Official Blurb
For over half a century, the Bond novels have entertained millions around the world. 007 has been a cultural phenomenon since the first publication of Casino Royale in 1953. But no book has used the Fleming archive to explore the three-dimensional world of this quintessential secret agent, revealing what inspired it, and who inspired him. This is an authoritative and entertaining journey through the world of the original James Bond, from Moscow to Mayfair, the bedroom to the war-room, the casino to the villain’s lair.

Ian Fleming's archive has released never-before-seen documents and material to create this book. Sources range from research notes and diaries to annotated manuscripts and ephemera from Fleming’s files. Illustrated with classy, contemporary images, the book is a visual feast, but it is also engaging, with a rigorous and satisfying text. It recaptures the glamour of an age, and offers a new insight into the twentieth century's most thrilling literary hero.

About The Author
Henry Chancellor was born in London in 1968. He grew up in East Anglia and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is the highly acclaimed chronicle of Colditz (which was twelve years in the making) and his remarkable TV series Escape from Colditz won sweeping critical praise. His other documentaries for television include Giovanni Belzoni: The Last Tombraider, Pirates and Millennium.

Henry Chancellor's "James Bond: The Man And His World" (subtitled the Official Companion to Ian Fleming's Original Creation) will be published in paperback and hardback, by John Murray, on October 24th 2005. This 256-page work, in which the joint copyright is held by IFPL, is the first of its kind to use visual imagery from the extensive IFPL archive, and provides a historical and social context for the Bond novels.

Left: Author Henry Chancellor