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#31 dinovelvet

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Posted 13 March 2009 - 11:20 PM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 0 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:
Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: Y
Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 14 out of 14
Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 6 out of 6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 0 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y
Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 2 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 0 out of 3

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:
by Christopher Wood: 2 out of 2
by John Gardner: 2 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 3 out of 3

#32 Double-0-7

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Posted 13 March 2009 - 11:34 PM

I haven't read The Diamond Smugglers or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I've only read parts of Thrilling Cities. Aside from that, I've read everything.

Eerie, but exactly the same here.

#33 Bryce (003)

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Posted 13 March 2009 - 11:42 PM

Read 'em all. Don't own them all, but read each at least twice.

Yeah, I'm like that.

P.S. - Credit to Zencat for turning me on to the Young Bond despite my initial protests.

003: No way. Screw it.
ZC: C'mon..It's cool.
003: I'll wait and see.
ZC: Give it a chance.
003: No.
ZC: C'mon.
003: No.
ZC: Check out my website.
003: No.
ZC: They're written by a Bond fan named Charlie.
003: Fine then.

#34 doublenoughtspy

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Posted 13 March 2009 - 11:50 PM

Yes, Charles (or Charlie) does have a certain ring to it.

I've read everything officially published by the IFP - Fleming/Mascott/Pearson/Amis/Gardner/Benson/Higson/Weinberg/Faulks, etc.

I've read the research and/or manuscripts of the first 5 authors, met/interviewed the next 3.

Guess I need to get off my butt and track down Faulks. Then again, there is this.

#35 ACE

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Posted 13 March 2009 - 11:52 PM

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I've read everything officially published by the IFP - Fleming/Mascott/Pearson/Amis/Gardner/Benson/Higson/Weinberg/Faulks, etc.

I've read the research and/or manuscripts of the first 5 authors, met/interviewed the next 3.

Guess I need to get off my butt and track down Faulks. Then again, there is this.


B) :tdown: :tdown:

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 12:03 AM

I've read everything officially published by the IFP - Fleming/Mascott/Pearson/Amis/Gardner/Benson/Higson/Weinberg/Faulks, etc.

I've read the research and/or manuscripts of the first 5 authors, met/interviewed the next 3.

Guess I need to get off my butt and track down Faulks. Then again, there is this.

Please Hammer, don't hurt us.

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 12:34 AM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read:12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read:9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 2 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: Y

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels:9 out of 14 I just got bored with them. They are sitting on my shelf waiting for when I retire.

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels:4 out of 6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five):3 out of 3. But I have listened to the 2 I never read as audio books. Benson's are truly hard work. At least Gardner could write.

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y But terrible. Another good author that can't write a decent Bond novel.

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels:5 out of 5. Hugely enjoyable
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels:3 out of 3. All you people who haven't read these get going. Truly the best continuation novels. Trust me.

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood:2 out of 2. The best
by John Gardner:1 out of 2
by Raymond Benson:0 out of 3. But I did listen to DAD as an audio book. As always with Benson atrocious writing.

#38 Loomis

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 12:49 AM

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y But terrible. Another good author that can't write a decent Bond novel.


Faulks isn't a good author - he's a great author. Which makes DEVIL MAY CARE all the more bitterly disappointing. The greatest disappointment in Bond history, if you ask me.

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:06 AM

Ace thread, ACE!

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 0 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Yes
James Bond: The Authorised Biography Of 007 by John Pearson: Yes

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 9 out of 14 (Licence Renewed to Win, Lose Or Die plus Never Send Flowers)

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 0 out of 6 (I might have read Zero Minus Ten ages ago, but I don't think so.)
Number of Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (“Blast from the Past”, “Midsummer Night's Doom”, “Live at Five”): 0 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Yes

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 5 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 3 out of 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 2 out of 2

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 2 out of 2
by John Gardner: 2 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 2 out of 3

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:19 AM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 1 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: Y

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 11 out of 14

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 6 out of 6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 2 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 0 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 0 out of 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 0 out of 2

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 2 out of 2
by John Gardner: 0 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 0 out of 3

#41 Loomis

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:21 AM

Harms, what do you think of the Woods? I haven't read 'em but have always heard good things about them. Would you say they're truly worth it?

Also, what are your favourite non-Fleming Bond novels?

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:27 AM

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 0 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 0 out of 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 0 out of 2

Why no Young Bond or Moneypenny? A conscious decision or just haven't got around to 'em?

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:45 AM

Harms, what do you think of the Woods? I haven't read 'em but have always heard good things about them. Would you say they're truly worth it?


Loomis - Good Sir - The Wood bits are very well worth it IMO. Check them out if you can find them. B)

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 02:19 AM

All of them, plus some additional ones, such as 3 1/2, Stormbringer, Blackclaw's Doomsday Plot, the "Find Your Fate" books based on AVTAK, and the James Bond Junior novelizations. It sounds like a lot, but, given the number of years I've been reading these, it's only a portion of my reading.

I've also skimmed State of Excitement at the Lilly Library.

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 04:42 AM

Fleming=All except for The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty
Mascott=N
Amis=Y
Pearson=Put me down for half. B)
Wood=2/2
Gardner= 12/16 (I find him hard to read. I've read through Death is Forever - including LTK. I look at his books on my shelf with a sense of foreboding.)
Benson=9/9 except his short stories. Additionally, I've read a number of his non-Bonds.
Higson=5/5
Moneypenny=1/3 (Technically, none. I actually just started reading the first one. I don't even own the other two, but I do have copies of the short stories which I also haven't read.)
Faulks=Y and I've read his non-Bond French trilogy - Birdsong being one of my favorite novels.

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 07:27 AM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 5 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 0 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*: 0

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y/N
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: Y/N

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 7 out of 14

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 2 out of 6

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 08:04 AM

The whole thing, including 003.5. Sad this life I lead :tdown: .

I've also skimmed State of Excitement at the Lilly Library.



Now, I'm jealous. B)

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 08:24 AM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 3 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: Y

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 14 out of 14

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 6 out of 6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 3 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 5 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 3 out of 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 2 out of 2

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 2 out of 2
by John Gardner: 2 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 3 out of 3


*The Adventures of James Bond 003.5 by R D Mascott: Y

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 09:16 AM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 0 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: N

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 2 or 3? out of 14

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 6 out of 6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 0 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 0 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 1.5 out of 3 so far
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 0 out of 2

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 1 out of 2
by John Gardner: 1 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 3 out of 3

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 09:54 AM

I've also skimmed State of Excitement at the Lilly Library.

B) :tdown: :tdown:
Yes, this is as good as any of Fleming's writing.
Loomis, the Christopher Wood novelizations are definitely worth reading esp. James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me.

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 09:59 AM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 0 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Yes
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: No

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 3 out of 14

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 6 out of 6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 3 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Yes

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 5 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 0 out of 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 0 out of 2

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 0 out of 2
by John Gardner: 1 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 3 out of 3

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 10:19 AM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read AND
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read:

I've read all of Fleming's novels and short stories several times, both in English and in their German translations.




Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang):

Apart from a two or three short articles I've unfortunately not read any Fleming's journalism.


The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

All of the official continuations by Amis, Pearson, Gardner and Benson I've read at least two times. The early Gardners also in their translations.

The sole exception to this rule was DMC which I've only read once.



Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels:

I've read the first three of Higson's Young Bond series. The remaining two look accusingly from a shelf in my study.



Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels:

I've read the first two of the Moneypenny Diaries with the last volume waiting side by side with Higson's two.



Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond):

None, so far.



The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood:

Both novelizations


by John Gardner:

Both novelizations


by Raymond Benson:

All three

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 11:35 AM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12/12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9/9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 0/3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: YES
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: YES

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 0/14

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 0/6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 0/3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? NO

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 0/5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 0/3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 0/2

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 2/2
by John Gardner: 2/2
by Raymond Benson: 3/3


*I'm excluding the other Glidrose owned originals, The Adventures of James Bond 003.5 by R D Mascott and Bond Strikes Camp by Cyril Connolly

#54 MkB

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 12:27 PM

This is a good idea of a thread, ACE!

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 8 out of 9 (I am still to read 007 in New York, which wasn't included in my edition of Octopussy)
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read: 0 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: N (that's one I am looking forward to)

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 2 out of 14 (Win, Lose or Die and Seafire). Now this really baffles me... I was under the impression I had read far more Gardner novels :tdown:

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 0 out of 6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories: 0 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 1 out of 5 (I'm currently reading Silverfin)
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 3 out of 3 (really great novels!)
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 1 out of 2 (the one that is available online... sadly I missed the other B) )

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 0 out of 2
by John Gardner: 0.5 out of 2 (I stopped half-way through GoldenEye - tie-in novelizations are really not my cup of tea)
by Raymond Benson: 1 out of 3 (TWINE)

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:12 PM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: ? out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): None
The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: Y (lost it before I could finish it though)
Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: more than zero less than all

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: more than zero less than all

Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): probably none
Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y (unfortunately)

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: None, but plan to try.Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: None
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): None

The official tie-in novelizations I have read: None

by Christopher Wood: None
by John Gardner: None
by Raymond Benson: None

*I'm excluding the other Glidrose owned originals, The Adventures of James Bond 003.5 by R D Mascott and Bond Strikes Camp by Cyril Connolly

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:28 PM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): Non out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: N

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 14 out of 14 - Gardner's amazing!

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 6 out of 6
Number of Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 3 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y - And it sucked!

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 4 out of 5 - Don't have the last one yet
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: Non out of 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): Non out of 2

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: Non out of 2
by John Gardner: 2 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 1 out of 3 - LTK

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 01:33 PM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: ? out of 12 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: ? out of 9 9Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): ? out of 3 1

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:
Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Y/N Y
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: Y/N Y + The Ian fleming biography by Pearson
Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: ? out of 14 12
Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: ? out of 6 1Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): ? out of 3 0
Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Y/N Y

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: ? out of 5 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: ? out of 3 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): ? out of 2 1
The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: ? out of 2 0
by John Gardner: ? out of 2 0
by Raymond Benson: ? out of 3 0


*I'm excluding the other Glidrose owned originals, The Adventures of James Bond 003.5 by R D Mascott and Bond Strikes Camp by Cyril Connolly

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 02:11 PM

Everything except for Blast from the past and Live at five and honestly, I'm not holding my breath.
The list should include the four Find Your Fate books based on AVTAK:
Win, Place or Die (RL Stine)
Strike It Deadly (B&S Siegel)
Programmed For Danger (JM Favors)
Barracuda Run (Steven Otfinoski)
Cheers,
d.

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 02:14 PM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 0 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: No (Started, but got tired of it)
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: No

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 5 out of 14 (I realy would like to finish them, same goes with Raymond Benson)

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 3 out of 6 (I think)
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 0 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Yes

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 2 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 0 out of 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 0 out of 2

(Get the Monnypenny Diaries over here. I would read them)

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 0 out of 2
by John Gardner: 2 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 1 out of 3

*I'm excluding the other Glidrose owned originals, The Adventures of James Bond 003.5 by R D Mascott and Bond Strikes Camp by Cyril Connolly

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 02:28 PM

Number of Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read: 12 out of 12
Number of Ian Fleming James Bond short stories I have read: 9 out of 9
Number of non-Bond Ian Fleming books I have read (The Diamond Smugglers, Thrilling Cities, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang): 0 out of 3

The official Glidrose/IFP Continuation Novels I have read*:

Colonel Sun by Robert Markham/Kingsly Amis: Yes
James Bond: The Authorised Biography by John Pearson: No

Number of original John Gardner James Bond novels: 5 out of 14

Number of original Raymond Benson James Bond novels: 6 out of 6
Number ot Raymond Benson James Bond short stories (Blast From The Past, Midsummer Night's Doom, Live At Five): 3 out of 3

Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks? Yes

Number of Charlie Higson Young Bond novels: 2 out of 5
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny Diaries novels: 0 out of 3
Number of Kate Westbrook/Samantha Weinberg Moneypenny short stories (For Your Eyes Only, James, Moneypenny's First Date With Bond): 0 out of 2

The official tie-in novelizations I have read:

by Christopher Wood: 0 out of 2
by John Gardner: 0 out of 2
by Raymond Benson: 3 out of 3