EXCLUSIVE: NEW YOUNG BOND SILVERFIN SPECIAL EDITIONS

Special Edition paperback

After a long dry spell of Young Bond news, today we have a sensational exclusive thanks to our good friends at Penguin UK.

On May 5, 2011, Puffin Books will mark the return of James Bond in Carte Blanche by releasing TWO special editions of Charlie Higson's bestselling first Young Bond novel, SilverFin.

First up is a numbered, Limited Edition hardcover with a new introduction by Charlie Higson. The hardcover will sport a spectacular glow in the dark cover featuring the iconic eels and comes in an engraved Perspex slipcase. All copies will be signed by Charlie Higson and will be limited to 1,000 copies worldwide. Price is £50.

Also available on May 5th will be a Special Edition of the existing SilverFin paperback with ALL NEW material and a fantastic redesigned cover.

The SilverFin Limited Edition Hardcover and Special Edition paperback are available to pre-order now at Amazon.co.uk.

Limited edition hardcover with glow-in-the-dark cover

Limited edition hardcover in slipcase

Young Bond: SilverFin Limited Edition (HB)
ISBN 9780141339641
Publishing 5 May 2011
Hardback, 384pp, £50.00
Pre-order on Amazon.co.uk

Young Bond: Silverfin Special Edition (PB)
ISBN 9780141338217
Publishing 5 May
Paperback, 384pp, £7.99
Pre-order on Amazon.co.uk

Go get him, Charlie

UPDATE: CLICK HERE to watch a clip from Charlie's interview (not available in all areas).

A "cryptic" interview with Jeffrey Deaver

Nick Higham interviews Jeffrey Deaver about his new Bond novel inside St Andrew Church in Holborn, London. This interview was filmed in July 2010 when the book was still only known as "Project X."

Tobias Menzies as Ian Fleming in Any Human Heart

Tanner over at the superb spy blog Double O Section (truly one of my favorite destinations on the web) has the scoop that Tobias Menzies, the actor who played M's assistant Villiers in the 2006 Bond film Casino Royale, stars as Ian Fleming in the Channel 4 production, Any Human Heart, which airs this weekend on PBS's Masterpiece Theater.

The miniseries is based on the William Boyd's 2004 novel of the same name. Check you local PBS listings for times. For more, head on over to Double O Section.

OO7 Magazine #54 now shipping

OO7 Magazine issue #54 is now available for purchase worldwide from the OO7 Magazine website.

This latest issue will be of particular interest to us book Bond fans as it contains a cover story on graphic designer Raymond Hawkey, who created many of the classic Bond paperback covers of the 1960s.

This issue also contains an interview with legendary Bond screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz and Associate Producer Stanley Sopel.