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Ian Fleming Books in Order

23 books are credited to Ian Fleming, published between 1953 and 2025; 7 of them appeared after Ian Fleming's death in 1964. The first book is Casino Royale (1953) and the newest is Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1953–2025
Confirmed
23 of 23 titles
Pages on record
3,460 in 16 of 23 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,460 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Ian Fleming, author

Ian Fleming (Ian Lancaster Fleming, 28 May 1908 to 12 August 1964) was a British writer best known for the postwar James Bond spy novels. Casino Royale (1953) opens the catalogue, followed by Live and Let Die (1954), Moonraker (1955), Diamonds Are Forever (1956), From Russia with Love (1957) and Goldfinger (1959). The listing holds 23 books, including The Diamond Smugglers (1957) and the collection Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming (2025). Fleming came from a wealthy family tied to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co. and was educated at Eton and Sandhurst. Subjects include espionage, secret service and diamond smuggling.

How many Ian Fleming books are there?

Ian Fleming has 23 books, released between 1953 and 2025. 7 of them were published after Ian Fleming's death in 1964.

Ian Fleming Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Ian Fleming books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, book 1 of the James Bond series (1953)
  2. Cover of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, book 2 of the James Bond series (1954)
  3. Cover of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, book 3 of the James Bond series (1955)
  4. Cover of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, book 4 of the James Bond series (1956)
  5. Cover of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, book 5 of the James Bond series (1957)
  6. Cover of Doctor No / Dr. No by Ian Fleming, book 6 of the James Bond series (1958)
  7. Cover of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, book 7 of the James Bond series (1959)
  8. Cover of For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming, book 1 of the James Bond series (1960)
  9. Cover of Thunderball by Ian Fleming, book 8 of the James Bond series (1961)
  10. Cover of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, book 9 of the James Bond series (1962)
  11. Cover of The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, book 10 of the James Bond series (1962)
  12. Cover of On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming, book 11 of the James Bond series (1963)
  13. Cover of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming, book 1 of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang series (1964)
  14. Cover of You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming, book 12 of the James Bond series (1964)
  15. Cover of The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming, book 13 of the James Bond series (1965)
  16. Cover of Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, book 2 of the James Bond series (1966)
  17. Cover of Quantum of Solace by Ian Fleming, book 3 of the James Bond series (2008)
  1. 1
    Casino RoyaleJames Bond #11953 · 181 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1953181
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  2. 2
    Live and Let DieJames Bond #21954 · 229 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1954229
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  3. 3
    MoonrakerJames Bond #31955 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1955247
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  4. 4
    Diamonds Are ForeverJames Bond #41956 · 229 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956229
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  5. 5
    The Diamond SmugglersIan Fleming Standalone Novels #11957 · confirmed 3/4
    1957–
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  6. 6
    From Russia with LoveJames Bond #51957 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1957259
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  7. 7
    Doctor No / Dr. NoJames Bond #61958 · 233 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1958233
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  8. 8
    GoldfingerJames Bond #71959 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1959264
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  9. 9
    For Your Eyes OnlyJames Bond #11960 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1960182
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  10. 10
    ThunderballJames Bond #81961 · 258 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1961258
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  11. 11
    The Spy Who Loved MeJames Bond #91962 · 164 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1962164
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  12. 12
    The Living DaylightsJames Bond #101962 · confirmed 3/4
    1962–
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  13. 13
    Thrilling CitiesIan Fleming Non-Fiction #11963 · confirmed 3/4
    1963–
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  14. 14
    On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceJames Bond #111963 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1963259
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  15. 15
    Chitty Chitty Bang BangChitty Chitty Bang Bang #11964 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1964160
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  16. 16
    You Only Live TwiceJames Bond #121964 · 214 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1964214
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  17. 17
    The Man with the Golden GunJames Bond #131965 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1965182
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  18. 18
    Octopussy and The Living DaylightsJames Bond #21966 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1966120
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  19. 19
    OctopussyJames Bond #141967 · confirmed 3/4
    1967–
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  20. 20
    Quantum of SolaceJames Bond #32008 · 279 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008279
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  21. 21
    Hunter S. Thompson50 Years of the Playboy Interview #102012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    Ian Fleming50 Years of the Playboy Interview #112012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  23. 23
    Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian FlemingIan Fleming Non-Fiction #22025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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Ian Fleming books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

James Bond in order

17 books
  1. 1. Casino Royale
  2. 1. For Your Eyes Only
  3. 2. Live and Let Die
  4. 2. Octopussy and The Living Daylights
  5. 3. Moonraker
  6. 3. Quantum of Solace
  7. 4. Diamonds Are Forever
  8. 5. From Russia with Love
  9. 6. Doctor No / Dr. No
  10. 7. Goldfinger
  11. 8. Thunderball
  12. 9. The Spy Who Loved Me
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Ian Fleming Non-Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

50 Years of the Playboy Interview in order

2 books
  1. 10. Hunter S. Thompson
  2. 11. Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in order

1 book
  1. 1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ian Fleming Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Ian Fleming books run from Casino Royale (1953) to Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ian Fleming in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Ian Fleming books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 23 Ian Fleming books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Ian Fleming

Start with Casino Royale (1953), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ian Fleming book?

Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming (2025) is the newest Ian Fleming book released so far.

Is there a new Ian Fleming book coming?

No next Ian Fleming book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ian Fleming at a glance

Died
Ian Fleming died in 1964, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Ian Fleming are still being published after Ian Fleming's death in 1964; the newest appeared in 2025.
Release pace
Ian Fleming books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,460 pages across the 16 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 229 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ian Fleming books, 11 of 23, were published in the 1960s.

What the Ian Fleming books are about

19 of the 23 Ian Fleming books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 12 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.