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Ian Fleming

2 series 19 books in order 4 standalone books

Ian Fleming was a British author and journalist who created the world's best-known secret agent, James Bond. He served as a consultant on foreign affairs for the London Sunday Times. Fleming wrote thirteen James Bond novels. The twelfth novel, You Only Live Twice, was published in hardcover by New American Library, and the thirteenth, The Man with the Golden Gun, was released in the spring of 1965. He died on August 12, 1964, at the age of fifty-six.

Born
1908
Known for
James Bond, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Series by Ian Fleming

James Bond

53 books in order · 1953–2018 · Publication order

  1. Cover of Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

    1953 · Ian Fleming

    Casino Royale is the first novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. The story follows secret agent 007 as he is assigned to stop a Russian operative…

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  2. Cover of From Russia, with love

    From Russia, with love

    1957 · Ian Fleming

    From Russia with Love is a 1957 novel by Ian Fleming that features James Bond, a secret agent working for the British Secret Service. Bond is…

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    Moonraker

    1955 · Ian Fleming

    Hugo Drax is a mysterious and intense character from Ian Fleming's 1955 novel Moonraker. He has flamboyant red cropped hair, florid skin, and eyes…

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  4. Cover of Diamonds are Forever

    Diamonds are Forever

    1956 · Ian Fleming

    A 1956 novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond. Bond meets Tiffany Case, a cold, gorgeous blonde standing between him and the leaders of a…

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  5. Cover of Live and let die

    Live and let die

    1954 · Ian Fleming

    A novel by Ian Fleming. Beautiful, fortune-telling Solitaire is the prisoner and tool of Mr Big, master of fear and Voodoo Baron of Death. James…

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  6. Cover of Dr. No

    Dr. No

    1958 · Ian Fleming

    Dr. No is the sixth novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond, a British Secret Service agent. Fleming wrote the book in early 1957 at his Goldeneye…

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  7. Cover of The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1962 · Ian Fleming

    Vivienne Michel, a French Canadian raised in the United Kingdom, feels out of place everywhere she goes. She travels to the Adirondacks with a Vespa…

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    Thunderball

    1961 · Ian Fleming

    This novel by Ian Fleming follows James Bond in the Bahamas, where he has less than a week to find two stolen atom bombs hidden among the coral…

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  9. Cover of Goldfinger

    Goldfinger

    1959 · Ian Fleming

    A friendly game of two-handed canasta turns out to be thoroughly crooked, leading to the death of a beautiful girl. In this story, James Bond…

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  10. Cover of On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1963 · Ian Fleming

    James Bond is preparing to marry Teresa di Vicenzo, the daughter of a Corsican Mafioso, when he is sent to Switzerland. There, he confronts Ernst…

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

4 books in order · 1964–2014

  1. Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car

    1964 · Ian Fleming

    Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car is a children's story written by Ian Fleming and illustrated by John Burningham. It was first published in…

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  2. Cover of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again

    2012 · Frank Cottrell Boyce

    "Hilarious and endlessly entertaining." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow-up to Ian Fleming’s only…

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  3. Cover of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time

    2012 · Frank Cottrell Boyce

    Everyone’s favorite flying car shifts into another dimension as the intrepid Tooting family zooms back and forth through time. When the Tootings…

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  4. Cover of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over the Moon

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over the Moon

    2014 · Frank Cottrell Boyce

    From the award-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce comes the third official sequel to Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Tootings are stuck in 1966!…

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  2. Cover of Doctor No

    Doctor No

    Year unknown

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  4. Cover of Octopussy and the Living Daylights - Octopussy/The property of a lady/The living daylights/007 in New York
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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Ian Fleming written?

We list 19 books by Ian Fleming across 2 series, published between 1953–2018 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Ian Fleming's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Casino Royale.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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