological novel overall. The book will be published by Red Fox, which is an imprint of Random House that ...

'' *** ''Strike Lightning'' *** ''Red Nemesis'' ** Anthony Horowitz *** ''

Trigger Mortis ''Trigger Mortis'' is a 2015 James Bond novel written by Anthony Horowitz, and commissioned by the estate of Bond's creator Ian Fleming, which was published on 8 September 2015. Plot The book is set in 1957 against the backdrop of the Space R ...

'', featuring passages by

and based on his plot *** '' Forever and a Day'', prequel to ''Casino Royale'' and featuring passages by

***'' With a Mind to Kill''

Related works

* ''

The Diamond Smugglers ''The Diamond Smugglers'' is a non-fiction work by Ian Fleming that was first published in 1957 in the United Kingdom and in 1958 in the United States. The book is based on two weeks of interviews Fleming undertook with John Collard, a member o ...

'' (1957 book written by Fleming, based on research made for his fourth ''Bond'' novel) * '' The James Bond Dossier'' * '' The Book of Bond or, Every Man His Own 007'' * ''For Bond Lovers Only'' * ''

The James Bond Bedside Companion ''The James Bond Bedside Companion'' is a non-fiction book written by the official James Bond author, Raymond Benson, first published in 1984. It was later updated in 1988. The book was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Biograph ...

'' * '' Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier'' * ''

Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report ''Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report'' (1964), by O. F. (Oswald Frederick) Snelling, is the first book-length, critical analysis of the James Bond novels, and the only such study Ian Fleming approved. It was published in August 1964, the month ...

'' * '' The Battle for Bond'' * ''James Bond Encyclopedia'' * ''For Your Eyes Only: Behind the Scenes of the James Bond Films'' * ''

Little Nellie 007 ''Little Nellie 007'' is a 1991 book by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny about the James Bond autogyro, ''Little Nellie'', as featured in the film '' You Only Live Twice'', and her creator, Wing Commander Retd. Ken Wallis. The book, known to James Bond ...

'' * ''James Bond: The Secret World of 007''

Films

* Production of the James Bond films ** Eon Productions ***

**** '' Dr. No'' **** '' From Russia with Love'' **** '' Goldfinger'' **** '' Thunderball'' **** '' You Only Live Twice'' **** '' Diamonds Are Forever'' *** George Lazenby **** ''

'' ***

Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 1 ...

**** '' Live and Let Die'' **** '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' **** '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' **** '' Moonraker'' **** '' For Your Eyes Only'' **** ''

'' **** '' A View to a Kill'' *** Timothy Dalton **** ''

'' **** ''

'' *** Pierce Brosnan **** '' GoldenEye'' **** '' Tomorrow Never Dies'' **** '' The World Is Not Enough'' **** ''

'' *** Daniel Craig **** '' Casino Royale'' **** '' Quantum of Solace'' **** '' Skyfall'' **** ''

Spectre Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to: Religion and spirituality * Vision (spirituality) * Apparitional experience * Ghost Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and wri ...

'' **** '' No Time to Die'' ** Non-Eon films and television episodes *** " Casino Royale" – by CBS for '' Climax!'' television series – 1954 *** '' Casino Royale'' – by

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

– 1967 *** '' Never Say Never Again'' – by Producers Sales Organization (as Taliafilm) – 1983 * List of James Bond films * Portrayal of James Bond in film * Motifs in the James Bond film series * List of James Bond film locations * Gun barrel sequence * List of recurring characters in the James Bond film series ** List of recurring actors in the James Bond film series *

Albert R. Broccoli Albert Romolo Broccoli ( ; April 5, 1909 – June 27, 1996), nicknamed "Cubby", was an American film producer who made more than 40 motion pictures throughout his career. Most of the films were made in the United Kingdom and often filmed at Pi ...

* Harry Saltzman * Michael G. Wilson * Barbara Broccoli

Gadgets, vehicles and equipment

* List of James Bond vehicles ** James Bond Car Collection * List of James Bond gadgets

Music

James Bond music The James Bond film series from Eon Productions has featured numerous musical compositions since its inception 1962, many of which are now considered classic pieces of British film music. The best known of these pieces is the "James Bond Theme" ...

** John Barry ** David Arnold ** Thomas Newman ** " James Bond Theme" *** Monty Norman *** " James Bond Theme (Moby's re-version)" * '' Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project'' * ''Meets James Bond'' –

Sounds Orchestral Sounds Orchestral was a British studio-based easy listening group, assembled by John Schroeder with Johnny Pearson in 1964. Career John Schroeder had worked with Johnny Pearson previously over at Oriole Records, producing Johnny Pearson's fi ...

, 1965 * ''Mister James Bond'' – Jean-Jacques Perrey, 1968 * '' The Best of Bond... James Bond'' *

Soundtracks A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of ...

** '' Dr. No'' *** " James Bond Theme" ** '' From Russia with Love'' ** '' Goldfinger'' *** " Goldfinger" ** '' Thunderball'' ** '' You Only Live Twice'' *** " You Only Live Twice" ** ''

'' *** "

We Have All the Time in the World "We Have All the Time in the World" is a James Bond theme song sung by Louis Armstrong. Its music was composed by John Barry and the lyrics by Hal David. It is a secondary musical theme in the 1969 Bond film ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', t ...

" ** '' Diamonds Are Forever'' ** '' Live and Let Die'' *** " Live and Let Die" ** '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' ** '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' *** " Nobody Does It Better" ** '' Moonraker'' ** '' For Your Eyes Only'' *** " For Your Eyes Only" ** ''

'' *** " All Time High" ** '' A View to a Kill'' *** " A View to a Kill" ** ''

'' *** "

" *** " Where Has Everybody Gone?" ** ''

'' *** "

" *** " If You Asked Me To" ** '' GoldenEye'' *** " GoldenEye" ** '' Tomorrow Never Dies'' *** " Tomorrow Never Dies" ** '' The World Is Not Enough'' *** " The World Is Not Enough" ** ''

'' *** "

" ** '' Casino Royale'' *** "

You Know My Name "You Know My Name" is the theme song of the 2006 James Bond film '' Casino Royale'', performed by American musician Chris Cornell, who wrote and produced it jointly with David Arnold, the soundtrack's composer. The film producers chose Cornell bec ...

" ** '' Quantum of Solace'' *** " Another Way to Die" ** '' Skyfall'' *** " Skyfall" ** ''

'' *** " Writing's On The Wall" ** '' No Time to Die'' *** " No Time to Die"

Games

James Bond (games) The ''James Bond'' video game franchise is a series centering on Ian Fleming's fictional British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 agent, James Bond (literary character), James Bond. Games of the series have been predominantly shooter games, wit ...

Video games Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This feedbac ...

: *** '' Shaken but Not Stirred'' *** ''

James Bond 007 The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

'' *** '' A View to a Kill'' *** '' Goldfinger'' *** ''

'' *** '' Live and Let Die'' *** '' 007: Licence to Kill'' *** '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' *** '' Operation Stealth'' *** ''

'' *** '' James Bond 007: The Duel'' *** '' GoldenEye'' (handheld) *** '' GoldenEye 007'' *** '' Goldfinger 64'' *** ''

'' (GB) *** '' Tomorrow Never Dies'' *** '' The World Is Not Enough'' (N64) *** '' The World Is Not Enough'' (PS) *** ''

007 Racing ''007 Racing'' is a 2000 racing video game based on the James Bond license. It was developed by Eutechnyx, published by Electronic Arts, and released for the PlayStation console system. This game marks the seventh appearance of Pierce Brosnan's Ja ...

'' *** '' The World Is Not Enough'' (GBC) *** '' Agent Under Fire'' *** ''

Nightfire ''James Bond 007: Nightfire'' is a 2002 first-person shooter video game published by Electronic Arts for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox (console), Xbox and Microsoft Windows, with additional versions released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003 ...

'' *** '' Everything or Nothing'' *** '' GoldenEye: Rogue Agent'' *** '' From Russia with Love'' *** '' Quantum of Solace'' *** '' GoldenEye 007'' (remake) *** '' Blood Stone'' *** '' 007 Legends'' *** ''James Bond: World of Espionage'' ** Role-playing game *** '' James Bond 007, Role-Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service'' ** Card game *** Before I Kill You, Mr. Bond

Parodies, spin-offs and fandom

* '' GoldenEye: Source'' * '' James Bond Car Collection'' * James Bond comics ** ''James Bond'' comic strip ** List of James Bond comics * '' 005'' * ''

'' ** '' The Adventures of James Bond Junior 003½'' ** List of ''James Bond Jr.'' characters ** List of ''James Bond Jr.'' episodes **

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* '' Evil Genius (video game)'' * '' Avakoum Zahov versus 07'' * ''

Per Fine Ounce ''Per Fine Ounce'' is the title of an unpublished novel by Geoffrey Jenkins featuring Ian Fleming's James Bond. It was completed c.1966 and is considered a "lost" novel by fans of James Bond because it was actually commissioned by Glidrose Produ ...

'' * '' The Killing Zone'' * " Your Deal, Mr. Bond" * ''

Night Probe! ''Night Probe!'' is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 5th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. Published in 1981, it is set in the near future of 1989, a date with ironic significance (see below). The book ...

'' * '' Trading Futures'' * ''

Austin Powers ''Austin Powers'' is a series of American spy action comedy films: '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) and '' Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002). The films were produced ...

'' **

Austin Powers (character) Sir Austin Danger Powers is a fictional character from the ''Austin Powers'' series of films, and is created and portrayed by Mike Myers. He is the protagonist of '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), ''The Spy Who Shagged Me' ...

** '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' ** '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' ** '' Austin Powers in Goldmember'' * '' Carry On Spying'' * '' Hot Enough for June'' * '' Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'' ** '' Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs'' * '' Licensed to Kill'' * '' Our Man Flint'' ** ''

In Like Flint ''In Like Flint'' is a 1967 American spy fi comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas, the sequel to the parody spy film ''Our Man Flint'' (1966). It posits an international feminist conspiracy to depose the ruling American patriarchy with a fem ...

'' * ''

Johnny English ''Johnny English'' is a 2003 spy comedy film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. It is a British-French venture produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universa ...

'' series ** ''

'' ** '' Johnny English Reborn'' ** '' Johnny English Strikes Again'' * ''

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die ''Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die'' (Italian: ''Se tutte le donne del mondo... (Operazione Paradiso)'') is a James Bond spoof film released in 1966 as an Italian-American co-production between Dino De Laurentiis' Cinematografica and Columbia Pic ...

'' * '' Kingsman'' ** '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' ** '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' * ''

The Last of the Secret Agents ''The Last of the Secret Agents?'' is a 1966 American comedy film that spoofs the spy film genre, starring the then-popular comedy team of Allen & Rossi. Plot Two Americans in Paris (Allen & Rossi) are reluctantly recruited by the Good Guys Ins ...

'' * ''

O.K. Connery ''O.K. Connery'', released in America as ''Operation Kid Brother'', is a 1967 Italian Eurospy comedy film shot in Technicolor and Techniscope and directed by Alberto De Martino. The Spy-Fi plot involves the brother of the British spy James Bon ...

'' * '' Get Smart'' * '' Archer'' * '' The Incredible World of James Bond'' * James Bond fandom * Hot Shots Calendar ''0014''

External links

Official James Bond website

Ian Fleming Publications website

Young Bond Official Website

Pinewood Studios Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage website
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