With the release of Die Another Day getting ever closer, new 007 books are getting ready to go to print. MI6 has the low down on the three big books to be released to coincide with the 20th James Bond adventure...

New Bond Books For 2002
11th August 2002

Official Novelisation

Current official 007 author, who#'s latest novel "The Man With The Red Tattoo" was released earlier in the year, has the duty of writing the novelisation of "Die Another Day". MI6 can confirm that the book is completed and is currently going through the usual pre-print processes.

Synopsis: James Bond is back... beginning in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea and continuing via Hong Kong, Cuba and London, Bond races against time to unmask a traitor and prevent a war of catastrophic consequence.

Die Another Day (Raymond Benson)
Format: 288 pages
Price: £18.99 hardback, £6.99 paperback
Release Date: 7th November 2002

Right: Raymond Benson


First edition cover of "Bond On Set"
(Courtesy of Amazon.com)

DAD Companion

"Bond On Set" is the official companion to "Die Another Day" written by photographer Greg Williams. He spent over a year working behind the scenes of the film, to provide a visual record of the cast and crew in action. With exclusive access to the multiple film crews shooting around the world, he has captured the creation of the Bond movie, from the filming of a dramatic car chase on a frozen lake in Iceland to images of Oscar-winner Halle Berry as she emerges from the sea in a scene reminiscent of Dr No. The images contained within "Bond on Set" are accompanied by quotes and dialogue with key cast and crew members including director Lee Tamahori, producer Barbara Broccoli and Pierce Brosnan himself. It is a photographic chronicle that captures all the style, the excitement and the complexities of making a Bond movie and provides an insight into the world of 007.

Bond On Set (Greg Williams)
Format: 160 pages
Price: £14.99
Release Date: 8th November 2002


The James Bond Legacy

When "Dr. No" was released in 1962, it had an immediate and lasting impact on film audiences. The character of Bond became an icon of masculine cool and an international idol who would ride the cultural zeitgeist for the next 40 years. This title chronicles the evolution of the Bond movies and examines what it is about Bond that changed cinema for ever. Decade by decade from the 1960s on, the book looks at Bond in history and history in Bond. With films that are set "two minutes into the future", they have both echoed and presaged technological developments as well as key moments in the Cold War and its aftermath. The voice of James Bond and his creators is heard through extensive interviews and the book includes commentary from famous fans and film critics from around the world. With over 550 images from the 007 archives and exclusive private collections, this book celebrates all that is Bond.

The James Bond Legacy (John Cork, Bruce Scivally)
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Price: £35.00
Release Date: 20th September 2002