Casino Royale
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Where Casino Royale sits
- Series
- Book 1 of James Bond (Ian Fleming). See all James Bond (Ian Fleming) books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- Live and Let Die
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against ianfleming.com
What Casino Royale is about
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- It is a spy story about James Bond, an agent of the British intelligence service. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Bond, James ... Intelligence service ... Great Britain ... Spy stories
- The story takes place in France. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Bond, James ... British ... France ... Fiction
The story behind Casino Royale
- Fleming set himself the goal of a spy story that would outdo all the others. (ianfleming.com; read November 6, 2026)
sets out to write ... the spy story to end all spy stories
- Casino Royale, his first novel, was written at GoldenEye, his house in Jamaica. (ianfleming.com; read November 6, 2026)
his first novel, Casino Royale ... is written at GoldenEye, his home in Jamaica
- He started it in February 1952, and Jonathan Cape brought it out in the UK on April 13, 1953. (ianfleming.com; read November 6, 2026)
Started in February 1952 ... released on 13th April 1953 by Jonathan Cape in the UK
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Other books in James Bond (Ian Fleming)
14 books listed so far
- Book 2: Live and Let Die
- Book 3: Moonraker
- Book 4: Diamonds Are Forever
- Book 5: From Russia, with Love
- Book 6: Dr. No
- Book 7: Goldfinger
- Book 8: For Your Eyes Only
- Book 9: Thunderball
- Book 10: The Spy Who Loved Me
- Book 11: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Book 12: You Only Live Twice
- Book 13: The Man with the Golden Gun
- Book 14: Octopussy and The Living Daylights
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