![]() ![]() ![]() Pearson ends up in Bermuda where he meets the real James Bond who tells his life story for the record. The theory being that the truth is bound to come out sooner or later, so it is better to get the facts correct from the start. When the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) take an interest in the book, it is suggested that rather than trying to censor and suppress it, they could control the flow of information by cooperating. Pearson begins to search for the inspiration of the character of James Bond and begins to unearth details of an actual James Bond that knew Ian Fleming. Considering Pearson’s knowledge of Fleming, who else better to inhabit the Bond world with all the incidental knowledge of Bond and his creator. ![]() The writing style is some of the most Fleming-esque you will find, which puts this book in the frame as a bona-fide continuation author, as it describes additional Bond missions with flare and accuracy to the character. Most of James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 is Bond telling his life story, including school and first MI6 missions, referring to most every novel and short story The idea was to hide the truth, of Bond’s exploits, in plain sight along the way. MI6 instruct Pearson to write 007’s biography he is introduced to a retired James Bond - who is in his fifties, yet healthy, sun-tanned, and with Honeychile Ryder, the heroine of Dr. James Bond: The Authorised Biography, John Pearson ![]()
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