Penguin Books Australia

Everything you ever wanted to know about the boy, who became the man, who became the legend, now in paperback.

Featuring a brand-new story by Charlie Higson, The Young Bond Dossier is the complete and definitive guide to the world and adventures of Young Bond.

Packed with information - from in-depth character profiles to the cars, the weapons and the exotic locations, plus facts, stats, photographs...

Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became a man.

Meet Bond. James Bond.

There's something in the water at Loch Silverfin. Something deadly. Something that must be kept secret . . .

It's James Bond's first day at Eton, and he's already met his first enemy. This is the start of an adventure that will take him from the school playing fields to the remote shores of Loch Silverfin and a terrifying...

Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became a man.

James Bond has discovered danger.

Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became a man.

Kidnap. Violence. Explosions. Murder.

In a north London cemetery a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. A suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery, James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the code is cracked, he has just 48 hours to save the professor from the dark forces...

Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became a man.

James Bond is staring death in the face . . .

As the sun blazes over the Caribbean island of Lágrimas Negras, its bloodthirsty ruler is watching and waiting. Criminals come here to hide, with blood on their hands and escape on their minds.

On the mainland, ex-flying ace Jack Stone leaves his son and daughter in the company of James...

Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became a man.

Life for James Bond will never be the same again.

Following a treacherous rescue mission high in the freezing Alps, James Bond is preparing for life back at Eton. But James's every move is being watched. He alone holds the clue to a sinister plot that will bring bloodshed and carnage to his school - and his country.

Forced to flee from Eton...

He doesn't know it but DogNut is about to set off a chain of events that will affect every kid in the city.

The sickness struck everyone over the age of fourteen. Mothers and fathers, older brothers, sisters and best friends. No one escaped its touch.

Young Bond isn't afraid of DANGER – or making ENEMIES.

This dossier takes you right into the heart of Young Bond's world and includes a never-seen-before EXCLUSIVE Young Bond story by Charlie Higson, A Hard Man to Kill.

Encounter daredevil escapes, deadly weapons and explore the real-life history featured in the series, while discovering how to survive the searing heat of the Mexican desert or...

Following a treacherous rescue mission high in the freezing Alps, James Bond is preparing for life back at Eton. But James is under surveillance; his every move is being watched. He alone holds the clue to a sinister plot that will bring bloodshed and carnage to his school – and his country.

THERE'S SOMETHING SLITERING IN THE WATER AT LOCH SILVERFIN.

SOMETHING DEADLY.

Something that must be kept secret. . .

"The Mayan's used to talk of a cursed treasure called hurricane gold, which if you held on to it would bring ruin to you and your family..."

As the sun blazes over the Caribbean island of Lagrimas Negras, its bloodthirsty ruler is watching and waiting. Criminals come here to hide, with blood on their hands and escape on their minds.

On the mainland, ex-flying ace Jack Stone leaves his son...

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Subject: James Bond

Description: Age 13. Dark hair; blue eyes; tall for age; surprisingly strong; fluent French, good German

Essential components: A Mediterranean mystery. One kidnapped girl – feisty, blond, superfit Amy Goodenough, sister of James' best friend Mark. One villainous pirate – Zoltan Magyr. Mysterious Latin-speaking...

No ordinary weekend. But then, James Bond is no ordinary boy . . .

In a North London cemetery a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint.

A suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery, James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles.

Once the code is cracked, he has just forty-eight hours to save the professor from...