Bibliography of works on James Bond

Last updated October 06, 2023

A bibliography of reference material associated with the James Bond films, novels and genre.

General reference books

Adam, Ken; Frayling, Christopher (2008). Ken Adam Designs the Movies: James Bond and Beyond. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-51414-6.
Amis, Kingsley (1965). The James Bond Dossier. London: Jonathan Cape.^[1]^[2]
Barber, Hoyt L.; Barber, Harry L. (1999). Book of Bond, James Bond. London: Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-890723-20-0.
Barnes, Alan; Hearn, Marcus (2003). Kiss Kiss Bang! Bang!: The Unofficial James Bond 007 Film Companion. Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-8645-2.
Bouzereau, Laurent (2006). The Art of Bond: From storyboard to screen: the creative process behind the James Bond phenomenon. London: Boxtree. ISBN 978-0-7522-1551-8.^[3]
Brosnan, John (1981). James Bond In The Cinema. Tantivy Press. ISBN 978-0-498-02546-4.^[4]^[5]
Benson, Raymond (1988). The James Bond Bedside Companion . London: Boxtree Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85283-233-9.
Black, Jeremy (2005). The Politics of James Bond: From Fleming's Novels to the Big Screen . U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-6240-9.
Bond, Mary Wickham (1980). To James Bond with Love. Sutter House. ISBN 978-0-915010-28-8.
Burlingame, Jon (2012). The Music of James Bond. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-986330-3.
Chancellor, Henry (2005). James Bond: The Man and His World. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-6815-2.
Chapman, James (2009). Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films. New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-515-9.
Comentale, Edward P.; Watt, Stephen; Willman, Skip (2005). Ian Fleming & James Bond: The Cultural Politics Of 007. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34523-3.
Contosta, David R. (1993). The private life of James Bond. Sutter House. ISBN 978-0-915010-38-7.
Cork, John; D'Abo, Maryam (2006). Bond Girls are Forever: The Woman of James Bond. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-8251-2.
Cork, John; Scivally, Bruce (2002). James Bond: The Legacy . London: Boxtree. ISBN 978-0-7522-6498-1.
Cork, John; Stutz, Collin (2007). James Bond Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1-4053-3427-3.
Desowitz, Bill (2012). James Bond Unmasked. Frederick: Spies Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9844126-1-7.
Dougall, Alastair (2011). James Bond: The Secret World of 007. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1-4053-7086-8.
Gardiner, Philip (2008). The Bond Code: The Dark World of Ian Fleming and James Bond. London: ReadHowYouWant.com. ISBN 978-1-4429-5538-7.
Gassner, Dennis (2009). James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters. London: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1-4053-5680-0.^[6]
Gilbert, Jon (2012). Ian Fleming: The Bibliography. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-9558189-6-7.
Gilbert, Jon (2020). The Schoyen Collection: Ian Fleming & James Bond. London: Adrian Harrington Limited. ISBN 978-0-9576041-1-7.
Helfenstein, Charles (2009). The Making of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Frederick: Spies Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9844126-0-0.
Hibbin, Sally (1987). The official James Bond 007 movie book. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-56643-5.
Jütting, Kerstin (2007). "Grow up, 007!" – James Bond over the Decades: Formula vs. Innovation. GRIN Verlag. ISBN 978-3-638-85313-2.
Lane, Andy; Simpson, Paul (2000). The Bond Files: The Unofficial Guide to the World's Greatest Secret Agent. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-0490-1.
Life Books (2012). Life: 50 Years of James Bond. Des Moines: Time Inc. ISBN 978-1-61893-031-6.
Lindner, Christoph (2003). The James Bond Phenomenon: A Critical Reader. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-6541-5.
Lipp, Deborah (2006). The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book. New York: Sterling & Ross Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9766372-8-8.
Macintyre, Ben (2008). For Your Eyes Only. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7475-9527-4.
McKay, Sinclair (2008). The Man With the Golden Touch: How the Bond Films Conquered the World. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-355-9.
Moore, Roger (2012). Bond on Bond . London: Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 978-1-84317-861-3.
Morrison, Grant (2011). Supergods. London: Random House. ISBN 978-0-224-08996-8.
Nourmand, Tony (2004). James Bond Movie Posters: The Official 007 Collection. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0-8118-4465-9.
O'Neill, Terry; Morgan, Robin (2012). All About Bond. London: Evans Mitchell Books. ISBN 978-1-901268-57-7.
Packer, Jeremy (2009). Secret agents: popular icons beyond James Bond. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-8669-7.
Paterson, Michael (2012). Amazing & Extraordinary Facts James Bond. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-1-4463-5613-5.
Pfeiffer, Lee; Worrall, Dave (1998). The Essential Bond. London: Boxtree Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7522-2477-0.
Rubin, Steven Jay (2003). The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia. Contemporary Books. ISBN 978-0-07-141246-9.
Rubin, Steven Jay (1981). The James Bond films: a behind the scenes history . Arlington House. ISBN 978-0-87000-523-7.
Sellers, Robert (1997). The Battle for Bond. London: Tomahawk Press. ISBN 978-0-9557670-0-5.
Simpson, Paul (2002). The Rough Guide to James Bond. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-84353-142-5.
Smith, Jim; Lavington, Stephen (2002). Bond Films . London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-0709-4.
South, James B.; Held, Jacob M. (2006). James Bond and Philosophy. Open Court Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8126-9607-3.
Stevens, Dakota (2010). The Movie Franchises: James Bond Series Featuring Timothy Dalton in the Living Daylights. BiblioBazaar. ISBN 978-1-171-16029-8.
West, Nigel (2010). Historical dictionary of Ian Fleming's world of intelligence: fact and fiction. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-2896-3.

Related biographies

David Niven

Lord, Graham (2004). Niv: The Authorised Biography of David Niven. London: Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7528-5928-6.
Morley, Sheridan (1986). The Other Side of the Moon: The Life of David Niven. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-39643-8.
Munn, Michael (2010). David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon. London: JR Books. ISBN 978-1-906779-67-2.

George Lazenby

Lazenby, George (2013). George Lazenby. Century. ISBN 978-1-84605-902-5.

Roger Moore

Moore, Sir Roger (2008). My Word Is My Bond: A Memoir. London: Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 978-0-06-167389-4.
Owen, Gareth; Bayan, Oliver (2005). Roger Moore: His Films and Career. Robert Hale. ISBN 978-0-7090-7884-5.

Pierce Brosnan

Carrick, Peter (2003). Pierce Brosnan. London: Robert Hale Books. ISBN 978-0-8065-2402-3.
Membery, York (1997). Pierce Brosnan: The New Unauthorised Biography. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-0158-0.

Daniel Craig

Hurst, Brandon (2011). Daniel Craig, a James Bond of Our Times. London: Top Spot Publishing. ISBN 978-1-905382-85-9.
Marshall, Sarah (2007). Daniel Craig: The Biography. London: John Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84454-454-7.
O'Brien, Daniel (2007). Daniel Craig – Ultimate Professional. London: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905287-44-4.
Ogle, Tina (2009). Daniel Craig: The Illustrated Biography. London: Carlton Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-84732-266-1.

Cast

Lee, Christopher (1997). Tall, dark and gruesome. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-575-06497-3.
Marshall, Sarah (2004). Diana Rigg: The Biography. Dallas: BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1-932100-27-3.
Rigby, Jonathan (2007). Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History. London: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 978-1-905287-48-2.

Crew

Adam, Ken; Frayling, Christopher (2008). Ken Adam Designs the Movies: James Bond and Beyond. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-51414-6.
Armstrong, Vic; Sellers, Robert (2011). The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman. London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-84856-874-7.
Frayling, Christopher (2005). Ken Adam: The Art of Production Design. London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-0-571-22057-1.
Glen, John (2001). For My Eyes Only: My Life with James Bond. London: Batsford Books. ISBN 978-0-7134-8671-1.
King, Emily; Fletcher, Alan (2005). Robert Brownjohn: Sex and Typography: 1925–1970 Life and Work. London: Laurence King. ISBN 978-1-85669-464-3.
Wood, Christopher (2006). James Bond, The Spy I Loved. Twenty First Century Publishers Ltd. ISBN 978-1-904433-53-8.

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<i>James Bond</i> Media franchise about a British spy

The James Bond series focuses on the titular character, 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 written authorised Bond novels or novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd, and Anthony Horowitz. The latest novel is With a Mind to Kill by Anthony Horowitz, published in May 2022. Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond, and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.

Sir Thomas Sean Connery 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. Connery originated the role in Dr. No (1962) and continued starring as Bond in the Eon Productions From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Connery made his final appearance in the franchise in Never Say Never Again (1983), a non-Eon-produced Bond film.

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Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989).

M is a codename held by a number of fictional characters in Ian Fleming's James Bond book and film series; the characters are the current or past Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, the agency known as MI6. Fleming based the character on a number of people he knew who commanded sections of British intelligence. M has appeared in the novels by Fleming and seven continuation authors, as well as appearing in twenty-four films. In the Eon Productions series of films, M has been portrayed by four actors: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes, the incumbent; in the two independent productions, M was played by John Huston, David Niven and Edward Fox.

GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film, the seventeenth in the James Bond Series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Martin Campbell, it was the first in the series not to utilize any story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming. It was also the first James Bond film not produced by Albert R. Broccoli, following his stepping down from Eon Productions and replacement by his daughter, Barbara Broccoli. The story was conceived and written by Michael France, with later collaboration by other writers. In the film, Bond fights to prevent a rogue ex-MI6 agent from using a satellite weapon against London to cause a global financial meltdown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Felix Leiter</span> Fictional character in the James Bond books and films

Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond books, films and other media. The character is an operative for the CIA and Bond's friend. After losing a leg and his hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency. The name "Felix" comes from the middle name of Fleming's friend Ivar Bryce, while the name "Leiter" was the surname of Fleming's friend Marion Oates Leiter Charles, the then wife of Thomas Leiter.

<i>Never Say Never Again</i> 1983 James Bond film directed by Irvin Kershner

Never Say Never Again is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel Thunderball by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Fleming. The novel had been previously adapted as the 1965 film of the same name. Never Say Never Again is the second and most recent James Bond film not to be produced by Eon Productions, the usual producer of the Bond series, but by Jack Schwartzman's Taliafilm, and was distributed by Warner Bros. instead of United Artists. The film was executive produced by Kevin McClory, one of the original writers of the Thunderball storyline. McClory had retained the filming rights of the novel following a long legal battle dating from the 1960s.

<i>The Living Daylights</i> 1987 spy film in the James Bond series directed by John Glen

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 title is taken from Ian Fleming's short story "The Living Daylights", the plot of which also forms the basis of the first act of the film. It was the last film to use the title of an Ian Fleming story until the 2006 instalment Casino Royale. It is also the first film to have Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny, replacing Lois Maxwell. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli, his stepson Michael G. Wilson, and co-produced by his daughter, Barbara Broccoli. The Living Daylights grossed $191.2 million worldwide, and received mixed reviews from critics.

<i>Octopussy and The Living Daylights</i> Short story collection by Ian Fleming

Octopussy and The Living Daylights 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 Kingdom by Jonathan Cape on 23 June 1966.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 spy film and the sixth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon selected George Lazenby, a model with no prior acting credits, to play the part of James Bond. During filming, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once. Connery returned to portray Bond in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever.

Goldfinger is a 1964 spy film and the third instalment in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore and Gert Fröbe as the title character Auric Goldfinger, along with Shirley Eaton as the ill-fated Jill Masterson. Goldfinger was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman and was the first of four Bond films directed by Guy Hamilton.

Dr. No is a 1962 spy film directed by Terence Young. It is the first film in the James Bond series. Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman and Jack Lord, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather from the 1958 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, a partnership that continued until 1975. It was followed by From Russia with Love in 1963. In the film, James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow British agent. The trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. Julius No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American space launch from Cape Canaveral with a radio beam weapon.

Casino Royale (<i>Climax!</i>) 3rd episode of the 1st season of Climax!

"Casino Royale" is a live 1954 television adaptation of the 1953 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. An episode of the American dramatic anthology series Climax!, the show was the first screen adaptation of a James Bond novel, and stars Barry Nelson, Peter Lorre, and Linda Christian. Though this marks the first onscreen appearance of the secret agent, Nelson's Bond is played as an American spy working for the "Combined Intelligence Agency".

The James Bond film series is a British series of spy films based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond, "007", who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. It is one of the longest continually running film series in history, having been in ongoing production from 1962 to the present. In that time, Eon Productions has produced 25 films as of 2021, most of them at Pinewood Studios. With a combined gross of over $7 billion, the films produced by Eon constitute the fifth-highest-grossing film series. Six actors have portrayed 007 in the Eon series, the latest being Daniel Craig.

James Bond fandom (The Bond Community) is an international and informal community drawn together by Ian Fleming's James Bond series. The fandom works through the use of many different forms of media, including fan clubs, web sites and fanzines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Bond (literary character)</span> Fictional spy

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 and two short story collections. His final two books—The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) and Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)—were published posthumously.

The James Bond series of films contain a number of repeating, distinctive motifs which date from the series' inception with Dr. No in 1962. The series consists of twenty five films produced by Eon Productions featuring the James Bond character, a fictional British Secret Service agent. The most recent instalment is No Time to Die, released in UK cinemas on 30 September 2021. There have also been two independently made features, the satirical Casino Royale, released in 1967, and the 1983 film Never Say Never Again.

James Bond is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1952. The character first appeared in a series of twelve novels and two short story collections written by Fleming and a number of continuation novels and spin-off works after Fleming's death in 1964. Bond's literary portrayal differs in some ways from his treatment in the James Bond films, of which there have been twenty-seven in total, produced and released between 1962 and 2021.

References

↑ Kingsley, Amis (1965). "The James Bond Dossier". Amazon.com. Jonathan Cape. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
↑ Kingsley, Amis (1966). "The James Bond Dossier". Amazon.com. Jonathan Cape. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
↑ Bouzereau, Alan (2006). "The Art of Bond". Amazon.com. Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
↑ Brosnan, John (1981). "James Bond in the Cinema Hardcover Book". Amazon.com. Tantivy Press. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
↑ Brosnan, John (1972). "James Bond in the Cinema Hardcover Book". Amazon.com. Tantivy Press. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
↑ DK (2016). "James Bond: 50 Years of Movie Posters Paperback Book". Amazon.com. Danjaq LLC and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (Gun Logo). Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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[1] Kingsley, Amis (1965). "The James Bond Dossier". Amazon.com. Jonathan Cape. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[2] Kingsley, Amis (1966). "The James Bond Dossier". Amazon.com. Jonathan Cape. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[3] Bouzereau, Alan (2006). "The Art of Bond". Amazon.com. Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[4] Brosnan, John (1981). "James Bond in the Cinema Hardcover Book". Amazon.com. Tantivy Press. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[5] Brosnan, John (1972). "James Bond in the Cinema Hardcover Book". Amazon.com. Tantivy Press. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[6] DK (2016). "James Bond: 50 Years of Movie Posters Paperback Book". Amazon.com. Danjaq LLC and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (Gun Logo). Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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