James Bond book 9 · 1961
Thunderball
SPECTRE hijacks a plane carrying two atomic bombs and holds the West to ransom, and Bond is sent to the Bahamas, where he meets Domino.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Series
- James Bond, book 9 of 14
- Published
- 1961
- Setting
- Set in Nassau
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Thunderball on screen
- Thunderball (1965, film, Cinema). Two atomic bombs are stolen, and Bond follows the trail to the Bahamas.
- Never Say Never Again (1983, film, Cinema). Sean Connery’s final Bond, a separately produced remake of Thunderball.
Who is in Thunderball
5 recurring or key characters from Ian Fleming’s chart. Introduces Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Lead 1
- James BondAgent 007 of the British Secret Service
Major 2
- Felix LeiterCIA agent and Bond’s friend
- Ernst Stavro BlofeldFirst appearanceHead of SPECTREFirst appearance
Minor and cameo 2
- MHead of the Secret Service
- Miss MoneypennyM’s secretary
Also featuring these characters
Other Ian Fleming books that share the most characters with Thunderball.
- Goldfinger1959 · James Bond · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service1963 · James Bond · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- You Only Live Twice1964 · James Bond · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Man with the Golden Gun1965 · James Bond · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon