The Life of Ian Fleming The Life of Ian Fleming The Life of Ian Fleming is a biography of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond and author of the children’s book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". The biography was written by John Pearson, Fleming’s assistant at the London "Sunday Times," in 1966. Pearson later wrote the official, fictional-biography "" in 1973. "The Life of Ian Fleming" was one of the first biographies of Ian Fleming and is considered a collectible book by many James Bond fans, since Pearson would become the third, official James Bond author. Future editions of "The Life of Ian Fleming" were
Ian Fleming Publications 1930s. In 2005 the company launched another series of Bond-related spin-off books, "The Moneypenny Diaries" by Samantha Weinberg, writing as 'Kate Westbrook'. Young Bond returned in 2013 with "Shoot to Kill" by Steve Cole. Written by Kingsley Amis under the pseudonym Robert Markham. The novel by Sebastian Faulks is a one-off adult Bond novel that follows "The Man with the Golden Gun" in the 1960s. The book was written to celebrate Ian Fleming's centenary and was released on Fleming's birthday, 28 May 2008. The novel by Jeffery Deaver, "Carte Blanche", previously known as "Project X", is set in the present