Character · The Secret Service · 14 books
James Bond
James Bond is agent 007 of the British Secret Service, tough, cold, a lover of good food and fine cars, with a licence to kill.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Casino Royale (1953)
- Latest appearance
- Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)
- Books
- 14 (13 as lead, 1 major)
- Series
- James Bond
- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Circle
- The Secret Service
Where to meet James Bond
James Bond first appears in Casino Royale (1953), as the lead, book 1 of the James Bond series.
Every book with James Bond
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1953LCasino Royalelead · James BondBuy
- 1954LLive and Let Dielead · James BondBuy
- 1955LMoonrakerlead · James BondBuy
- 1956LDiamonds Are Foreverlead · James BondBuy
- 1957LFrom Russia, with Lovelead · James BondBuy
- 1958LDr. Nolead · James BondBuy
- 1959LGoldfingerlead · James BondBuy
- 1960LFor Your Eyes Onlylead · James BondBuy
- 1961LThunderballlead · James BondBuy
- 1962MThe Spy Who Loved Memajor role · James BondSeen through Vivienne Michel’s eyesBuy
- 1963LOn Her Majesty’s Secret Servicelead · James BondBuy
- 1964LYou Only Live Twicelead · James BondSent to Japan after Tracy’s deathBuy
- 1965LThe Man with the Golden Gunlead · James BondReturns brainwashed by the SovietsBuy
- 1966LOctopussy and The Living Daylightslead · James BondBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| MHead of the Secret Service | 13 |
| Miss MoneypennyM’s secretary | 12 |
| Felix LeiterCIA agent and Bond’s friend | 6 |
| Ernst Stavro BlofeldHead of SPECTRE | 3 |
| René MathisFrench intelligence officer | 3 |