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Casino Royale
Ian Fleming
Casino Royale is the first novel by the British author Ian Fleming. Published in 1953, it is the first James Bond book, and it paved the way for a further eleven novels and two short story collections by Fleming, followed by numerous continuation Bond novels by other authors.
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Vivek’s Notes
The first James Bond novel, with M and Miss Moneypenny; Blofeld arrives later in the series. Fleming also created Caractacus Potts of "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang". Many of his characters are probably better known from their films.
The 1953 book that introduced the poster boy for spies, James Bond, to the world.
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