James Bond book 14 · 1966
Octopussy and The Living Daylights
The last Bond short stories, including Octopussy, The Living Daylights and The Property of a Lady.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Series
- James Bond, book 14 of 14
- Published
- 1966
- Setting
- Set in various places
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Octopussy and The Living Daylights on screen
- Octopussy (1983, film, Cinema). Bond follows a trail of smuggled jewels to India and a travelling circus.
- The Living Daylights (1987, film, Cinema). Timothy Dalton’s first Bond film opens with an adaptation of the short story, as Bond helps a Soviet general defect.
Who is in Octopussy and The Living Daylights
2 recurring or key characters from Ian Fleming’s chart.
Lead 1
- James BondAgent 007 of the British Secret Service
Minor and cameo 1
- MHead of the Secret Service
Also featuring these characters
Other Ian Fleming books that share the most characters with Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
- You Only Live Twice1964 · James Bond · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service1963 · James Bond · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Thunderball1961 · James Bond · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- For Your Eyes Only1960 · James Bond · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon