For the next twelve years Fleming produced a novel a year featuring Special Agent 007, the most famous spy of the century. The first print run sold out within a month. Here, in 1952, at his home “Goldeneye,” he wrote a book called Casino Royale-and James Bond was born. During World War II he served as Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence and played a key role in Allied espionage operations.Īfter the war he worked as foreign manager of the Sunday Times, a job that allowed him to spend two months each year in Jamaica. His first job was with Reuters News Agency where a Moscow posting gave him firsthand experience with what would become his literary bete noire-the Soviet Union. He was educated at Eton College and later spent a formative period studying languages in Europe. Ian Fleming was born in London on May 28, 1908.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. The text in this edition has been restored by the Fleming family company Ian Fleming Publications, to reflect the work as it was originally published. Under the heat of the Caribbean sun, Bond faces a seemingly impossible task: win a duel against the Man with the Golden Gun. Worst of all for Bond, Scaramanga has a golden bullet inscribed with the numbers 007-and he’s eager to put it to use.
Traveling to Jamaica under an assumed name, Bond manages to infiltrate Scaramanga’s organization and soon discovers that the hit man’s criminal ambitions have expanded to include arson, drug smuggling, and industrial sabotage. In the aftermath of his brainwashing by the Soviets, Bond is given one last chance to win back M’s trust: terminate Scaramanga before he strikes MI6 again. His weapon of choice? A gold-plated Colt. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. Bond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it.
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