James Bond 007 Blog

We were saddened to hear of the passing of John Gardner, who picked up the torch from Ian Fleming and wrote Bond novels in the 1980’s and 1990’s.

Gardner’s Bond utilized much of the latest technology of the day, and attempted to modernize the character - a move that worked well sometimes and not so well at others. James Bond drove a Saab (!) in some of Gardner’s novels, and while the car seemed pretty cool, sometimes I could just not get over the idea of 007 tooling around Europe in a Saab. For the most part, I really enjoyed the novels, and they allowed me as a teenager in the 1980’s to feel a sense of anticipation for the next Bond adventure.

While Ian Fleming’s life is often talked about as one long adventure, Gardner was no slouch in his own right. I encourage you to learn more about him from the links below.

Wikipedia

Commander Bond