Which to read first

Georgiboy · August 2007

I am a huge james bond movie fan and I have decided to read all the novels. Which book should I start with? Thanks.

Pendragon · August 2007

start with Casino Royale and go in order...;)

~Pen -{

Loeffelholz · August 2007

Georgiboy wrote:

I am a huge james bond movie fan and I have decided to read all the novels. Which book should I start with and which one is the best? Thanks.

Start with Casino Royale, the first book Ian Fleming wrote. Then read the other Fleming Bond books in order [EDIT: As Pendragon just said ;% ].

Casino Royale
Live And Let Die
Moonraker
Diamonds Are Forever
From Russia, With Love
Doctor No
Goldfinger
For Your Eyes Only
Thunderball
The Spy Who Loved Me
On Her Majesty's Secret Service*
You Only Live Twice
The Man With The Golden Gun
Octopussy/The Living Daylights

* For my money, OHMSS is the best book...but opinions vary

My other personal favourites are CR, MR, FRWL and DN.

You'll have a lot of fun following Literary Bond :007)

Georgiboy · August 2007

Which one would you guys say was the best?

Loeffelholz · August 2007

OHMSS happened to be the very first one I read...and I also think it's the best---Fleming at the absolute top of his form.

But it will mean more if you read the others in order before you get there...

Pendragon · August 2007

I personally LOVED Casino Royale, but my other favs are Goldfinger and Live and Let Die...but read them all and come to your own conclusions! Let us know what you think, won't you?

~Pen -{

Barbel · August 2007

I'm with Loeff here, and must point out OHMSS as my favourite- but by all means start with CR. It was the first, after all! Then LALD, MR...

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