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Ian Fleming Publications is the successor to the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, which holds the rights to Ian Fleming's books; the author of the James bond series. Since Fleming's death in 1964, the company have issued several authors to write sequels to the James Bond series, along with the follow-ups to Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The first author to publish a James Bond novel after Fleming's death was Kingsley Amis, despite opposition from Fleming's wife Ann. John Gardner followed, writing fourteen novels - the exact same as Fleming - before retiring, which lead to Raymond Benson who wrote six novels. In 2008, Sebastian Faulks was commissioned to write Devil May Care, Jeffery Deaver followed with Carte Blanche, and in 2013, William Boyd was announced to be writing a new novel, Solo. Along with the introduction of sequels to Fleming's books, the company has commissioned several spin-offs, such as the Young Bond franchise by Charlie Higson, The Moneypenny Diaries by Samantha Weinberg focussing on M assistant Miss Moneypenny, and sequels of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce.

Ian Fleming and the company

 * Casino Royale (1953)
 * Live and Let Die (1954)
 * Moonraker (1955)
 * Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
 * From Russia, with Love (1957)
 * Dr. No (1958)


 * Goldfinger (1959)
 * 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)


 * Short stories:
 * Quantum of Solace (1959)
 * For Your Eyes Only (1960)
 * From a View to a Kill (1960)
 * Risico (1960)
 * The Hildebrand Rarity (1960)


 * Short story:
 * The Living Daylights (1962)
 * The Property of a Lady (1963)
 * 007 in New York (1963)
 * Octopussy (1966)


 * Other:
 * The Diamond Smugglers (1957)
 * Thrilling Cities (1963)
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1964)

Fleming, having wrote his first book Casino Royale, was instructed by his accountant to buy already existing Glidrose Productions. Named Glidrose after the founders, John Gliddon and Norman Rose, Fleming appointed the company the rights to Casino Royale, along with his subsequent works. Fleming died, age 56, in 1964. After his death, the company held the rights to Fleming's works. The company published Octopussy and The Living Daylights, on 23 June 1966. As the Bond character could not be copyrighted, and in order to retain rights in the Bond product, Glidrose decided to commission a sequel. The company changed its name twice, from Glidrose Productions, then to Ian Fleming Publications, the latter since 2002.

Peter Janson-Smith was the chairman of Ian Fleming Publications. Gardner showed much appreciation towards Janson-Smith saying he "made it as easy as could possibly be allowed". Gardner said, "By the time we got to the final book, some fourteen years later, I owed him a great debt of gratitude because he did the hard work of haggling with editors", also revealing that he named two of the fourteen books". In 2002, Ian Fleming Publications announced the launch of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award, presented by the Crime Writers' Association to the best thriller, adventure or spy novel originally published in the UK. Corrine Turner is the managing director.

Geoffrey Jenkins
Novel by Geoffrey Jenkins circa 1966.
 * Per Fine Ounce (1966)

R.D Mascott
Written by the pseudonymous R. D. Mascott, it was the first James Bond related book not written by Ian Fleming to be published after Fleming's death. To this day, Ian Fleming Publications has never disclosed or confirmed the author's identity.
 * The Adventures of James Bond Junior 003½ (1967)

Kingsley Amis
Upon the death of Fleming, the company issued Kingsley Amis to write the first novel after Fleming's death, Colonel Sun. Initially the company approached author James Leasor to write a continuation novel, but he declined. Fleming's wife, Ann, did not endorse any further Bond works and disliked Amis, saying that he would create "a petit bourgeois red brick Bond". Amis wrote the novel under the pseudonym "Robert Markham", and it was published in 1968, becoming a "great success" upon release. Amis said in 1991, "When Ian Fleming died in 1964, it was felt that James Bond was too popular a figure to be allowed to follow him", and due to his past experience writing The James Bond Dossier, he said, "I could not wait to try it".
 * Colonel Sun (1968)

John Pearson
Written by Fleming's friend and colleague, John Pearson, the book differs from all other Bond novels in that it is a biography told in the first-person by Pearson upon meeting James Bond.
 * James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 (1973)

Christopher Wood
In 1977 and 1979, Eon Productions authorized Christopher Wood to write novelisations of his scripts for the Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.
 * James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
 * James Bond and Moonraker (1979)

John Gardner

 * Licence Renewed (1981)
 * For Special Services (1982)
 * Icebreaker (1983)
 * Role of Honour (1984)
 * Nobody Lives for Ever (1986)
 * No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987)
 * Scorpius (1988)


 * Win, Lose or Die (1989)
 * Brokenclaw (1990)
 * The Man from Barbarossa (1991)
 * Death Is Forever (1992)
 * Never Send Flowers (1993)
 * SeaFire (1994)
 * COLD (1996)


 * Novelizations
 * Licence to Kill (1989)
 * GoldenEye (1995)

In 1981, John Gardner was approached by the company to write the next Bond book, beginning with Licence Renewed. Gardner wrote fourteen more, exactly the same as Fleming, as well as novelizations of Licence to Kill and GoldenEye. Firstly, when Gardner received a request from Glidrose to write a sequel James Bond book, he was going to decline. "I wrote a letter saying very politely that I didn't think it was for me, but that wasn't the end of the matter. I considered that to write more of them was a no-win situation". However his agent persuaded him to change his mind. Gardner attended a meeting at Glidrose, saying, "When I finished talking the board gave what I can only describe as a corporate beam. I had satisfied the members of the Glidrose Board that I was the one to do the job". Gardner retired after the fourteenth, in 1996. Gardner opined that his, along with Glidrose's, favorite of the books he wrote was The Man from Barbarossa.

The company changed its name from Glidrose Productions to Glidrose Publications. Raymond Benson quickly replaced him. Benson is the first American to write James Bond novels, a fact that was initially controversial. It was during Benson's tenure that the company changed names from Glidrose Publications Ltd to Ian Fleming Publications; the publisher's new name appeared first in the 1999 book High Time to Kill. In turn, Benson retired from writing Bond books in 2002.

Raymond Benson

 * Zero Minus Ten (1997)
 * The Facts of Death (1998)
 * High Time to Kill (1999)


 * DoubleShot (2000)
 * Never Dream of Dying (2001)
 * The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002)


 * Short stories
 * Blast from the Past (1997)
 * Midsummer Night's Doom (1999)
 * Live at Five (1999)
 * The Heart of Erzulie (2001-02)


 * Novelizations
 * Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
 * The World Is Not Enough (1999)
 * Die Another Day (2002)

The Heart of Erzulie unpublished.

Charlie Higson

 * SilverFin (2005)
 * Blood Fever (2006)
 * Double or Die (2007)


 * Hurricane Gold (2007)
 * By Royal Command (2008)


 * Other
 * SilverFin: The Graphic Novel (2008)
 * A Hard Man to Kill (2009)

Ian Fleming Publications allowed Puffin Books to acquire the rights to release a series entitled Young Bond, written by Charlie Higson. A spokesperson from the company said that they were "hugely excited" by this, "important new acquisition", adding "the authentic Thirties settings provide a fascinating backdrop to James Bond`s favorite years and Charlie Higson, with meticulous research, has ensured that his teenage spy remains true to Ian Fleming`s creation". The first book SilverFin was released on 3 March 2005, despite opposition of the writing of a Young Bond series from previous writer John Gardner. Higson defended the book saying, "The Bond of the books is a far more interesting and complex character than he is in the films. He is more real in his motivation, more vulnerable. He has thoughts about death, gets hurt, gets cross, and knows that he has to keep himself separate from other people because of his job. I wanted to put all of that in a book, and for it to be a proper book, not a jokey spin-off". The book was a success and lead to five other Young Bond books being published.

Samantha Weinberg

 * The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel (2005)
 * Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries (2006)
 * The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling (2008)


 * Short stories
 * For Your Eyes Only, James (2006)
 * Moneypenny’s First Date With Bond (2006)

The Moneypenny Diaries is a trilogy chronicling the life of Miss Moneypenny. The books are written by Samantha Weinberg under the pseudonym Kate Westbrook. In 2005 Ian Fleming Publications launched another series of Bond-related books entitled The Moneypenny Diaries by Samantha Weinberg under the pseudonym "Kate Westbrook". Ian Fleming Publications initially denied any connection with the books, but this was later revealed to be part of a publicity stunt for the release of the first book, Guardian Angel.

Sebastian Faulks
On what would have been Fleming's 100th birthday—26 May 2011—the novel Devil May Care, written by Sebastian Faulks, was published. Faulks was true to Bond's original character and background too, and provided "a Flemingesque hero" who drove a battleship grey 1967 T-series Bentley. The novel by Sebastian Faulks is a one-off adult Bond novel that follows The Man with the Golden Gun in the 1960s. The book was written to celebrate Ian Fleming's centenary and was released on Fleming's birthday, 28 May 2008. 
 * Devil May Care (2008)

Jeffery Deaver
Jeffrey Deaver was comminshed to write the next sequel. Deaver said upon being asked to write the continuation novel, "My words were taken to heart by the estate, who asked if I'd be interested in writing the next continuation novel. I was absolutely delighted, but I really wanted to update Bond. I was very aware of the responsibility. Daunting is an appropriate word". Deaver had previously won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and was noticed by Corrine Turner, the managing director of Ian Fleming Publications; "It was at that point that I first thought that James Bond could have an interesting adventure in Jeffery Deaver’s hands". The book was released on 26 May 2011, the same day as Fleming's birthday. The book was previously known as "Project X", and was published by Hodder and Stoughton.
 * Carte Blanche (2011)

Frank Cottrell Boyce
Frank Cotterell Boyce was asked to write three sequels to the 1964 novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang by the Fleming family in 2011. Three sequels were announced, with the first released in October 2011. He said, "I have no idea what made the Flemings think of asking me to write the sequel. I haven't asked them in case it's all a case of mistaken identity. I went back to the book for the first time since I was a boy and was delighted to discover that, first of all, it's really good and, secondly, it's crying out for a sequel". The second, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Race Against Time was released on 27 September 2012. The third book will be released in late 2013, and in America and Canda, early 2014.
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again (2011)
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Race Against Time (2012)
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over the Moon (2013)

William Boyd
On 11 April 2012, the Fleming estate asked William Boyd to write the next Bond novel, Solo, due for release in the autumn of 2013; published by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom. Boyd "accepted at once" when asked to write the novel. Corinne Turner of Ian Fleming Publications said, "Ian Fleming had a great aptitude for naming his books and his Bond titles have become true classics. Solo is a simple yet striking title which fits perfectly alongside the other books in the Bond canon".
 * Solo (2013)