James Bond Books in Order
Ian Fleming's original James Bond novels follow British Secret Service agent 007 across twelve Cold War-era thrillers, from his debut in Casino Royale to the posthumously published The Man with the Golden Gun. Fleming also wrote two short-story collections set in the same world.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1953 · Ian Fleming
In his first mission, agent 007 is dispatched to a French casino to ruin a Soviet paymaster named Le Chiffre at the baccarat table, draining the…
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Buy on Amazon1954 · Ian Fleming
Bond travels to America to track Mr. Big, a powerful Harlem crime boss funneling pirate gold and possibly Soviet money through his network. The trail…
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Buy on Amazon1955 · Ian Fleming
When industrialist Sir Hugo Drax is suspected of cheating at his London club, Bond is asked to investigate, only to uncover something far more…
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Buy on Amazon1956 · Ian Fleming
Bond goes undercover as a smuggler to penetrate a diamond-running pipeline stretching from Africa through London to America. Posing as a courier, he…
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Buy on Amazon1957 · Ian Fleming
The Soviet murder organization SMERSH sets an elaborate trap, dangling a beautiful cipher clerk and a coveted decoding machine to lure Bond to…
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Buy on Amazon1958 · 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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Buy on Amazon1959 · Ian Fleming
Bond crosses paths with Auric Goldfinger, an obsessive tycoon who hoards gold and smuggles it across borders. After catching him cheating at cards…
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Buy on Amazon1961 · Ian Fleming
The criminal organization SPECTRE hijacks a NATO bomber and steals its atomic warheads, threatening to destroy a city unless a vast ransom is paid.…
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Buy on Amazon1962 · Ian Fleming
Told unusually from the viewpoint of a young Canadian woman, the story finds Vivienne Michel alone at a shuttered Adirondack motel when two hired…
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Buy on AmazonOn Her Majesty's Secret Service
1963 · Ian Fleming
Pursuing his vendetta against Blofeld, Bond traces the SPECTRE chief to an Alpine clinic where he poses as an allergy researcher. Meanwhile 007 grows…
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Buy on Amazon1964 · Ian Fleming
A grieving and faltering Bond is given a near-impossible diplomatic mission in Japan, tasked with persuading a spymaster to share intelligence. The…
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Buy on Amazon1965 · Ian Fleming
Bond returns from presumed death, brainwashed and altered, before being rehabilitated and sent to the Caribbean. His target is Francisco Scaramanga,…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on Amazon1959 · Ian Fleming
This collection gathers several shorter Bond assignments, from a revenge killing in America and Vermont to a smuggling case on the Riviera and a…
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Buy on AmazonOctopussy and the Living Daylights
1966 · Ian Fleming
A set of short stories featuring Bond in varied roles, including unraveling the past of a disgraced major in Jamaica and posing as a sniper to cover…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the James Bond books in?
Publication order — Ian Fleming Publications (the author's estate, via its Penguin publisher) and widely recommended by readers Start with “Casino Royale.”
How many books are in the James Bond series?
We list 12 books by Ian Fleming , published between 1953–1965.
Where can I buy the James Bond books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.