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Raymond Benson

3 series 10 books in order

Raymond Benson is an American short story writer and novelist who has authored over forty published books. His works include The Mad, Mad Murders Of Marigold Way, which won the IPPY Gold Medal in Mystery in 2022, as well as Blues in the Dark (2019), In The Hush of the Night (2018), and The Secrets on Chicory Lane (2017). He is best known as the third and first American author commissioned to write James Bond continuation novels. Between 1997 and 2002, six original works and three movie novelizations were published worldwide. His debut 007 novel, Zero Minus Ten, is being reprinted in the UK in 2023. Benson also wrote The James Bond Bedside Companion, first published in 1984, which was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. His most recent work in the Bond Universe is The Hook and the Eye, the first-ever Felix Leiter novel, published in 2025.

Born
1955
Known for
James Bond, Hitman, Metal Gear

Series by Raymond Benson

James Bond

52 books in order · 1958–2018 · Publication order

  1. Cover of Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

    Year unknown · 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

    Year unknown · 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

    Year unknown · 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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    Diamonds are Forever

    Year unknown · 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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    Live and let die

    Year unknown · 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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    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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    Doctor No

    1958 · Ian Fleming

    Sent to Jamaica to investigate a colleague's disappearance, Bond uncovers the secretive Doctor No, who guards a private island and its guano…

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  8. Cover of The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    Year unknown · 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

    Year unknown · 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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    Goldfinger

    Year unknown · 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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Hitman

3 books in order · 2007–2012

  1. Hitman: Enemy Within

    2007 · William C. Dietz

    Hitman: Enemy Within is a 2007 book by William C. Dietz. It is book 1 of the series Hitman.

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  2. Hitman: Damnation

    2012 · Raymond Benson

    Hitman: Damnation is a 2012 book by Raymond Benson. It is book 2 of the series Hitman.

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Metal Gear

2 books in order · 2008–2009

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Raymond Benson written?

We list 10 books by Raymond Benson across 3 series, published between 1958–2018 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Raymond Benson'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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