The James Bond Bedside Companion
- The James Bond Bedside Companion
"The James Bond Bedside Companion" is a non-fiction book written by the official James Bond author, Raymond Benson, first published in 1984. It was later updated in 1988. The book was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Biographical/Critical Work in 1984. As of 2008, the book is out of print.
The book, split in five parts, includes information on "The James Bond Phenomenon", a biography on Ian Fleming the creator of James Bond, a biography on the fictional character James Bond, information on the novels, and finally information on the films.
Benson goes into considerable detail for each novel including continuation novels by authors Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham) and John Gardner. Likewise it details information on every film from the first official Bond film "Dr. No", to the then-recent Bond film "Octopussy". Additionally, it discusses the two unofficial adaptations of "Casino Royale" and the remake of "Thunderball" called "Never Say Never Again". The 1988 publication included information on "A View to a Kill" (1985) and "The Living Daylights" (1987) as well as the books written by John Gardner since the 1984 edition.
Author Raymond Benson also wrote modules for the "James Bond 007" role playing game and, from 1997 to 2002, was commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications to succeed John Gardner as the author of the James Bond novels series.
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