![]() ![]() Casino Royale reinvents the genre, and this beautiful edition celebrates its explosive style and elegance perfectly. ![]() Kim Sherwood says: “When Ian Fleming first sat down at his not-yet-golden typewriter, it was with the intention to "write the spy story to end all spy stories" and he achieved it. Her introduction discusses how Ian Fleming changed spy fiction forever with the creation of James Bond. Beginning with the movie adaptation of Dr No. It was the first of fourteen James Bond books which have gone on to sell over 60 million copies worldwide and be translated into 20 languages. His first novel, Casino Royale (1953), introduced spy hero, James Bond, agent 007, to the world. The book features an exclusive new introduction by award-winning author Kim Sherwood, who is expanding the world of James Bond with a new trilogy of ‘Double O’ novels that began last year with Double or Nothing. Ian Fleming was a British author and journalist. ![]() If Bond fails in his mission by losing at the card table, then British government will be directly funding communists. He has to outplay a French/Russian operative to take money away from the communists. Released in 1953, it paved the way for a further 11 novels, two short story collections, 25 films and a dedicated fanbase worldwide. The first novel about James Bond, the 00 agent, takes place at the Casino Royale. Only 750 copies of the special collector’s edition have been produced in close collaboration with the Ian Fleming estate to celebrate the first James Bond book. The Folio Society has release a new limited edition of Ian Fleming's Casino Royale to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the book’s original publication. ![]()
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