Author
Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson took over the official James Bond continuation novels from John Gardner and wrote six original 007 novels and three film novelizations between 1996 and 2002. He also writes the Black Stiletto series, gaming-industry nonfiction, and the occasional standalone thriller.
Reviews
5
Books on file
6
Avg rating
Years active
1999-2005
Reviewed
Our reviews of Raymond Benson's work
Double Shot
by Raymond Benson
Doubleshot by Raymond Benson 2000 review. The first Union-trilogy Bond novel, with a Bond imposter, recovery from a brain injury, and a hit on a peace conference in Gibraltar.
High Time to Kill
by Raymond Benson
A Raymond Benson James Bond continuation novel. Mid-Benson, propulsive, mountaineering setpiece. The Bond form on autopilot in a particular way.
Never Dream of Dying
by Raymond Benson
Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson 2001 review. Bond chases a French crime syndicate called the Union from Cannes to Tangier in the strongest of Benson’s mid-period Bond novels.
The Man With the Red Tattoo
by Raymond Benson
The Man with the Red Tattoo by Raymond Benson 2002 review. The final original James Bond continuation novel, set in Japan, with Tokyo Yakuza, a bioterror plot, and a return to Fleming-Japan territory.
The World is Not Enough
by Raymond Benson
The World is Not Enough by Raymond Benson 1999 review. The official novelization of the nineteenth James Bond film, with the oil-pipeline plot expanded and a few sharper Bond beats.
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What we have said about Raymond Benson
The Man with the Red Tattoo by Raymond Benson 2002 review. The final original James Bond continuation novel, set in Japan, with Tokyo Yakuza, a bioterror plot, and a return to Fleming-Japan territory.
Doubleshot by Raymond Benson 2000 review. The first Union-trilogy Bond novel, with a Bond imposter, recovery from a brain injury, and a hit on a peace conference in Gibraltar.
Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson 2001 review. Bond chases a French crime syndicate called the Union from Cannes to Tangier in the strongest of Benson’s mid-period Bond novels.
The World is Not Enough by Raymond Benson 1999 review. The official novelization of the nineteenth James Bond film, with the oil-pipeline plot expanded and a few sharper Bond beats.
A Raymond Benson James Bond continuation novel. Mid-Benson, propulsive, mountaineering setpiece. The Bond form on autopilot in a particular way.
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