Charlie Higson
King Zero: The New James Bond Novel
King Zero is the new James Bond novel by Charlie Higson, bringing 007 into a contemporary story involving betrayal, technology and a threat with global consequences.
James Bond has a new watch, at least on the pages of the latest 007 novel. In King Zero, the new James Bond adventure by Charlie Higson, Bond is revealed to own a vintage Vertex Cal 59 W.W.W. military watch dating from the Second World War.
The author of the Young Bond novels will play classics tutor Michael Merriot in the audio adaptation of SilverFin.
Today, Thursday 28th May, Ian Fleming’s birthday, Ian Fleming Publications announce three new publishing projects coming in 2026. Each take us further into the worlds of Felix Leiter, teenage James Bond and Ian Fleming himself.
Penguin Michael Joseph in partnership with Ian Fleming Publications have revealed a new James Bond continuation novel: King Zero by Charlie Higson.
Young Bond returns in a brand-new full-cast audio drama, beginning in September 2026 with an adaptation of SilverFin by Charlie Higson. The production company is currently casting voices for James Bond and Wilder Lawless.
Shortly before his coronation, British King Charles III gets his own story about the famous secret agent James Bond.
As Bond-mania reaches fever pitch in the UK, Twitter (@TwitterUK) has teamed up with Young Bond author Charlie Higson (@monstroso) to remind us where it all began.
This interview with Young Bond author Charlie Higson is an excerpt from the book Becoming Bond by Jason Wain.
“The smell and noise and confusion of a hallway full of schoolboys can be quite awful at twenty past seven in the morning”
– Charlie Higson, Silverfin









