Blood Fever BEFORE THE MAN BECAME THE LEGENDFORE THE BOY BECAME THE MANET BOND JAMES BOND Following his adventures in the Scottish Highlands James Bond is back at Eton where he has joined the risk taking Danger
BEFORE THE MAN BECAME THE LEGENDFORE THE BOY BECAME THE MANET BOND JAMES BOND Following his adventures in the Scottish Highlands, James Bond is back at Eton, where he has joined the risk taking Danger Society Summer vacation is on the horizon and James is looking forward to the school trip to the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia, and the opportunity to spend sBEFORE THE MAN BECAME THE LEGENDFORE THE BOY BECAME THE MANET BOND JAMES BOND Following his adventures in the Scottish Highlands, James Bond is back at Eton, where he has joined the risk taking Danger Society Summer vacation is on the horizon and James is looking forward to the school trip to the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia, and the opportunity to spend some time with his reclusive cousin Victor But all is not as it appears James soon discovers that the seemingly peaceful island harbors some strange secrets Before long, Victor s house has been ransacked and important pieces of artwork have been stolen James learns that the Millennaria a ruthless Roman society long thought to be extinguished is still active He suspects the impetuous millionaire Count Ugo Carnifex may be behind it But one of his teachers has been acting strangely as well.As a young girl s life hangs in the balance, it s up to James to uncover an intricate conspiracy that will take him head to head with enemies ruthless than he could have ever imagined The first five books and companion novel in the series are written by Charlie Higson, with the rest being written by Steve Cole The series consists of the following titles 1 SilverFin2 Blood Fever3 Double or Die4 Hurricane Gold5 By Royal Command6 Shoot to Kill7 Heads You Die8 Strike Lightning9 Red Nemesis
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Charlie Higson
Higson was educated at Sevenoaks School and at the University of East Anglia where his brother has taught since 1986 and is now a professor of film studies where he met Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings and Terry Edwards Higson, Cummings and Edwards formed the band The Higsons of which Higson was the lead singer from 1980 to 1986 They released two singles on the Specials 2 Tone label Higson then became a plasterer before he turned to writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy He came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show 1994 2000 He worked with Whitehouse on the radio comedy Down the Line and is to work with him again on a television project, designed to be a spoof of celebrity travel programmes 1 He worked as producer, writer, director and occasional guest star on Randall Hopkirk Deceased from 2000 to 2001 Subsequent television work has included writing and starring in BBC Three s Fast Show spin off sitcom Swiss Toni He is currently starring in Tittybangbang series 3 on BBC Three and has appeared as a panellist on QI.He published four novels through the early to mid 1990s which take a slightly dystopian look at everyday life and have a considerably adult tone than his other work, with characters on the margins of society finding themselves spiraling out of control, leading him to be described by Time Out as The missing link between Dick Emery and Brett Easton Ellis 2 In 2004, it was announced that Higson would pen a series of James Bond novels, aimed at younger readers and concentrating on the character s school days at Eton Higson was himself educated at Sevenoaks School where he was a contemporary of Jonathan Evans, current Director General of MI5 The first novel, SilverFin, was released on 3 March 2005 in the UK and on 27 April 2005 in the U.S A second novel, Blood Fever, was released on 5 January 2006 in the UK and 1 June in the U.S The third novel, Double or Die, was published on 4 January 2007 having had its title announced the day before The next, Hurricane Gold, came out in hardcover in the UK in September 2007 3 In this year he also made a debut performance on the panel show QI His final Young Bond novel, By Royal Command, was released in hardcover in the UK on the 3 September 2008 4 Charlie has signed a deal to pen a new series of children s books for Puffin According to the author, They are going to be action adventures, but with a horror angle