The Golden TypewriterBond books after Ian Fleming
The official continuation books range from adult 007 missions to Young Bond and stories about other members of his world. Choose an author or series below, then follow its own reading order.
Try Colonel Sun for the first continuation, or Anthony Horowitz for missions placed around Fleming’s novels. Read each author in publication order; these books do not form one uninterrupted chronology. For younger readers, start with SilverFin; for another viewpoint, explore Moneypenny, the Double O team, Q or Felix Leiter.
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James Bond’s missions
–Kingsley Amis
A kidnapped M takes Bond to Greece in Colonel Sun.
1 novel
–John Pearson
An imagined life of Bond, separate from Pearson’s real Fleming biography.
1 fictional biography
–Christopher Wood
Two screen adventures retold in prose, with different plots from Fleming.
2 film novelisations
–John Gardner
Fourteen original missions, plus two film novelisations.
14 novels and 2 film novelisations
–Raymond Benson
Six original novels, a linked Union trilogy and three film adaptations.
6 novels and 3 film novelisations
–Sebastian Faulks
Devil May Care was commissioned for Fleming’s birth centenary.
1 novel
–Jeffery Deaver
Carte Blanche introduces a Bond shaped by the post-9/11 world.
1 novel
–William Boyd
Solo sends an older Bond into a fictional West African civil war.
1 novel
–Anthony Horowitz
A prequel, a Goldfinger follow-up and a post-Golden Gun mission.
3 novels
–Charlie Higson
Two present-day missions, alongside his separate Young Bond sequence.
2 adult Bond novels
Bond’s wider world
–Young Bond
Charlie Higson’s five novels, Steve Cole’s four and the Danger Society guide.
9 novels and 1 companion
–The Moneypenny Diaries
Samantha Weinberg’s three diary novels, written as Kate Westbrook.
3 novels and 1 extra ebook collection
–Double O
Kim Sherwood follows MI6’s agents while James Bond is missing.
3 novels
–The Q mysteries
Vaseem Khan’s mysteries begin with Quantum of Menace.
1 novel and 1 announced sequel
–Felix Leiter
Raymond Benson’s The Hook and the Eye follows the former CIA agent.
1 novel
–Secret Agent Academy
M.W. Craven’s first Academy book is scheduled for April 2027.
1 announced book
Christopher Wood’s film novelisations
Christopher Wood retold his two screen adventures as novels: the submarine story of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), then Moonraker’s space mission (1979). Read them in that order; both follow the films rather than Fleming’s same-titled novels. Look for second-hand copies.
Young Bond on audio
The SilverFin audio drama
Big Finish and Ian Fleming Publications announced a full-cast SilverFin adaptation in two box sets containing sixteen episodes. The latest announcement gives 29 October 2026 as the release date.
Related reading guides
For a selective, opinion-led route through the catalogue, see our ranking of the best Bond books after Fleming.
Sources (149)
- Ian Fleming Publications: James Bond libraryPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: bibliographyPublisher
- Big Finish: SilverFin announcementProducer
- Ian Fleming Publications: Kingsley AmisPublisher
- Publisher: Colonel SunPublisher
- Audible UK: Colonel SunAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: John PearsonPublisher
- Publisher: James Bond: The Authorised BiographyPublisher
- Audible UK: James Bond: The Authorised BiographyAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: Christopher WoodPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: John GardnerPublisher
- Publisher: Licence RenewedPublisher
- Audible UK: Licence RenewedAudible UK
- Publisher: For Special ServicesPublisher
- Audible UK: For Special ServicesAudible UK
- For Special Services by John Gardner | Orion - Bringing You News From Our World To YoursPublisher
- Publisher: IcebreakerPublisher
- Audible UK: IcebreakerAudible UK
- Publisher: Role of HonourPublisher
- Audible UK: Role of HonourAudible UK
- Publisher: Nobody Lives For EverPublisher
- Audible UK: Nobody Lives For EverAudible UK
- Publisher: No Deals, Mr BondPublisher
- Audible UK: No Deals, Mr BondAudible UK
- Publisher: ScorpiusPublisher
- Audible UK: ScorpiusAudible UK
- Scorpius by John Gardner | Orion - Bringing You News From Our World To YoursPublisher
- Publisher: Win, Lose or DiePublisher
- Audible UK: Win, Lose or DieAudible UK
- Publisher: Licence to KillPublisher
- Publisher: BrokenclawPublisher
- Audible UK: BrokenclawAudible UK
- Brokenclaw by John Gardner | Hachette UKPublisher
- Publisher: The Man from BarbarossaPublisher
- Audible UK: The Man from BarbarossaAudible UK
- Publisher: Death Is ForeverPublisher
- Audible UK: Death Is ForeverAudible UK
- Publisher: Never Send FlowersPublisher
- Audible UK: Never Send FlowersAudible UK
- Publisher: SeaFirePublisher
- Audible UK: SeaFireAudible UK
- Publisher: GoldenEyePublisher
- Publisher: COLDPublisher
- Audible UK: COLDAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: Raymond BensonPublisher
- Publisher: Zero Minus TenPublisher
- Audible UK: Zero Minus TenAudible UK
- Audible UK: Tomorrow Never DiesAudible UK
- James Bond 007: the film storyPublisher
- Publisher: The Facts of DeathPublisher
- Audible UK: The Facts of DeathAudible UK
- Publisher: High Time to KillPublisher
- Audible UK: High Time to KillAudible UK
- Audible UK: The World Is Not EnoughAudible UK
- James Bond 007: the film storyPublisher
- Publisher: DoubleshotPublisher
- Audible UK: DoubleshotAudible UK
- Publisher: Never Dream of DyingPublisher
- Audible UK: Never Dream of DyingAudible UK
- Publisher: The Man with the Red TattooPublisher
- Audible UK: The Man with the Red TattooAudible UK
- Audible UK: Die Another DayAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: Sebastian FaulksPublisher
- Publisher: Devil May CarePublisher
- Audible UK: Devil May CareAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: Jeffery DeaverPublisher
- Publisher: Carte BlanchePublisher
- Audible UK: Carte BlancheAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: William BoydPublisher
- Publisher: SoloPublisher
- Audible UK: SoloAudible UK
- SoloPublisher
- SoloPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: Anthony HorowitzPublisher
- Publisher: Trigger MortisPublisher
- Audible UK: Trigger MortisAudible UK
- Anthony Horowitz on his Bond trilogyAuthor
- Publisher: Forever and a DayPublisher
- Audible UK: Forever and a DayAudible UK
- Publisher: With a Mind to KillPublisher
- Audible UK: With a Mind to KillAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: Charlie HigsonPublisher
- Publisher: On His Majesty’s Secret ServicePublisher
- Audible UK: On His Majesty’s Secret ServiceAudible UK
- Publisher: King ZeroPublisher
- Audible UK: King ZeroAudible UK
- King ZeroPublisher
- King ZeroPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: King Zero out nowOfficial Fleming site
- Audible UK: King Zero narrator and durationAudible UK
- Publisher: SilverFinPublisher
- Audible UK: SilverFinAudible UK
- Young Bond: SilverFinPublisher
- SilverFin: The Graphic NovelPublisher
- Penguin Readers Level 1: Silverfin (ELT Graded Reader)Publisher
- Penguin Readers Level 1: Silverfin (ELT Graded Reader)Publisher
- Publisher character profiles: SilverFinPublisher
- Publisher: Blood FeverPublisher
- Audible UK: Blood FeverAudible UK
- Young Bond: Blood FeverPublisher
- Publisher: Double or DiePublisher
- Audible UK: Double or DieAudible UK
- Young Bond: Double or DiePublisher
- Publisher: Hurricane GoldPublisher
- Audible UK: Hurricane GoldAudible UK
- Young Bond: Hurricane GoldPublisher
- Publisher: By Royal CommandPublisher
- Audible UK: By Royal CommandAudible UK
- Young Bond: By Royal CommandPublisher
- Publisher: Danger Society: The Young Bond DossierPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: Steve ColePublisher
- Publisher: Shoot to KillPublisher
- Audible UK: Shoot to KillAudible UK
- Young Bond: Shoot to KillPublisher
- Publisher: Heads You DiePublisher
- Audible UK: Heads You DieAudible UK
- Young Bond: Heads You DiePublisher
- Young Bond: Heads You DiePublisher
- Publisher: Strike LightningPublisher
- Audible UK: Strike LightningAudible UK
- Young Bond: Strike LightningPublisher
- Young Bond: Strike LightningPublisher
- Publisher: Red NemesisPublisher
- Audible UK: Red NemesisAudible UK
- Young Bond: Red NemesisPublisher
- Young Bond: Red NemesisPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: Samantha Weinberg (as Kate Westbrook)Publisher
- Publisher: Guardian AngelPublisher
- Audible UK: Guardian AngelAudible UK
- Publisher: Secret ServantPublisher
- Audible UK: Secret ServantAudible UK
- Publisher: Final FlingPublisher
- Audible UK: Final FlingAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: Kim SherwoodPublisher
- Publisher: Double or NothingPublisher
- Audible UK: Double or NothingAudible UK
- Publisher: A Spy Like MePublisher
- Audible UK: A Spy Like MeAudible UK
- Publisher: Hurricane RoomPublisher
- Audible UK: Hurricane RoomAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: Vaseem KhanPublisher
- Publisher: Quantum of MenacePublisher
- Audible UK: Quantum of MenaceAudible UK
- Quantum of Menace - Bonnier BooksPublisher
- Publisher: The Man with the Golden CompassPublisher
- Publisher: The Hook and the EyePublisher
- Audible UK: The Hook and the EyeAudible UK
- Ian Fleming Publications: M.W. CravenPublisher
- Publisher: James Bond and the Secret Agent AcademyPublisher