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. Then, a suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at eton. James bond celebrity performances, book 11, james bond. The book was released on 6 september 2007 in the uk.
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. 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. 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. Shoot to kill young bond, book 6 by steve cole book cover, description, publication history. While at a boarding school in eton, bond first encounters george hellebore and eventually his evil, overbearing, father. 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. To decipher the deadly mystery, james bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Steve cole is the author of the hugely successful astrosaurs series for younger readers as well as many titles for older readers including z. For the uninitiated, young bond is the childhood adventures of james bond 007. 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. Order of charlie higson books charlie higson is an english author of a multitude of genres for both adults and young adults. The bestselling young bond novels were first written by charlie higson.
Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. Then james bond comes o visit his aunt and he hears about the missing boy and he trys to help him. Hurricane gold is the fourth novel in the young bond series depicting ian flemings superspy james bond as a teenager in the 1930s.
There are five in the series starting with silverfin, which is packed with secrets and strange. Steve cole continued the series between 2014 and 2017. Silverfin is the first explosive book in charlie higsons. See the complete james bond extended series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. He is an expert on james bond and is the author of the internationally. Shoot to kill young bond, book 6 by steve cole fantastic fiction. Steve cole has continued the series in recent years adding books such as red nemesis and strike lightning to the series repertoire. Young bond is a series of spy thrilleradventure novels by english author charlie higson. 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. Silverfin is the first explosive book in charlie higsons bestselling young bond series. Set in the 1930s, they show how jamess early adventures shape the man he is to become. 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. The masterful author of the seriescharlie higson has written manyabestseller from his horror series the enemy and to his spy thriller young bond which has cemented him as a favourite among young adult readers.
Blood fever young james bond series by charles higson book. Jeffery deaver took bond into the 21st century with his fastpaced actionthriller, carte blanche, released in may. This series is a huge hit in the uk and its nice to see disney hyperion releasing these books here in the u. The information is given to us with nicely drawn pictures depicting the charactersitems and events in young bond s life. The series, written by charlie higson, was originally planned to include only five novels. The plot is centred on bond trying to foil the robbery of a team of professional. Welcome to the official website of the thrilling young bond series. Above are young bond series books that are currently on. Shoot to kill is lighter and more straightforward than higson. While shying away from aping his literary style, he desired to use similar plots, characters, situations, and locations. 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. Summer vacation is on the horizon, and james is looking forward to the school trip to the beautiful italian island of sardinia.
Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. By royal command a james bond adventure james bond adventure, a by higson, charlie 2011 paperback. Charlie higson began his young bond series in 2005 with the novel silverfin. Fleming wrote twelve bond novels and two short story collections. Bestselling childrens author and lifelong fan of ian flemings james bond. 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. Its james bonds first day at eton, and hes already met his first enemy. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. It starts out in the 1930s when the future 007 was attending eton college. Commander james bond, cmg, rnvr, is a fictional spy created by the british journalist and novelist ian fleming in 1953. You feel like you are really there in prestalin moscow and there are answers from bonds past which havent been referenced since skyfall. 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. 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.
While i had started the young bond series without much in the way of. During a holiday trip to his aunts home in northern scotland, bonds and hellebores lives become intertwined when bond begins to. That is how he became the author of the young bond series, which kicked off with the debut novel in 2005. Browse the book pages for information on each of young bond s actionpacked adventures, read the missions log for the latest news and don. 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. 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. Rex, thieves like us, doctor who and astrosaurs, with collective sales of over three million copies. The young bond dossier is a nonfiction companion to the young bond series of novels written by charlie higson. The books are true to ian flemings original timeline and have proven to be extremely popular with bond fans both young and old. Steve coles vision of young james bond ends on a high as red nemesis is a thrilling pageturner from start to finish. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Browse the book pages for information on each of young bonds actionpacked adventures, read the missions log for the latest news and don. The boy went in and started fishing, then he was never seen again. In a north london cemetery, a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint.
Following his adventures in the scottish highlands, james bond is back at eton, where he has joined the risktaking danger society. 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. The young bond dossier in 2009, which includes the short story a hard man to kill. Before embarking on the job, he had to read all the flemings in order. The first five books were written by charlie higson and for new readers thats where you should begin. 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.
His final two books the man with the golden gun 1965 and octopussy and the living daylights 1966were. In other careers he has worked as an editor of books and magazines for readers of all ages. See the complete young bond series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. 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. Apr 30, 2017 welcome to the official website of the thrilling young bond series. 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. 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. James bond is the main character in all the stories. Apr 19, 2012 buy charlie higson young bond collection 5 books set. 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. Shoot to kill by steve cole is the sixth young bond novel, but mr. Charlie higson wrote five young bond novels between 2005 and 2008, as well as danger society. The sixth book in the young bond series a novel by steve. Literary 007 james bond 007 mi6 the home of james bond.
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