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James Bond Books in Order

James Bond contains 51 books, published between 1953 and 2022. The first book is Casino Royale (1953) and the newest is With a Mind to Kill (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
51
Published
1953–2022
Confirmed
50 of 51 titles
Pages on record
11,005 in 41 of 51 books
Reading time
183–275 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,005 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 41 of 51 titles with a page count on record.

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James Bond is a spy fiction series featuring the character James Bond. The catalogue holds 51 books, beginning with Casino Royale (1953) and running to With a Mind to Kill (2022). Titles along the way include Live and Let Die (1954), Moonraker (1955), Colonel Sun (1968), License Renewed (1981) and Quantum of Solace (2008), plus The Authorized Biography of 007 (1973). Credited authors across the run include Ian Fleming, Kingsley Amis, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz. Subject tags cover espionage thrillers, the secret service and Great Britain. No new James Bond book has been catalogued since 2022, so the series is listed as dormant.

How many James Bond books are there?

James Bond has 51 books, released between 1953 and 2022.

Who wrote James Bond?

The James Bond books have more than one credited writer. Of the 51 titles, 18 are credited to John Gardner, 17 to Ian Fleming, 8 to Raymond Benson and 3 to Anthony Horowitz. A further 5 writers are credited.

James Bond Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 51 James Bond 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 For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming, book 1 of the James Bond series (1960)
  3. Cover of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, book 2 of the James Bond series (1954)
  4. Cover of Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, book 2 of the James Bond series (1966)
  5. Cover of Moonraker by Ian Fleming, book 3 of the James Bond series (1955)
  6. Cover of License Renewed by John Gardner, book 3 of the James Bond series (1981)
  7. Cover of Quantum of Solace by Ian Fleming, book 3 of the James Bond series (2008)
  8. Cover of Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming, book 4 of the James Bond series (1956)
  9. Cover of For Special Services by John Gardner, book 4 of the James Bond series (1982)
  10. Cover of From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming, book 5 of the James Bond series (1957)
  11. Cover of Doctor No / Dr. No by Ian Fleming, book 6 of the James Bond series (1958)
  12. Cover of Role of Honor by John Gardner, book 6 of the James Bond series (1984)
  13. Cover of Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, book 7 of the James Bond series (1959)
  14. Cover of Nobody Lives Forever by John Gardner, book 7 of the James Bond series (1986)
  15. Cover of Thunderball by Ian Fleming, book 8 of the James Bond series (1961)
  16. Cover of No Deals, Mr. Bond by John Gardner, book 8 of the James Bond series (1987)
  17. Cover of The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, book 9 of the James Bond series (1962)
  18. Cover of Scorpius by John Gardner, book 9 of the James Bond series (1988)
  19. Cover of The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming, book 10 of the James Bond series (1962)
  20. Cover of Licence to Kill by John Gardner, book 10 of the James Bond series (1989)
  21. Cover of On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming, book 11 of the James Bond series (1963)
  22. Cover of Win, Lose or Die by John Gardner, book 11 of the James Bond series (1989)
  23. Cover of You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming, book 12 of the James Bond series (1964)
  24. Cover of Brokenclaw by John Gardner, book 12 of the James Bond series (1990)
  1. 1
    Casino Royale1953 · 181 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1953181
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  2. 1
    For Your Eyes Only1960 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1960182
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  3. 1
    Colonel Sun1968 · confirmed 3/4
    1968–
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  4. 2
    Live and Let Die1954 · 229 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1954229
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  5. 2
    Octopussy and The Living Daylights1966 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1966120
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  6. 2
    The Authorized Biography of 0071973 · confirmed 3/4
    1973–
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  7. 3
    Moonraker1955 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1955247
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  8. 3
    License Renewed1981 · 285 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981285
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  9. 3
    Quantum of Solace2008 · 279 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008279
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  10. 4
    Diamonds Are Forever1956 · 229 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956229
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  11. 4
    For Special Services1982 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982311
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  12. 5
    From Russia with Love1957 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1957259
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  13. 5
    Icebreaker1983 · 250 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983250
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  14. 6
    Doctor No / Dr. No1958 · 233 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1958233
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  15. 6
    Role of Honor1984 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984304
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  16. 7
    Goldfinger1959 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1959264
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  17. 7
    Nobody Lives Forever1986 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986301
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  18. 8
    Thunderball1961 · 258 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1961258
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  19. 8
    No Deals, Mr. Bond1987 · 317 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987317
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  20. 9
    The Spy Who Loved Me1962 · 164 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1962164
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  21. 9
    Scorpius1988 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988319
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  22. 10
    The Living Daylights1962 · confirmed 3/4
    1962–
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  23. 10
    Licence to Kill1989 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989294
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  24. 11
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service1963 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1963259
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  25. 11
    Win, Lose or Die1989 · confirmed 3/4
    1989–
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  26. 12
    You Only Live Twice1964 · 214 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1964214
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  27. 12
    Brokenclaw1990 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990304
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  28. 13
    The Man with the Golden Gun1965 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1965182
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  29. 13
    The Man from Barbarossa1991 · 303 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991303
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  30. 14
    Octopussy1967 · confirmed 3/4
    1967–
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James Bond Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the James Bond books run from Casino Royale (1953) to With a Mind to Kill (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for James Bond in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

What order should you read James Bond books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Casino Royale (1953), the earliest published title. After it come For Your Eyes Only (1960), Colonel Sun (1968), Live and Let Die (1954) and Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966); the numbered table above continues from there.

When did the first James Bond book come out?

Casino Royale, the first James Bond book, was published in 1953. The newest, With a Mind to Kill (2022), came out 69 years later.

What is the newest James Bond book?

With a Mind to Kill (2022) is the newest James Bond book released so far.

Is there a new James Bond book coming?

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

James Bond at a glance

Paused
No new James Bond title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
James Bond books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
11,005 pages across the 41 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 279 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Bond books, 13 of 51, were published in the 1990s.
Corroboration
1 of the 51 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 50 in at least three.
Attribution
Of the 51 titles, 18 are credited to John Gardner, 17 to Ian Fleming, 8 to Raymond Benson and 3 to Anthony Horowitz. A further 5 writers are credited.

What the James Bond books are about

47 of the 51 James Bond 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 31 of 47. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.