15 Best espionage books like James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 by John George Pearson

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James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007

By: John George Pearson

3.93

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

The author describes his experiences trying to track down the real James Bond and presents an accou…

If you liked the espionage plot in James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 by John George Pearson , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Scorpius (John Gardner's Bond, #7)

By: John Gardner

3.54

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

Master spy 007 faces the most sinister archvillian of his career, Vladimir Scorpius, a bizarre reli… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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2. Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

By: Ian Fleming

3.64

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

"Listen, Bond," said Tiffany Case. "It’d take more than Crabmeat Ravigotte to get me into bed with … read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Ir ļoti skumji mazgāt ve­ļu, ja tajā nav neviena vīrieša krekla."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Outside the bus the smell of sulphur hit Bond with sickening force. It was a horrible smell, from somewhere down in the stomach of the world."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Bond sat for a moment frozen to his chair. Suddenly, there flashed unwanted into his mind that most sinister line in poetry: 'They reckon ill who leave me out. When me they fly, I am the wings."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

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3. You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)

By: Ian Fleming

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Ian Fleming’s twelfth James Bond novel. The tragic end to James Bond’s last mission – courtesy o… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"You only live twice: Once when you are born And once when you look death in the face"

-Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)

"I've found that one must try and teach people that there's no top limit to disaster-that, so long as breath remains in your body, you've got accept the miseries of life. They will often seem infinite…"

-Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)

"007: Be an angle, Penny, and ring down to Mary and tell her she's got to get out of whatever she's doing tonight. I'm taking her out to dinner. Scotts. Tell her we'll have our first roast grouse of t…"

-Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)

"He had seen how the spirit, the reserves in [Bond], could pull him out of badly damaged conditions that would have broken the normal human being. He knew how a desperate situation would bring out tho…"

-Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)

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4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)

By: Ian Fleming

3.97

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

Description: A Lancia Spyder with its hood down tore past him, cut in cheekily across his bonnet an… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"The World Is Not Enough"

-Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)

"When the odds are hopeless, when all seems to be lost, then is the time to be calm, to make a show of authority – at least of indifference"

-Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)

"She explained to me later that she must have been possessed by a subconscious desire to be raped. Well she found me in the mountains and she was raped - by me."

-Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)

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5. Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

By: Ian Fleming

3.63

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

How is this for an evocative passage from the second Bond novel? "Her hair was black and fell to… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Don't lose faith in your stars."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Hm,' said Bond. 'Bogeyman stuff."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Those who deserve to die, die the death they deserve."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"You start to die the moment you are born. The whole of life is cutting through the pack with death. So take it easy."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

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6. Octopussy and the Living Daylights (James Bond, #14)

By: Ian Fleming

3.57

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Librarian's note #1: this entry is for one of the editions that includes the fourth story, "007 in … read more

Similar categories in Ian Fleming's Octopussy and the Living Daylights (James Bond, #14) book and John George Pearson's James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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7. No Deals, Mr. Bond (John Gardner's Bond, #6)

By: John Gardner

3.55

Format: 317 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Two female agents of Operation Cream Cake - double agents and honey traps against the KGB - are mur… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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8. For Special Services (John Gardner's Bond, #2)

By: John Gardner

3.58

Format: 295 pages, Mass Market Paperback

On loan to the U.S. government, James Bond teams up with Cedar, daughter of Felix Leiter, an old fr… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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9. James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007

By: John George Pearson

3.93

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

The author describes his experiences trying to track down the real James Bond and presents an accou… read more

Similar categories in John George Pearson's James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 book and John George Pearson's James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • novels
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10. The Man With the Golden Gun (James Bond, #13)

By: Ian Fleming

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

The Man with the Golden Gun is the 13th novel written by Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional Briti… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10) by Ian Fleming

11. The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)

By: Ian Fleming

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

'He was about six feet tall, slim and fit. The eyes in the lean , slightly tanned face were a very … read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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12. For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8)

By: Ian Fleming

3.66

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Librarian's note: this entry relates to the collection of short stories under the title of "For You… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"I think it's the same with all the relationships between a man and a woman. They can survive anything so long as some kind of basic humanity exists between the two people. When all kindness has gone,…"

-Ian Fleming, For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8)

13. The Man With the Red Tattoo (Raymond Benson's Bond, #6)

By: Raymond Benson

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In Tokyo, a fatal strain of West Nile virus has infected-and killed-the head of the world's largest… read more

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14. Icebreaker (John Gardner's Bond, #3)

By: John Gardner

3.50

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In Icebreaker, as indestructible as ever, Bond is back in another mission—a deadly assignment under… read more

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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15. Role of Honor (John Gardner's Bond, #4)

By: John Gardner

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For serious infractions, James Bond is drummed out of the British secret service and, as an apparen… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • novels
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16. Nobody Lives Forever (John Gardner's Bond, #5)

By: John Gardner

3.74

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

'Take care 007. Take special care. The continent's a hotbed of villainy these days and you can neve… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • novels

17. SilverFin (Young Bond, #1)

By: Charlie Higson

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became the man. Meet Bond. James Bond. Something is… read more

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18. Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)

By: Ian Fleming

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

Auric Goldfinger, the most phenomenal criminal Bond has ever faced, is an evil genius who likes his… read more

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19. Doctor No (James Bond, #6)

By: Ian Fleming

3.85

Format: None pages,

James Bond travels to the Caribbean to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a secret service… read more

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20. Thunderball (James Bond, #9)

By: Ian Fleming

4.34

Format: 168 pages,

"The girl looked him up and down. He had dark, rather cruel good looks and very clear, blue-grey ey… read more

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21. Star Wars: The Living Force

By: John Jackson Miller

3.81

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In the year before The Phantom Menace, Yoda, Mace Windu, and the entire Jedi Council confront a gal… read more

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  • fiction

16 Best fiction books like James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 by John George Pearson

Transform Your Habits

Scorpius (John Gardner's Bond, #7)

John Gardner

3.54

Transform Your Habits

Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

Ian Fleming

3.64

Transform Your Habits

You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)

Ian Fleming

3.75

Transform Your Habits

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)

Ian Fleming

3.97

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16 must-read fiction books like Role of Honor (John Gardner's Bond, #4) by John Gardner

Transform Your Habits

The Facts of Death (James Bond, #2)

Raymond Benson

3.66

Transform Your Habits

You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)

Ian Fleming

3.75

Transform Your Habits

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)

Ian Fleming

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

Ian Fleming

3.63

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