In other careers he has worked as an editor of books and magazines for readers of all ages. The book contains indepth character profiles to the cars, the weapons and the exotic locations, plus facts, statistics, photographs, maps, and illustrations by kev walker. To decipher the deadly mystery, james bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. In this thrilling prequel to the adventures of james bond, 007, readers meet a young boy whose inquisitive mind and determination set him on a path that will someday take him across the globe, in pursuit of the most.
Apr 01, 2005 higson sets his story in the 1930s as a young james bond only 14 embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the missing alphie kelly. He is the protagonist of the james bond series of novels, films, comics and video games. Young bond is a series of spy thrilleradventure novels by english author charlie higson. Then james bond comes o visit his aunt and he hears about the missing boy and he trys to help him. Bestselling childrens author and lifelong fan of ian flemings james bond.
Charlie higson wrote five young bond novels between 2005 and 2008, as well as danger society. The series features the james bond character throughout adolescence. He writes the young bond series he is a major james bond aficionado and the enemy series both considered ya series, while most of his standalone novels are for adults. Steve coles first book, shoot to kill, suggests that his series might be more about building the heroic and stoic 007 less ian flemings hero than the james bond of popular culture. His final two books the man with the golden gun 1965 and octopussy and the living daylights 1966were. Shoot to kill by steve cole is the sixth young bond novel, but mr. Two spinoff series of books, young bond and the moneypenny diaries, were published after this point, but in the spring of 2008 the original james bond novel series returned with the publication of a new work by sebastian faulks.
Browse the book pages for information on each of young bonds actionpacked adventures, read the missions log for the latest news and don. The books are true to ian flemings original timeline and have proven to be extremely popular with bond fans both young and old. The young bond series by charlie higson and steve cole are young adult novels which chronicle the adventures of a young james bond in the 1930s. Silverfin is the first explosive book in charlie higsons. The new series by steve cole will pick up where charlie higson left off and will follow teenaged james in the aftermath of his expulsion fr. What does it take to become the greatest secret agent the world has ever known. James bond is the main character in all the stories. The new series by steve cole will pick up where charlie higson left off and will follow teenaged james in the aftermath of his expulsion from eton.
The young bond dossier is an overview of the whole young bond series, giving us information and trivia on a lot of subjects pertaining to the young bond series. Apr 19, 2012 buy charlie higson young bond collection 5 books set. Order of charlie higson books charlie higson is an english author of a multitude of genres for both adults and young adults. James bond celebrity performances, book 11, james bond. The series, written by charlie higson, was originally planned to include only five novels.
During a holiday trip to his aunts home in northern scotland, bonds and hellebores lives become intertwined when bond begins to. See the complete young bond series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Steve cole has continued the series in recent years adding books such as red nemesis and strike lightning to the series repertoire. The boy went in and started fishing, then he was never seen again. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Apr 30, 2017 welcome to the official website of the thrilling young bond series. The bestselling young bond novels are set in the 1930s and they show how james bond s early adventures shape the man he is to become. For the uninitiated, young bond is the childhood adventures of james bond 007.
Summer vacation is on the horizon, and james is looking forward to the school trip to the beautiful italian island of sardinia. Steve coles vision of young james bond ends on a high as red nemesis is a thrilling pageturner from start to finish. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. This series is a huge hit in the uk and its nice to see disney hyperion releasing these books here in the u. This exciting first chapter in the story takes the reader back to the days before the spy became such a legend, far before he grew up to become one of the crowns most talented protectors. Shoot to kill young bond, book 6 by steve cole book cover, description, publication history. Being a james bond fan and having three boys, writing for the young bond books was a dream job for him as a childrens writer. Silverfin is the first explosive book in charlie higsons bestselling young bond series. There are five in the series starting with silverfin, which is packed with secrets and strange. Sep 02, 2015 with this young bond series, however, we get a vivid depiction of the young man who would eventually become ian flemings james bond. Blood fever young james bond series by charles higson book. Commander james bond, cmg, rnvr, is a fictional spy created by the british journalist and novelist ian fleming in 1953. Above are young bond series books that are currently on. Charlie higson began his young bond series in 2005 with the novel silverfin.
By royal command a james bond adventure james bond adventure, a by higson, charlie 2011 paperback. With this book, charlie seems to have perfected his own unique young bond formula a mix of james bond, boys adventure, surprising amounts of gore, and dry wit. Steve cole is the author of the hugely successful astrosaurs series for younger readers as well as many titles for older readers including z. The bestselling young bond novels are set in the 1930s and they show how james bonds early adventures shape the man he is to become. He is an expert on james bond and is the author of the internationally. The book was released on 6 september 2007 in the uk. The first five books were written by charlie higson and for new readers thats where you should begin. That is how he became the author of the young bond series, which kicked off with the debut novel in 2005. Welcome to the official website of the thrilling young bond series. Steve cole continued the series between 2014 and 2017. May 22, 2014 charlie higson, author of the first five young bond adventures, will officially hand over the franchise to steve cole, who will reveal the cover and title for his new book due to be published in the uk by penguin random house childrens on november 6, 2014. The sixth book in the young bond series a novel by steve.
Charlie higson is an acclaimed writer of screenplays and novels, and also a performer and the cocreator of the british television programs the fast show and bellamys people. Literary 007 james bond 007 mi6 the home of james bond. Set in the 1930s, they show how jamess early adventures shape the man he is to become. Browse the book pages for information on each of young bond s actionpacked adventures, read the missions log for the latest news and don.
Silverfin is the exciting debut novel in the young bond series. Shoot to kill is lighter and more straightforward than higson. Shoot to kill young bond, book 6 by steve cole shortly following the events chronicled in by royal command, james aunt charmian arranges for the incubating spy to spend a few weeks in an educational institute managed by an acquaintance of hers. Fleming wrote twelve bond novels and two short story collections. The young bond dossier is a nonfiction companion to the young bond series of novels written by charlie higson. See the complete james bond extended series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. As you may have already guessed by the title, the series is an interesting and creative look at the adventures of the famous british character and spy, james bond, in his younger years.
Jeffery deaver took bond into the 21st century with his fastpaced actionthriller, carte blanche, released in may. It starts out in the 1930s when the future 007 was attending eton college. Its james bonds first day at eton, and hes already met his first enemy. Before embarking on the job, he had to read all the flemings in order. While at a boarding school in eton, bond first encounters george hellebore and eventually his evil, overbearing, father. Hurricane gold is the fourth novel in the young bond series depicting ian flemings superspy james bond as a teenager in the 1930s. Following his adventures in the scottish highlands, james bond is back at eton, where he has joined the risktaking danger society. Young bond is a series of young adult spy novels featuring ian flemings secret agent james bond as a young teenage boy attending school at eton college in the 1930s. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know.
In a north london cemetery, a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. The young bond dossier in 2009, which includes the short story a hard man to kill. Shoot to kill young bond, book 6 by steve cole fantastic fiction. The information is given to us with nicely drawn pictures depicting the charactersitems and events in young bond s life. Rex, thieves like us, doctor who and astrosaurs, with collective sales of over three million copies. Can you name the chapters in the young bond series. While i had started the young bond series without much in the way of. The series is a remarkable achievement and both charlie higson and steve cole deserve credit for recreating and enlivening the world that flemings bond occupies in way that both captures our imagination and. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Then, a suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at eton. You feel like you are really there in prestalin moscow and there are answers from bonds past which havent been referenced since skyfall. While shying away from aping his literary style, he desired to use similar plots, characters, situations, and locations.