SpyCast - Bond After Fleming, the Continuation of an Icon - with Mark Edlitz

This week on SpyCast, Andrew was joined by Mark Edlitz, author of the new book James Bond After Fleming: The Continuation Novels. The world of James Bond has been widely studied by scholars across academic fields - from intelligence journals to pop culture magazines, 007 has held a consistent presence since his inception in the 1960s. Ambitiously, this week’s guest set out to say something new about the Bond franchise and landed on the little-discussed yet absolutely fascinating story of the James Bond continuation novels.
Ian Fleming’s classic original novels and collections of short stories only account for 14 of the now over 60 Bond books, so what happened to James Bond after his original creator died in 1964, and how did new authors pick up Fleming’s torch and carry Bond through the 21st century? Tune in to find out.
And…
If you’re like Mark and have seen most (if not all) of the Bond movies and have read your fair share of 007 books, you'll want to take a visit to the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. to see our brand-new exhibit, Bond in Motion. Featuring 17 vehicles from the franchise, this exhibit will take you right behind the wheel of some of the most iconic pieces from the world of Bond. You don’t want to miss it!
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HOST - Dr. Andrew Hammond, Ph.D. is Historian & Curator at the International Spy Museum, home of the world's preeminent collection of intelligence-related artifacts. Previous chapters have included seven years in the RAF, Public Humanities at the 9/11 Museum in NYC, Fellowships here, there, and everywhere, and academia. He is author of the forthcoming book: "Struggles for Freedom": Afghanistan & US Foreign Policy Since 1979. He loves bialys.
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[@chase138]

Good interview…thanks for sharing! I love the Bond novels and have only read Trigger Mortis which I loved!

[@TimothyOBrien-do1jo]

Can't wait to hear this in full. I just binged the four Daniel Craig Bond films and THUNDERBALL, really enjoyed them. Then we watched the Austin powers films, which weren't bad, have to remember that the Weinstein Brothers, Harvey and Bob, were involved in the production of the films - this cro-magnon knuckle dragger say "LEVERAGE FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BAAAD, CHAKA NO LIKE!"

[@TimothyOBrien-do1jo]

All bad jokes aside, the Fleming Novels are also the model for the use of spy novels for training purposes by unfriendly Intel, which may or may not have involved copyright infringement or illegal duplication, and I would not rule out the possibility of foul play being involved in Mr. Flemings death, if not only to cover up their use for training purposes by unfriendly Intel. In regards to recruiting, the GRU Agent who I met as a teen was using ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT by Harry Harrison as well as the Frank Herbert DUNE novels as recruiting tools, hence Operation SANDWORM being no surprise. Knowing the FLEMING BOND PROPERTY BEING IMPERATIVE, as intellectual domain and copyrighted domain goes...