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| New Bond creation to be unveiled | New Bond creation to be unveiled |
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| A new James Bond novel is being unveiled more than 40 years after the last by Ian Fleming was published. | A new James Bond novel is being unveiled more than 40 years after the last by Ian Fleming was published. |
| Entitled Devil May Care, the book - by Sebastian Faulks - features the suave secret agent in a Cold War adventure. | |
| Its launch, onboard HMS Exeter at Tower Bridge in London, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bond creator Ian Fleming. | Its launch, onboard HMS Exeter at Tower Bridge in London, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bond creator Ian Fleming. |
| The plot of the book, said to be written in the style of Fleming, is being kept a closely-guarded secret. | The plot of the book, said to be written in the style of Fleming, is being kept a closely-guarded secret. |
| Cold War setting | Cold War setting |
| So far all that is known is that the adventure takes place in 1967, and takes 007 to Paris, London and the Middle East. | |
| But its publisher has said it marks a return to Bond's original character after many screen adaptations. | But its publisher has said it marks a return to Bond's original character after many screen adaptations. |
| Faulks, who is famous for his Birdsong war trilogy and his novels The Girl at the Lion D'Or and Charlotte Gray, was chosen to write the latest Bond novel at the request of Fleming's family. | Faulks, who is famous for his Birdsong war trilogy and his novels The Girl at the Lion D'Or and Charlotte Gray, was chosen to write the latest Bond novel at the request of Fleming's family. |
| FLEMING'S BOND BOOKS Casino Royale (1953)Live and Let Die (1954)Moonraker (1955)Diamonds Are Forever (1956)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)You Only Live Twice (1964)The Man With The Golden Gun (1965)Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966) | FLEMING'S BOND BOOKS Casino Royale (1953)Live and Let Die (1954)Moonraker (1955)Diamonds Are Forever (1956)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)You Only Live Twice (1964)The Man With The Golden Gun (1965)Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966) |
| The author says he took six weeks to write the book. Fleming himself is said to have written his novels in single stints at his Jamaica home, Goldeneye. | The author says he took six weeks to write the book. Fleming himself is said to have written his novels in single stints at his Jamaica home, Goldeneye. |
| Between 1952 and 1964, when he died, Fleming wrote 14 James Bond novels. The last, Octopussy, was published posthumously in 1966. | Between 1952 and 1964, when he died, Fleming wrote 14 James Bond novels. The last, Octopussy, was published posthumously in 1966. |
| His family originally asked three authors to continue the Bond tradition, including novelist Kingsley Amis, but with mixed success. | His family originally asked three authors to continue the Bond tradition, including novelist Kingsley Amis, but with mixed success. |
| There have been 21 official Bond films made in total, with Bond portrayed by Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. | There have been 21 official Bond films made in total, with Bond portrayed by Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. |
| A 22nd film, Quantum of Solace, is in production starring Craig in the lead role and is due out later this year. | A 22nd film, Quantum of Solace, is in production starring Craig in the lead role and is due out later this year. |