Book Review: 'The Man with the Golden Gun' by Ian Fleming

Many people know a lot about Bond movies. 

What about the Bond books?

• "Casino Royale" was the first Bond book published in 1953. 

• After that, Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, wrote a book a year. This brilliant writer died of a heart attack in 1964. That's a little over ten years!! 

• Bond novels were published between the years 1953 – 1966. 

It is not often that I come across a review of one of the Fleming books. Lots of movie reviews but not book reviews.  Sharing a link to a book review of "The Man with the Golden Gun" from The Friendly Shelf.  It might tempt to want to READ ALL of Fleming's original books. :)




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Bond Novels by Publication Date:

• Casino Royale (1953)
  
• Live and Let Die (1954)
  
• Moonraker (1955)
  
• Diamonds are Forever (1956)
  
• The Diamond Smugglers (1957)
  
• From Russia With Love (1957)
  
• Dr. No (1958)
  
• Goldfinger (1959)
  
• For Your Eyes Only (1960)
  
• Thunderball (1961)
  
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1962)
  
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1963)
  
• Thrilling Cities (1963)
  
• You Only Live Twice (1964)
  
• The Man With the Golden Gun (1965)
  
• Octopussy & The Living Daylights (1966)
  

- - Info Reference: literary007.com Includes book summary and related blog posts.

- Aug 12, 1964: James Bond creator Ian Fleming dies. Read full article at history.com

- The Best James Bond Novels: Ranking the Fleming Originals by “Jeff” at bookriot.com

- Obviously, great info can be relished at the official website: James Bond | Ian Fleming Publications

 

Original Source: Read.Cash

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