NEW YORK (AP) - James Bond will soon be back, in bookstores. ''Devil May Care,'' a novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks and authorized by the estate of the late Ian Fleming, is due to come out in 2008, the centennial of Fleming's birth. No'' and ''From Russia With Love.
'' Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore are among those who have played the debonair secret agent on screen. The Bond series has continued over the past 40 years, with Kingsley Amis and John Gardner among those writing stories. Corinne Turner, managing director of Ian Fleming Publications Limited, said Faulks was ideal for the job.
''We had him in mind for our centenary novel for quite some time. He has an ability to write convincingly in whichever period or genre he chooses, and his novel 'On Green Dolphin Street' in particular made me think he might enjoy exploring the world of Ian Fleming and James Bond,'' Turner said in a statement. ''We gave a sneak preview of the manuscript to Barbara Broccoli (daughter of Bond film producer Albert Broccoli), who said if I had told her the family had found an old manuscript of Ian's in the basement she would have believed me.
Sebastian couldn't have written a better book to celebrate Ian's 100th birthday.'' Film rights have not yet been sold, Doubleday said.
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