Official Young Bond Website Updated

The official Young Bond website has been updated to feature a brand new game and character artwork by Kev Walker, both based on the latest novel in Charlie Higson’s series, Hurricane Gold.

The game – “Avenue Of Death” – sees you play a part in one of the major set-pieces of the new novel, while Walker’s artwork continues to display the evolution of Higson’s interpretation of James Bond.

An extract from the novel is also available to read.

Additionally, the official site has given fan-site The Young Bond Dossier the honour of being its official news source.

Be sure to check out CBn’s brand new interview with Young Bond author, Charlie Higson!

Order the UK hardback edition of Hurricane Gold from Amazon.co.uk.

Pre-order the UK audiobook edition of Hurricane Gold from Amazon.co.uk.

Keep watching CBn for more Hurricane Gold and literary James Bond coverage.

Discuss this news in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond 007 forum on the Internet. Thanks to CBn Forum Member “sharpshooter” for the tip-off.

'Hurricane Gold' Released In UK Today

The fourth Young James Bond novel by Charlie Higson, Hurricane Gold, has been released today in the UK.

As previously reported, there will undoubtedly be many Young Bond fans at the all-gold Hurricane Gold launch party, which takes place later today at Piccadilly Waterstone’s in London.

Early reviews of the novel are already calling it ‘a fantastic book from start to finish.’ Stay tuned to CBn for our own forthcoming review.

Hurricane Gold finds Young Bond in Mexico where he encounters several of the world’s deadliest gangsters and a female villainess named Mrs. Glass. Along the way, he teams up with a girl named Precious Stone while trying to escape.

Be sure to check out CBn’s brand new interview with Young Bond author, Charlie Higson.

• Order the UK hardback edition of Hurricane Gold from Amazon.co.uk
• Order the UK audiobook edition of Hurricane Gold from Amazon.co.uk

Keep watching CBn for all the latest Hurricane Gold and Young Bond coverage.

Discuss this news in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond 007 forum in the world.

'The James Bond Encyclopedia' Now Available Online

Even though it doesn’t come out in the UK until tomorrow, 007 fans can now order The James Bond Encyclopedia by John Cork and Collin Stutz from amazon.co.uk.

In addition to featuring more than 2,000 movie stills and images, The James Bond Encyclopedia focuses on the 007 lifestyle, the role of Bond as interpreted by the six actors who have played him on the big screen, and double-page features on every Bond film, with details of production history, cast, and crew. The complete blurb:

Created in full collaboration with Eon Productions, producers of the Bond movies, this illustrated celebration of the world’s most famous super-spy examines every aspect of 007’s world, with information on his history, style, and tastes, along with A-Z guides to his adversaries, allies, gadgets, cars, and, of course, the ever-glamorous Bond girls.

John Cork and Collin Stutz authorities on every aspect of the James Bond story, wrote the acclaimed book on the James Bond phenomenon, James Bond: The Legacy, have produced, written and directed 30 special feature documentaries for MGM’s DVD releases of James Bond films, and contributed to The Ultimate James Bond: An Interactive Dossier CD-Rom for MGM Interactive.

The James Bond Encyclopedia will be released in the US on 15 October 2007.

Order The James Bond Encyclopedia from Amazon.co.uk.

Order The James Bond Encyclopedia from Amazon.com.

Keep watching CBn for all the latest literary James Bond news.

Discuss this new James Bond book release in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond forum on the internet.

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Sebastian Faulks' 'Engleby' Released In US

The newest novel by Sebastian Faulks (author of the upcoming Ian Fleming centenary novel, Devil May Care), Engleby, has been released in the US.

According to the official blurb for the novel:

Bestselling British author Sebastian Faulks reinvents the unreliable narrator with his singular, haunting creation–Mike Engleby.

“My name is Mike Engleby, and I’m in my second year at an ancient university.”

With that brief introduction we meet one of the most mesmerizing, singular voices in a long tradition of disturbing narrators. Despite his obvious intelligence and compelling voice, it is clear that something about solitary, odd Mike is not quite right. When he becomes fixated on a classmate named Jennifer Arkland and she goes missing, we are left with the looming question: Is Mike Engleby involved? As he grows up, finding a job and even a girlfriend in London, Mike only becomes more and more detached from those around him in an almost anti-coming-of-age. His inability to relate to others and his undependable memory (able to recall countless lines of text yet sometimes incapable of summoning up his own experiences from mere days before) lead the reader down an unclear and often darkly humorous path where one is never completely comfortable or confident about what is true.

Mike Engleby is a chilling and unforgettable character, and Engleby is a novel that will surprise and beguile Sebastian Faulks’ readership.

Those interested in the novel can currently order Engleby at a discounted price from amazon.com. The novel was previously published in the UK on 3 May of this year and can also be ordered from amazon.co.uk.

In related literary James Bond news, a review of Engleby by The New York Observer indicates that 007 fans will be in for a treat once Devil May Care hits shelves: ‘If his Bond novel is as sharp as Engleby, Sebastian Faulks will soon be known as one of the most versatile writers at work today–and one of the most entertaining.’

Devil May Care is due for release in May 2008 and will be published by Penguin in the UK and Doubleday in the US.

Keep watching CBn for all the latest literary 007 news.

Discuss this literary 007 news in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond forum on the Internet. With many thanks to K1Bond007.

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'The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling' Available For Pre-order

While James Bond fans were treated to two Young Bond books in 2007, readers of The Moneypenny Diaries were left hanging.

In May 2008, the wait will be over, as the third and final instalment in Samantha Weinberg’s trilogy, Final Fling, will hit bookstores. The novel can now be pre-ordered for £17.99 on Amazon.co.uk.

Final Fling continues the publication of Miss Jane Moneypenny’s diaries – and her niece, Kate Westbrook’s efforts to solve the mysteries that lie within.

Earlier this week, CBn relayed an exclusive from The Young Bond Dossier, that revealed the novel will be set in Jamaica, the Outer Hebrides (an island chain off the west coast of Scotland), Cambridge, and London. The action will also be split almost evenly between Miss Moneypenny’s diaries and Kate Westbrook’s contemporary exploits. A mystery romance will also blossom!

Cover art for The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling is forthcoming, but will be based upon the artwork of the UK paperback edition of Secret Servant.

Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest Moneypenny Diaries news.

Pre-order the UK hardback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling

Order the UK hardback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Secret Servant

Order the UK paperback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Secret Servant

Order the UK hardback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Order the UK paperback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Discuss Miss Moneypenny’s Final Fling in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond 007 forum on the Internet.

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Where Will Miss Moneypenny Have Her 'Final Fling'?

The Young Bond Dossier has landed a very nice scoop about the final instalment in Samantha Weinberg’s James Bond spin-off series, The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling.

According to the site, the novel will be set in Jamaica, the Outer Hebrides (an island chain off the west coast of Scotland), Cambridge, and London.

The action will also be split almost evenly between Jane Moneypenny’s diaries and the contemporary adventures of her neice, Kate Westbrook. Final Fling will also see a romance blossom… but, intriguingly, we don’t know whom it involves!

The Young Bond Dossier has revealed that the cover art will be based on the paperback artwork for Secret Servant, and also confirmed what CBn first reported on Sunday – that Final Fling will hit shelves in May 2008.

Stay tuned to CBn for all the information on the release of The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling, as well as all the latest literary James Bond news.

Order the UK hardback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Secret Servant

Order the UK paperback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Secret Servant

Order the UK hardback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Order the UK paperback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Discuss Miss Moneypenny’s Final Fling in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond 007 forum on the internet. Thanks to CBn Forum member ‘zencat.’

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'Hurricane Gold' Game Coming 6 September

The latest Danger Society newsletter is out – and it contains the news a game based on the new Young Bond novel Hurricane Gold is coming to the official Young Bond website.

The newsletter reveals that James Bond fans can log onto www.youngbond.com from 6 September – the official release date of Hurricane Gold – to play the game. The website previously featured games based on SilverFin and Blood Fever – but not Double Or Die.

Fans were also reminded of this Thursday’s all-gold Hurricane Gold launch party at Piccadilly Waterstone’s in London, for which tickets are still available. For details, click here.

Be sure to check out CBn’s brand new interview with Young Bond author, Charlie Higson!

Order the UK hardback edition of Hurricane Gold from Amazon.co.uk.

Pre-order the UK audiobook edition of Hurricane Gold from Amazon.co.uk.

Keep watching CBn for more Hurricane Gold and Young Bond coverage.

Discuss this news in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond 007 forum on the Internet.

Signed Copies Of 'Hurricane Gold' Showing Up On eBay

As previously reported, Young James Bond author Charlie Higson had signed 1500 copies of his newest novel, Hurricane Gold.

For those outside the UK (where these copies can be found in independent bookstores), a few of these signed copies of Hurricane Gold are starting to show up on eBay.

As was the case with previous signed/limited edition copies of SilverFin and Blood Fever, somewhere out there is a lucky #007 copy of the book. If you happen to come across it, be sure to let us know on the CBn Forums.

Additionally, if you haven’t yet checked out the all new CBn interview with Charlie Higson, be sure to click here!

Order the UK hardback edition of Hurricane Gold from Amazon.co.uk.

Order the UK audiobook edition of Hurricane Gold from Amazon.co.uk.

Keep watching CBn for all the latest Hurricane Gold and literary James Bond news.

Discuss this news in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond 007 forum on the Internet.

'For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond' Listed On Amazon

As previously reported by CBn, a new book entitled For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond by Ben Macintyre to accompany the Ian Fleming centenary exhibition was announced and planned for release in April 2008.

007 fans can now pre-order For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond from amazon.co.uk. The book, published by Bloomsbury Publishing, is set to be released on 7 April and will retail for £20.00. The full blurb:

Published to coincide with the 2008 Imperial War Museum exhibition of the same name, this is a thrilling stand-alone book that looks into the entwined worlds of James Bond and Ian Fleming. The book and exhibition will explore how Fleming’s 007 emerged against the background of the Second World War and the Cold War, and how Bond’s world was based on the realities (and fantasies) of Fleming’s life as a wartime spy-master and peacetime bon viveur. They will show how the film version of Bond evolved for a later age, and answer a question that has obsessed generations of Bond fans over the years: where does the world of Ian Fleming end, and that of James Bond begin? Stylishly illustrated, this book will incorporate a treasure-trove of gadgets, costumes, props, and storyboards from the films – Daniel Craig’s blood-stained shirt from Casino Royale, the Aston Martin DB5, complete with weaponry – as well as memorabilia from Fleming’s personal archive: his smoking jacket, the manuscript for Casino Royale, his golden typewriter, his guns, and much more. Alongside this array of extraordinary visuals, Ben Macintyre tells the story of how Fleming created the most popular legend of all time.

Order the UK hardback edition of For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond from Amazon.co.uk.

Click here for CBn’s full coverage of the Fleming exhibition, which is set to run from 25 April 2008 through 1 March 2009 at the Imperial War Museum in London.

Stay tuned to CBn for further details on Ben Macintyre’s For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond and complete coverage of the Ian Fleming centenary events.

Discuss this centenary novel news in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond forum on the internet.

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'The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling' Now Due May 2008

Fans of Samantha Weinberg’s The Moneypenny Diaries are now one step closer to having closure to the series’ mysteries, as the third volume is bumped forward to a May 2008 release.

The release date for the book has been shunted about quite a bit, from a proposed April 2008 release to July 2008. Now, an Amazon.co.uk listing for the large-format international paperback shows a 1 May 2008 release. This release date would also coincide with the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth.

May 2008 will see the release of a mass of literary 007 material to coincide with the Ian Fleming centenary, including Sebastian Faulks’ Devil May Care, the reissued paperback of John Pearson’s James Bond: The Authorised Biography Of 007 and the SilverFin graphic novel.

Once again written under the Kate Westbrook alias, Final Fling continues on from the events that took place in 2005’s Guardian Angel and 2006’s Secret Servant.

Stay tuned to CBn for details on the UK hardback release of The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling, as well as all the latest literary James Bond news.

Order the UK hardback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Secret Servant

Order the UK paperback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Secret Servant

Order the UK hardback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Order the UK paperback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Discuss Miss Moneypenny’s Final Fling in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond 007 forum on the internet. Thanks to CBn Forum member ‘zencat.’

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