John Gardner's Bond Novels To Be Reprinted
By: Anders Frejdh
Published:
2011-03-29
Great news for fans of John Gardner's James Bond novels - Ian Fleming Publications have announced that every one of his 14 James Bond adventures will be reprinted in both UK and USA to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the publication of his first Bond novel, Licence Renewed.
OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM IAN FLEMING PUBLICATIONS:
Ian Fleming Publications is very pleased to announce plans to release new editions of John Gardner's classic James Bond titles.
All fourteen of John Gardner's James Bond books will be republished by Orion in the UK, starting in June this year. Orion will celebrate the 30th anniversary of John Gardner's Licence Renewed by publishing the first five titles in hardback, featuring their original covers, in Summer 2011. The rest of John Gardner's Bond books will be released in paperback in 2012, as a stunning, redesigned collection.
In the US, Pegasus will release the first three John Gardner titles in newly-designed paperback in the Autumn of 2011. The editions will feature new introductions from luminaries in the world of Bond, and will be followed by a complete re-issue of all 14 titles in the US.
June 23, 2011:
>Licence Renewed
>For Special Services
>Icebreaker
July 7, 2011:
>Role of Honour
>Nobody Lives For Ever
We hope our visitors are looking forward to seeing these wonderful books back in print as much as we are!
Our thanks to John's son, Simon Gardner, for letting us know. And to our dear American friend John Cox, for being loyal as always. Please visit John's excellent website, The Book Bond.
All John Gardner's James Bond novels featured on From Sweden with Love:
>Licence Renewed (first published in 1981)
>For Special Services (1982)
>Icebreaker (1983)
>Role Of Honour (1984)
>Nobody lives forever (1986)
>No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987)
>Scorpius (1988)
>Win, Lose Or Die (1989)
>Brokenclaw (1990)
>Licence to Kill (1990)
>The Man From Barbarossa (1991)
>Death is Forever (1992)
>Never Send Flowers (1993)
>Seafire (1994)
>Cold (1996)
>GoldenEye (1996)
Image below:
The original cover for John Gardner's first three James Bond novels:
Licence Renewed (1981),
For Special Services (1982) and
Icebreaker (1983).
Please visit the official John Gardner website, maintained by Simon, for more information:
www.john-gardner.com/node/185
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