Ian Fleming Publications

Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. In 1952, author Ian Fleming bought it after completing his first James Bond novel, Casino Royale; he assigned most of his rights in Casino Royale, and the works which followed it, to Glidrose.

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John Gliddon - Norman Rose - 1952 - Ian Fleming - James Bond - Casino Royale

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In 1956, Ian Fleming hired literary agent Peter Janson-Smith to handle the foreign translation rights in the James Bond novels. He was the literary consultant and chairman of Ian Fleming Publications until 2001.

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1956 - Peter Janson-Smith - 2001

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After Fleming's death, in 1964, Glidrose Productions Ltd planned a continuation series of James Bond books, to be written by a rotating series of authors, under the pseudonym "Robert Markham". In 1968, the first continuation novel published was Colonel Sun, by Kingsley Amis, afterwards the Robert Markham book series was cancelled.

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Robert Markham - Colonel Sun - Kingsley Amis

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In 1981, the James Bond book series was revived, with new novels written by John Gardner. In 1996, John Gardner retired from writing Bond books, and Raymond Benson quickly replaced him. Benson is the first American to write James Bond novels, a fact that was initially controversial. It was during Benson's tenure that the company changed names from Glidrose Productions Ltd to Ian Fleming Publications; the publisher's new name appeared first in High Time to Kill, (1999), by Raymond Benson. In turn, Benson retired from writing Bond books in 2002, as of November 2004 no new writer has been announced, however, also in 2004, a new book series was announced, to be written about the thirteen-year-old James Bond, aimed at the "Harry Potter audience". The writer of the new novels will be Charlie Higson (The Fast Show).

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John Gardner - Raymond Benson - High Time to Kill - Harry Potter - Charlie Higson - The Fast Show

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Ian Fleming Publications Ltd administers Ian Fleming's literary oeuvre and is owned by Fleming's family.

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