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On 16 August 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold". And he did write golden words: 14 best-selling James Bond books and an equally energetic flow of letters to his wife, publisher, editors, fans, friends and critics, charting 007's progress....

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From the shores of Dieppe in 1942 to The Foreign Department in Kemsley House, from treasure hunting in Norfolk and fine dining in London to a golden typewriter in Jamaica, these are the writings of Ian Fleming. This collection of rarely-seen journalism spans Fleming’s career as an author, encompassing reviews for the Sunday Times, Second World War documents, travel journalism and his correspondence with Raymond Chandler and Geoffrey Boothroyd. It also includes newly-unearthed articles that have not been available for over half a century plus two very early works of fiction.

Fire top-spaendende fortaellinger om agent 007 i Hendes Majestaets hemmelige tjeneste - James Bond. Fra Jamaica til Berlin, fra London til New York. Behovet for James Bonds assistance er verdensomspaendende. Bond tager endnu en gang kampen op med alt fra kriminelle gangstere til russiske agenter - og kampen står ofte mellem liv og død.

In 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias “John Blaize,” Fleming chronicled the IDSO’s infiltration of the “million-carat network”—the world’s most notorious diamond smuggling ring.

Welcome to Roaming Free — the podcast that celebrates the great outdoors and everything that comes with it. Hosted by Ian from Boots On Adventures and Steve, a passionate outdoor enthusiast, we dive into the world of walking, hiking, camping, bushcraft, foraging, climbing, and so much more. In each episode, we’ll be chatting with inspiring guests, sharing stories from the trail, and exploring how getting outside can connect us with nature, ourselves, and the amazing world we live in. So grab your boots, pack your gear, and join us as we Roam Free.

The following recording is from the late 1950s.

Auf der Suche nach zwei gestohlenen Atombomben verschlägt es 007 im 9. Abenteuer in die Bahamas, um Schlimmeres zu verhindern... Als ein Fremder auf den Bahamas ankommt, schenken ihm die Einheimischen kaum Beachtung – noch ein Auswanderer, der sein Geld an den Casino-Tischen verheizt. Aber James Bond hat alles andere als Geld im Kopf: Er hat weniger als eine Woche, um zwei gestohlene Atombomben, versteckt zwischen den weiten Korallenriffen, ausfindig zu machen. Indessen mimt er den Playboy und lernt Domino kennen, die Gespielin des geheimnisvollen Schatzjägers Emilio Largo.

Im achten Roman von Ian Flemings James Bond begegnet der Geheimagent vom MI6 mehr als nur einem Abenteuer. Plötzliche Notfälle und schöne Frauen, die nicht ganz sind, was sie zu sein scheinen, sind eine Spezialität von James Bond. Wenn 007 an einem Fall dran ist, ist eines klar - das Ergebnis wird prickelnd sein! Ob er mit dem Mord eines kubanischen Gangsters in Amerika, der Zerschlagung eines internationalen Drogenrings oder einem plötzlichen Todesfall auf den Seychellen zu tun hat, Bond erledigt den Job.

In his Alpine base, Blofeld is developing biological weapons that will devastate Britain. Unaware of the danger, James Bond is about to marryTeresa di Vicenzo, the daughter of a Corsican Mafioso. But then he is sent to Switzerland. Bond’s marriage and Blofeld’s schemes disintegrate in a blizzard of gunfire and high-explosives from which neither man emerges the victor.

The Moonraker project has a millionaire backer, the war hero Sir Hugo Drax - a man who, it seems, cheats at cards. With a ballistic rocket at stake, Sir Hugo’s exposure could threaten Britain’s latest defence system, so James Bond is asked to investigate. Moving from London’s most exclusive gambling club to a missile silo on the Channel coast, 007 and his Special Branch assistant, Gala Brand, discover there’s more to Drax than meets the eye.

When 007 goes to Harlem it’s not just for the jazz. This is the kingdom of Mr Big, master of crime, voodoo baron and partner in SMERSH’s grim company of death. Those who Mr Big cannot possess, he crushes – like his beautiful prisoner, Solitaire, and her would-be saviours James Bond and Agency man, Felix Leiter. All three are marked out as victims in a trail of terror, treachery and torture that leads from New York’s underworld to the shark-infested island in the sun that Mr Big calls his own.

For James Bond and the British Secret Service, the stakes couldn’t be higher. 007’s mission is to neutralise the Russian operative Le Chiffre by ruining him at the baccarat table, forcing his Soviet masters to ‘retire’ him. When Le Chiffre hits a losing streak, Bond discovers his luck is in – that is, until he meets Vesper Lynd, a glamorous agent who might yet prove to be his downfall.

James Bond seems unable to function after the death of his wife. Determined to restore 007 to the effective agent he used to be, M sends him on a mission to Japan, to the mysterious ‘Castle of Death’ and into the lair of an old and terrifying enemy. For Bond and Blofeld, this will be their final encounter. Only one of them can survive.

In James Bond jagt Dr. No, dem 6. Bond-Roman von Ian Fleming, findet sich Bond in den Fängen eines grotesken Wahnsinnigen in dessen Geheimversteck in den Tropen wider... Dr. No, ein bösartiger Einsiedler mit mechanischen Scheren anstelle von Händen und einer sadistischen Faszination für Schmerz, hält Bond fest in seinem stahlharten Griff gefangen. Bond und Honey Rider, seine wunderschöne und verletzliche Begleiterin, wurden beim unerlaubten Betreten von Dr. Nos abgeschiedener karibischer Insel erwischt.

Una difícil misión para 007: eliminar al más temible de los asesinos, Scaramanga, el temible asesino de la pistola de oro.

James Bond recibe la orden de investigar el oscuro pasado de Dexter Smithe, un comandante de la Marina Británica retirado, que vive en Jamaica entregado a su pasión: la pesca submarina. Algo dramático y cuyas consecuencias aún permanecen vivas ocurrió durante la segunda guerra mundial. 007 tendrá que ingeniárselas para extraerle toda la información y no perder su propia vida.

James Bond tendrá que viajar a Japón para intentar establecer una colaboración continua entre las agencias de espionaje británica y nipona. ¿Cómo evitar una Tercera Guerra Mundial? Sólo James Bond lo sabe.

James Bond conoce a una mujer extraordinariamente cautivadora, la condesa Teresa di Vicenzo. Junto a ella se ve envuelto en una tumultuosa misión cuando el espía británico trata de llegar, a través del padre de la joven, hasta el mismísimo líder de SPECTRE, una terrible organización criminal internacional. Para conseguir sus objetivos, Bond debe viajar a lo largo del mundo, infiltrarse entre los más astutos criminales, enfrentarse a los terribles planes de SPECTRE para desarrollar una guerra biológica contra Inglaterra, y afrontar... ¿su propia boda?

Vivienne Michel, una joven canadiense, trata de huir de un pasado lleno de decepciones amorosas. Inicia un viaje por Estados Unidos y termina hospedándose en un pequeño hotel de carretera. No mucho después, dos peligrosos asesinos llegan al hotel y Vivienne se ve amenazada por el terrible peligro que representan. Pero entonces entra en juego un inglés tremendamente carismático, que se enfrentará a muerte a los asesinos y hará que la joven, que se siente fascinada por el británico, recupere la esperanza en la vida.