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0-224-61294-8 (first edition, hardback) Colonel Sun is a novel by Kingsley Amis published by Jonathan Cape on 28 March 1968 under the pseudonym "Robert Markham". Colonel Sun is the first James Bond continuation novel published after Ian Fleming 's 1964 death. Before writing the novel, Amis wrote two other Bond related works, the literary study ...
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Colonel Sun was the first continuation James Bond novel published after the 1964 death of Ian Fleming. Published in 1968 by Glidrose Productions, it was written by "Robert Markham", a pseudonym created by Glidrose for British novelist Kingsley Amis. Glidrose had intended publishing a series of James Bond novels written by different authors under the Robert Markham name, but Colonel Sun was the only novel published. Discounting the two screenplay novelisations by Christopher Wood, and James Bond:
Mar 29, 2022 · Stripped of all professional aids, Bond faces unarmed the monstrous devices of Colonel Sun in a test that brings him to the verge of his physical endurance "Colonel Sun copyright Ian Fleming Publishing Limited 1968 ; Introduction Kingsley Amis 1991." "Colonel Sun first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape in 1968." "Vintage 007."
6 books11 followers. Follow. Kingsley Amis, under the pen name Robert Markham, was the first author to take on Bond after Ian Fleming's death in 1964. Colonel Sun became the first in a long line of continuation books, penned by authors keen to continue Ian Fleming's cultural legacy.
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May 6, 2020 · A fan of Ian Fleming's James Bond books reviews Kingsley Amis's first novel featuring the iconic spy. She summarizes the plot, characters, themes and style of Colonel Sun, and compares it with the original Fleming stories.
Sep 30, 2020 · Colonel Sun. The first James Bond novel after Ian Fleming’s death…. Kingsley Amis (1922-1995) wrote some of the best-loved satirical novels of the second half of the last century. From his classic Lucky Jim to One Fat Englishman, Ending Up, The Old Devils and Jake’s Thing he wouldn’t seem the first choice to carry on the James Bond ...
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Mar 28, 2015 · The legacy of the ‘Bond continuation novel’ began in 1968 with Kingsley Amis‘ ‘Colonel Sun’, published by Jonathan Cape on this day – March 28th.. Kingsley had been a Bond fan “ever since he discovered the first paperback, ‘Casino Royale’, on a railway bookstall” (The Times Educational Supplement) and had already written the seminal The James Bond Dossier, and The Book of Bond (under the name of Lt Col William ‘Bill’ Tanner) and naturally was in the running as Ian ...
