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From: billw@felix.UUCP
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Subject: Re: JAMES BOND QUERY
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Date: Thu, 6-Feb-86 12:14:26 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  6 12:14:26 1986
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D. I. Young writes:

>Can anyone send me the chronological order of the James Bond novels by Fleming.
>It's been a long long long time since I read them, lost all my papaerbacks, and
>would like to reread them.  Thanks in advance.
>
>P.S.  Can anyone give me the names and opinions about any other Bond stories
>written by other authors

Well, here's my attempt:

		James Bond series by Ian Fleming

	Title				Book   	Film
	-----------------------------	----	----
	Casino Royale			1954	1967
	Live and Let Die		1955	1973
	Moonraker			1955	1979
	Diamonds Are Forever		1956	1971
	From Russia With Love		1957	1963
	Dr. No				1958	1962
	Goldfinger			1959	1964
	Thunderball			1961	1965
	The Spy Who Loved Me		1962	1977
	On Her Majesty's Secret Service	1963	1969
	You Only Live Twice		1964	1967
	The Man With the Golden Gun	1965	1974
	Octopussy			1966	1983

The last book is more of a collection of short stories than anything else, of 
which _Octopussy_ is one as well as (I not sure of this) _Never Say Never
Again_ (the movie of which is a remake of Thunderball).

As for other authors, I only know of recent works by Martin(?) Gardner:

	Licence Renewed
	For Special Services
	Icebreaker
	(one more that I can't remember)

In my opinion, only the first two are worth reading, and then only if you like
the James Bond movies.  They certainly aren't as good as Fleming's.  I think
there were some other Bond books by someone else, but I have no idea whom.  Does
anyone else know?

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Regards, Bill Weinberger                               ucbvax!trwrb!felix!billw
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