Contents
The Real James Bond
Can the Cinematic Bond Ever Be the Literary Bond?
Raymond Benson
The Sexual Subtext of 007
John Cox
“Bland . . . James Bland”
Lee Pfeiffer
The Spy Who Would Not Die
Mark W. Tiedemann
INTERLUDE: Drink Like Bond
The James Bond Debates
What Is the Best Bond Movie?
Bonding By the Numbers . . .
Ray Dempsey
What Are the Best and Worst Gadgets from Q Branch?
DON’T PRESS THAT BUTTON!
JA Konrath
Who Is the Sexiest Bond Girl?
“My Name Is Coochie McPantsless, What’s Yours?”
Erin Dailey and Harry Elliott
Who Is the Best Bond Villain?
If I Were a Villain, But Then Again, No
Steven Rubio
Who Is the Best James Bond?
Dalton’s Gang
Michael Marano
INTERLUDE: Eat Like Bond
How to Make James Bond Your Bitch
Chinks in the Armor
Lawrence Watt-Evans
Agent 007 Performance Review
Natasha Giardina
So You Want to Be an Evil Genius
David Morefield
“I knew Julius No. Julius No was a friend of mine. Osama, you are no Dr. No.”
Raelynn Hillhouse
INTERLUDE: Dress Like Bond
James Bond in the 21st Century
Why Do We Still Want to Be James Bond?
Andrea Carlo Cappi
Nobody Does It Better
Louis Markos
“An Englishman’s Word Is His Bond”
Adam Roberts
Covalent Bonds
Sarah Zettel
James Bond: Now More Than Ever
Bruce Bethke
Acknowlegments