The Golden TypewriterCharlie Higson in the Bond world
Two present-day missions, alongside his separate Young Bond sequence.
Where to begin
These are Higson’s adult Bond missions, separate from his Young Bond novels. Read On His Majesty’s Secret Service before King Zero for publication order, although each introduces its own mission. The shorter 2023 commission supported the National Literacy Trust; King Zero is a full-length contemporary thriller published in September 2026.
Reading order
- On His Majesty’s Secret Service (2023)
Two days before the coronation of Charles III, Bond is sent to disrupt Athelstan of Wessex's attempt to seize power and rewrite Britain's history. Infiltrating his private army means stopping a threat tied to a very specific public event.
- King Zero (2026)
An agent’s murder in the Saudi desert points towards a secret worth killing to protect and launches Bond’s investigation. An international trail and a developing countdown lead towards a powerful adversary in Higson’s contemporary adult Bond mission, separate from Young Bond.
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On His Majesty’s Secret Service
Two days before the coronation of Charles III, Bond is sent to disrupt Athelstan of Wessex's attempt to seize power and rewrite Britain's history. Infiltrating his private army means stopping a threat tied to a very specific public event.
Print · Audiobook
King Zero
An agent’s murder in the Saudi desert points towards a secret worth killing to protect and launches Bond’s investigation. An international trail and a developing countdown lead towards a powerful adversary in Higson’s contemporary adult Bond mission, separate from Young Bond.
Print · Audiobook
Higson’s Young Bond novels and Steve Cole’s continuation
Where next
Sources (10)
- Ian Fleming Publications: James Bond libraryPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: bibliographyPublisher
- Ian Fleming Publications: Charlie HigsonPublisher
- Publisher: On His Majesty’s Secret ServicePublisher
- Audible UK: On His Majesty’s Secret ServiceRetailer listing
- Publisher: King ZeroPublisher
- Audible UK: King ZeroRetailer listing
- Bookshop.org UK: print editionRetailer listing
- King ZeroPublisher
- King ZeroPublisher