The Golden TypewriterBond books by other authors
Since Fleming's death, more than a dozen writers have written Bond books with the estate's permission. They are listed here separately from Fleming's own fourteen.
| Author | Books |
|---|---|
| Kingsley Amis (as Robert Markham) | Colonel Sun (1968) |
| John Gardner | Fourteen novels from Licence Renewed (1981) to COLD (1996), plus film novelisations |
| Raymond Benson | Six novels from Zero Minus Ten (1997) to The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002); also The Hook and the Eye (2025), a Felix Leiter novel |
| Sebastian Faulks | Devil May Care (2008) |
| Jeffery Deaver | Carte Blanche (2011) |
| William Boyd | Solo (2013) |
| Anthony Horowitz | Trigger Mortis (2015), Forever and a Day (2018), With a Mind to Kill (2022) |
| Charlie Higson | Young Bond: SilverFin (2005) to By Royal Command (2008); adult novel On His Majesty's Secret Service (2023) |
| Steve Cole | Young Bond: Shoot to Kill (2014) to Red Nemesis (2017) |
| Kim Sherwood | Double O series: Double or Nothing (2022), A Spy Like Me (2024), Hurricane Room (2026) |
| Vaseem Khan | Q mysteries: Quantum of Menace (2025), The Man with the Golden Compass (2026) |
| Christopher Wood | Novelisations of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979) films |
| Frank Cottrell-Boyce | Three Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sequels, from Flies Again (2011) |
Where should I start with the continuation books?
Read some of Fleming first. After that, Anthony Horowitz's three novels are a popular next step. Forever and a Day is set before Casino Royale, but it is best read after it.
For younger readers, Charlie Higson's Young Bond books are about Bond's early years.
Audiobooks of the continuation novels
Audible UK lists Colonel Sun and Devil May Care, as well as some John Gardner and Raymond Benson titles and Horowitz's Forever and a Day and With a Mind to Kill. Search Audible for any specific title before assuming it is available.
A fictional biography
John Pearson's James Bond: The Authorised Biography (1973) treats Bond as a real person. Don't confuse it with Pearson's factual biography of Fleming, listed in books about Fleming.
Sources
- Ian Fleming Publications: the James Bond libraryConfirmed
- Ian Fleming Publications: Anthony HorowitzConfirmed
- Audible UK: Colonel SunRetailer listing
- Audible UK: Devil May CareRetailer listing