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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

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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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Hitman

3 books in order · 2007–2012

  1. Hitman: Enemy Within

    2007 · William C. Dietz

    Hitman: Enemy Within is a video game in the Hitman franchise developed by IO Interactive. The game features the player as Agent 47, a contract killer…

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  2. Hitman: Damnation

    2012 · Raymond Benson

    Hitman: Damnation is a novel in the Hitman series written by Raymond Benson. The story follows Agent 47 as he takes on a new assignment in a remote…

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Metal Gear

2 books in order · 2008–2009

  1. Cover of Metal Gear Solid

    Metal Gear Solid

    2008 · Raymond Benson

    Metal Gear Solid is a 1998 action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation. The game's story follows Solid Snake,…

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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 1953–2018 — 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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