On His Majesty's Secret Service

A James Bond Adventure

By: Charlie Higson

Narrated by: Charlie Higson

It is the 4th of May, two days before the Coronation of King Charles III and the world’s favourite spy has his work cut out for him. Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the Coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Athelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson. Can Bond dismantle his shady plans and defeat his privately hired team of mercenaries?

Charlie Higson returns with a brand new Bond adventure. On His Majesty’s Secret Service celebrates the Coronation of King III Charles and will be published on Thursday 4 May ahead of the Coronation on Saturday 6 May–60 years after the publication of Ian Fleming’s tenth novel, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, in 1963. Ian Fleming Publications and the author, Charlie Higson, are donating all royalties from print, audio and ebooks to the National Literacy Trust.

©2023 Charlie Higson (P)2023 Ian Fleming Publications

Short but intense 007 adventure

Bond is back with a bang and Higson delivers big time. One of the best yet. Pity it was so short

James Bond Fights The Crazy's

I find it interesting that many are upset with Bond taking on those who would destroy England. Finding his battle with the very extreme right wrong somehow. I found it very realistic and as believable as some of the past villains he has been pitted against. At least these groups of baddies were real. I also found the authors reading of his own reading of his work far better than most. All in all it was well done all around.

Bond Vs Trump

Are you mad about J6 and Donald Trump? How about a cheap revenge novel starring James Bond. A cartoonish Trump analogue has arrived to steal the selection of King Charles after legitimate and fair divine right chooses him to succeed Elizabeth to the throne. Over an hour of the book is Bond undercover at a Trump rally, where the author scandalizes and mischaracterizes populist and conservative thought as Blofeld at his best, with Bond's best retort being 'not if I can help it!' The author ironically lacks any self awareness of the symbolism of James Bond, the importance of British strength and identity on the world stage. Bond is England's cold war Captain America but here he comes off as a hitman for the BBC rather than MI6. The book also contains barely concealed ads for the Range Rover Defender, which is probably how the author got paid since proceeds for the book all go into the deep pockets of big British government. Ian Fleming would hate it, and this book makes even less sense if you just finished Casino Royale. It does contain humor though, like when Bond tells a commando to "blow up the mainframes" or when he asks a lethal mercenary whether or not she knows how to use a Glock 17, the gun Americans receive for free when they apply for a driver's license. Speaking of guns, we're to believe that Charles' protective detail doesn't carry handguns, and all the danger hinges on Discount Rosa Klebb, introduced and vanquished on the same page. Bond could make Britain great again, but instead he embraces the decline. It's not timely or provocative, just a cheap ripoff of another country's important events that reminds us how unimportant the island country is these days.

Welcome back, Bond.

The world is still not enough.
007 lives again.
Cheers, from the USA.

James Bond will return….

More grown up Bond from Higson please!

A great, modern telling of a Bond story that incorporates the essence of the character well into modern times. Loved it and want more.