WIN a limited advance copy of FOREVER AND A DAY

Dead Good has launched a special Forever and a Day competition that will definitely be of interest to Bond fans! Check out details below.

We’re giving a lucky 007 fan the chance to be one of the first people in the world to read Forever and a Day, while luxuriating in surroundings enjoyed by both James Bond and his creator Ian Fleming. 

To be in with a chance of winning a night at The Savoy Hotel, London, with a limited edition advanced copy of Forever and a Day and a Martini; simply fill in your details HERE. Good luck!

Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz is a prequel to Ian Fleming's Casino Royale. It will be released by Jonathan Cape in the UK on May 31 and in the U.S. by Harper Collins on November 6, 2018.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE turns 60

Ian Fleming's From Russia With Love celebrates its 60th Anniversary this month (first published April 8, 1957). To mark the occasion, Ian Fleming Publications has released this anniversary image and is holding a special competition. Details below.

First published in the UK on the 8th April 1957, Ian Fleming's legendary James Bond thriller FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is 60 years old today! 

The novel, famous for its inclusion on President Kennedy's top ten book list, has been published and enjoyed all over the world, with many fans citing it as their favourite Fleming thriller. 

With its unforgettable sequences on the Orient Express, in the backstreets of Istanbul and in the dark corridors of the SMERSH headquarters, we're very pleased to announce this anniversary and encourage readers old and new to delve into the pages of this 50s classic. 

Help us celebrate and win some special James Bond prizes by entering our cover design competition, details HERE.

WIN a signed copy of Trigger Mortis and an Aston Martin Driving Experience

Here's a chance to win a signed copy of Trigger Mortis and an Aston Martin Driving Experience via the good folks at buyagift. Open to UK residents only.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER

WIN a signed copy of the CASINO ROYALE Folio Edition

Ian Fleming Publications and The Folio Society are holding a competition to give away two copies of the new illustrated Casino Royale Folio Edition signed by artist Fay Dalton. The image below includes all the details.

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The Casino Royale Folio Edition will be released this month and can be pre-ordered now.

Win a set of IAN FLEMING first edition replicas

To promote the release of their new 007 Reloaded audiobooks, AudioGo are giving UK residents the chance to win a complete set of first edition replicas of the 14 original James Bond novels by Ian Fleming. All you need to do is answer a simple question on their website (*cough* Goldeneye *cough*) and you'll be entered into their drawing.

These replicas were first released in the 1990s and now sell for a pretty penny on eBay. I kick myself for not buying them back in the day.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE COMPETITION AT AUDIOGO

Happy New Year Competition from John-Gardner.com

The official John Gardner website john-gardner.com is holding a "New Year Competition" offering fans a chance to win the first five hardcover editions of the recent John Gardner James Bond reprints from Orion. Just answer 10 (pretty challenging) questions about the books, and you'll be entered into a random drawing for one of three sets. The competition closes January 31.

CLICK HERE and good luck!

Link: Bond with Jeffery Deaver in New Zealand

Attention New Zealand residents. Purchase your copy of Carte Blanche from Whitcoulls or Borders and enter to win the chance to Bond with Deaver at an exclusive cocktail hour. Click on the headline for the entry application and details. Good luck!

And the winner is...

Bruce Bale is the winner of the 007 Carte Blanche London Cryptic Mission!

Bruce is the FIRST fan to receive a copy of Carte Blanche. He also won a ride in the Bentley Continental GT at the big launch event today in London. Tonight Bruce gets an overnight stay at The Lanesborough where he will meet author Jeffery Deaver.

Congratulations Bruce!

You can see more pics of Bruce on his big day at the Carte Blanche competition Facebook page.

Last cryptic clues in contest to be the first fan to read CARTE BLANCHE

Here are the final set of cryptic clues revealed this past week on the Carte Blanche Facebook page.

• Clue #6: Master of spies and Q may have bought their gagets here.
• Clue #7: Grocers at Her Majesty's service.
• Clue #8: Fleming, Lord Tennyson, George Moore all lived here.
• Clue #9: M's new office on the banks of the River Thames.
• Clue #10: The original newswire service which used homing pigeons.
• Clue #11: London street where Bond got collared.

Send answers to cryptic clues and 007 Carte Blanche mission photos to JamesBondCarteBlanche@hodder.co.uk.

Watch for the final clue on May 25 to find out how YOU can win a ride in a Bentley Continental GT, an overnight stay at The Lanesborough where you will to meet Jeffery Deaver, and be the first fan to read Carte Blanche!

WIN a free ticket to the CARTE BLANCHE launch event in London!

Thanks to our friends at Coleman-Getty, The Book Bond is able to offer 10 complimentary passes to the big Carte Blanche launch event in London on May 26.

Hosted by Times+ Meet The Author!, this special publication day event will have author Jeffery Deaver in conversation with Michael Binyon, foreign policy specialist for The Times, that will give insights into Deaver’s work and the world of Bond. There will also be a Q&A and book signing. The event will be held at 7:30pm at the Congress Centre, 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS.

To win a FREE ticket to this big event, just answer the question below:

What was the title of the first James Bond novel NOT written by Ian Fleming? 

(Hint: It was published in 1968)

Email your answer here along with your full name. The first 10 people to respond will get the passes. Good luck!

THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 10 WINNERS!

Mission to find the first fan to read CARTE BLANCHE

Press Release: Bond fans eager to get their hands on the latest James Bond adventure Carte Blanche by Jeffery Deaver, published by Hodder & Stoughton on Thursday 26 May 2011, have been set a cryptic mission to win the ultimate prize: to be the first fan to read Carte Blanche a day before the rest of the world.

Fans will be challenged to solve a series of cryptic clues and questions in the run-up to Wednesday 25 May, the day before the book’s first worldwide publication. Clues will be posted on websites, Twitter, Facebook, and later Bond-related London-based locations. Participants will need to return regularly to www.facebook.com/007CarteBlanche to unravel the clues, and there will then be one final 007-style secret mission to take place in London. The competition will climax on 25 May, when the winner will receive this ultimate Bond prize.

In classic James Bond style, the winner of the challenge will be picked up in the new Bentley Continental GT - the car driven by Bond in Carte Blanche - and chauffeur-driven to the five star Lanesborough Hotel in London. Here, in luxurious surroundings, they will be able to read the novel through the night, before meeting Jeffery Deaver himself the following day to discuss first-hand the details of the book. Lucky runners-up in the competition will receive invitations to the first public event with Jeffery Deaver on 26 May, where he will be speaking at the Congress Centre in London.

For those Bond fans who aren’t able to travel to London to complete the task, a separate strand of activity will let them compete to win one of 10 sets of books consisting of a signed first edition of Carte Blanche as well as other Jeffery Deaver, Ian Fleming and Charlie Higson titles.

Kelly Weekes, Marketing Director of Hodder & Stoughton, says: “This is an incredibly exciting competiton that reflects the anticipation and secrecy surrounding Carte Blanche. Asking Bond fans to take part in their own cryptic mission will allow every Bond fan to put their Bond knowledge to the test and their clue-solving skills to the limit ahead of the publication of Carte Blanche.”

Hodder & Stoughton have partnered with social media agency Fresh Networks to manage the campaign. Mark Jennings, Account Director, adds: “We are delighted to work with Hodder & Stoughton on this unique project. Many of us are Bond fans and it was fantastic to craft the mission and campaign experience for this icon.”

Here are the first five clues revealed this past week on the Carte Blanche Facebook page:

• Clue #1: Antarctic explorer finds himself eating in Monopoly's prime location.
• Clue #2: A borough of Gold where you'll find signed first editions.
• Clue #3: Number 1 Row stitched up Bond.
• Clue #4: Enjoy a martini with Ian Fleming at the bar of the Duchess's husband.
• Clue #5: Founded by a Prime Minister and named after it's head waiter.

Send answers to cryptic clues and 007 Carte Blanche mission photos to JamesBondCarteBlanche@hodder.co.uk

Watch the Carte Blanche Facebook page for more clues this week.

Link: Simon & Schuster CARTE BLANCHE Sweepstakes

Be one of three lucky winners to receive a signed first edition of Jeffery Deaver's Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel before it officially goes on sale in the United States on June 14th! Winners will be announced on May 26th, three weeks before publication. Just click the headline above to enter at the Simon & Schuster website.

Official CARTE BLANCHE Facebook page launched

UK publisher Hodder & Stoughton has launched an official Carte Blanche Facebook page where, among other things, you will find the daily cryptic clues that are a part of the big Carte Blanche competition announced over the weekend.

You'll also find details about a second exciting competition, "UK Mission", on the new page.

Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver is released in UK in just 18 days. It's getting closer!

WIN an advanced copy of CARTE BLANCHE and meet author Jeffery Deaver

CommanderBond.net has revealed details of an exciting competition from Carte Blanche UK publisher, Hodder & Stoughton. The idea is to solve a series of cryptic clues that will be revealed on select websites and the new official 007 Carte Blanche Facebook page (launching tomorrow) to put yourself in with a chance of competing in the final secret mission, which will only be revealed towards the end of the month.

The first prize is a signed copy of Carte Blanche to read ahead of publication, and the opportunity to meet author Jeffery Deaver on 26th May 2011. The winner (with plus one) will also be invited to spend one night in a deluxe double room at the exclusive The Lanesborough, a 5* St Regis Hotel in London, on the night of 25th May 2011.

There are 10 runner up prizes which are one ticket each to the Times+ Meet The Author! launch day event, which will be held at 7:30pm on the 26th May at the Congress Centre, Great Russell Street, London.

For more details and for an advance look at the first clue, head on over to the CommanderBond.net forums, the largest James Bond fan community on the web.

Good luck!

WIN Young Bond trading cards & The Puffin Adventure Book for Boys

The Young Bond Dossier and Puffin Books are offering 10 lucky fans a chance to WIN a set of exclusive Young Bond trading cards and a copy of The Puffin Adventure Book for Boys.

These 12 exclusive cards come uncut on three sheets and feature spectacular full color character images by Kev Walker. Released in limited supplies with the hardcover edition of By Royal Command, these rare cards have become hot Young Bond collectibles.

The Puffin Adventure Book For Boys was a limited Christmas exclusive and features extracts from six of Puffin’s most popular boys adventure titles, including Charlie Higson’s By Royal Command, Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Young Samuri: The Way of the Warrior and more.

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO ENTER

Competition closes December 1st, 2009.

Absolute Radio's Young Bond giveaways

To celebrate the release of By Royal Command in paperback on Thursday, May 28, Absolute Radio is running special Bond programming all week.

Starting Monday, May 25, Absolute will be airing a series of pre-recorded trails and live reads from By Royal Command, as well as offering fans a chance to win a copy of the book. This will culminate Saturday (May 30) on the Jo Russell morning breakfast show where 2 phone-in listeners will battle it out to win a family holiday in Jamaica!

Full details on the Absolute Radio Young Bond page.

Stay tuned for more tie-in giveaways coming next week, including a very special exclusive competition from The Young Bond Dossier.

Puffin responds to criticism of YOUNG BOND 3 poll

UK newspaper The Observer has published in its “Browser” column a rather stuffy criticism of Puffin’s Young Bond 3 title poll, calling it a “shameful failure of imagination.” Now Puffin has responded.

Dear Sir,

The Browser somewhat missed the point of our nationwide vote to decide the title of Charlie Higson's third Young Bond book (visit www.youngbond.com for details). This is an initiative designed to encourage young fans to interact very directly with their favourite book brand in ways that they are wholly accustomed to doing with brands outside the book world - text voting, e-flyers and on-line polls are very much part of our readers' lives, and a natural way for them to express their opinions, share ideas with friends and be active members of a community linked by shared interests. It also gives us as publishers of books for children a real opportunity to listen to their opinions.

I am sorry that we are a source of despair to the Browser! While he is perhaps not part of our target market, he does correctly highlight the fact that those of us following in the footsteps of Ian Fleming have a lot to live up to. Charlie Higson's brilliant Young Bond books are a very fresh perspective on the Bond we all know from the adult novels and films. Fleming's titles are absolutely iconic, and we'd love as many people as possible to be involved in making sure that the title for the next Young Bond novel is the right one. If the Browser really wants to be part of the decision, he could always vote.

Rebecca McNally
Publisher, Fiction and Non-Fiction

YOU decide the title of YOUNG BOND 3

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: In an unprecedented nationwide ballot, Britain is to decide the title of the third book in the super-selling Young Bond series, written by Charlie Higson and due to be published by Puffin Books on 4th January 2007.

Voting for the nation’s preferred title starts today, Tuesday 3rd October, at 9am and closes at midnight on the 3rd November. To cast your vote, and become part of James Bond history, visit www.youngbond.com. There are three possible titles, chosen by the author, Charlie Higson:

Double or Die

N.E.M.E.S.I.S.

The Deadlock Cipher

To help you decide, there is an exclusive extract from Young Bond 3 on the Young Bond website and a note from Charlie Higson about the three titles he has picked.

The title will be kept a closely guarded secret until publication and revealed at an as yet undisclosed, central London location on the 3rd January 2007.

The Young Bond series follows the daredevil adventures of James Bond as an Eton school boy in the 1930s. The third instalment in a planned series of five titles, written by Charlie Higson, sees the young James Bond pitted against the dangerous criminal underworld of interwar London, a world of illegal gambling dens, Cambridge spies and East End gangs. Here you’ll read about the experiences which turned the boy into the steely and ruthless secret agent that Bond becomes as an adult.

The first books in the Young Bond series, SilverFin (published in March 2005) and Blood Fever (published in January 2006) enjoyed tremendous success. SilverFin sold over 190,000 copies and spent ten weeks in the top-ten and Blood Fever went straight to number one in the bestsellers chart.

All voters have a chance to win one of a limited number of tickets to the central London event and discover, before anyone else, the title of Young Bond 3.

You can also cast your vote by text:

For Double or Die text DOUBLE to 60022
For N.E.M.E.S.I.S. text ENEMY to 60022
For The Deadlock Cipher text LOCK to 60022

Texts cost your normal rate. For full terms and conditions see www.youngbond.com.