This article is from the James Bond FAQ, by Michael Reed reed55@core.com with numerous contributions by others.
It was not until 1981 that the Bond series was revived once
again. Anne Fleming, following Amis' novel, had wanted the books to
cease. Upon her death the publishing company, Glidrose, hired British
author John Gardner who published a new novel almost every year until
the spring of 1996. He retired after equaling Fleming's total of
fourteen original novels, Gardner feeling the novelizations of the
movies did not count. Gardner was already an established writer, best
known for the series of "Boysie Oakes" novels, such as "The
Liquidator".
When assuming the mantle, Gardner's only direction was that he was not to
make any mention of the offspring of Bond alluded to in "You Only Live
Twice" and that Bond would be set in present time.
Title fn. Year ----- --- ---- Licence Renewed 1981 For Special Services 1982 Icebreaker 1983 Role Of Honour 1984 Nobody Lives Forever 1986 No Deals, Mr. Bond 1987 Scorpius 1988 Win, Lose Or Die 1989 Brokenclaw 1990 Licence To Kill (A) 1990 The Man From Barbarossa 1991 Death Is Forever 1992 Never Send Flowers 1993 SeaFire 1994 GoldenEye (A) 1995 Cold (B) 1996
 
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