Jeffrey Deaver Pens New James Bond Novel

Jeffrey Deaver Carte BlancheJeffrey Deaver is the author of Carte Blanche, a new James Bond novel. The novel was commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. It was published by Hodder and Stoughton in the UK on May 26, and will be published in the U.S. and Canada on June 14 by Simon & Schuster. Jeffrey Deaver wrote a statement about how thrilled he was to be offered the opportunity to write a James Bond novel.
My history with Bond goes back fifty years. I was about eight or nine when I picked up my first Bond novel. I was a bit precocious when it came to reading, but I have my parents to thank for that. They had a rule that I was not allowed to watch certain movies, but I could read anything that I could get my hands on. This was ironic since, in the 1950s and early '60s, you'd never see sex or violence on the screen. So, I was allowed to read every Bond book my father brought home or that I could afford with my allowance.

I felt Fleming's influence early. My first narrative fiction, written when I was eleven, was based on Bond. It was about a spy who stole a top-secret airplane from the Russians. The agent was American but had a British connection, having been stationed, like my father, in East Anglia during WWII.

I can still recall the moment when I heard on the news that Fleming had died - I was in my mid-teens. It was as if I had lost a good friend or uncle. Nearly as troubling was the TV anchorman who reported that Bond, too, would die in the final pages of the last book, The Man with the Golden Gun. I was in agony until I could buy it the moment it was released. I read it in one sitting and learned the truth - at least I'd only have to mourn the loss of one of my heroes, not two.
Deaver also talk! s about Ian Fleming's influence on his fiction in this clip. Take a look:



Carte Blanche was launched 007-style at an event in London. Royal Marine Commandos rappelled down a building and handed the book to Deaver after he emerged from a red sports car.

Photo: Janie Airey/Hodder and Stoughton

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