Charlie Higson's On His Majesty's Secret Service out now

Charlie Higson's On His Majesty's Secret Service is available now.

On His Majesty's Secret Service celebrates the Coronation of King III Charles which takes place on May 6th, 2023.

Charlie Higson wrote the new short story On His Majesty's Secret Service
photo © Stuart Bertie

The new work is a nod to the existing Bond story On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

In On His Majesty's Secret Service, James Bond must prevent the ceremony from being brutally disrupted the day before the coronation.

Higson, who has written several books from the Bond children's series Young Bond, was asked to write the coronation story more than a month ago. "I was overjoyed until I realized it had to be ready for the coronation in May. Writing the book in such a short time is as thrilling and heart-pounding as a Bond mission. Although, of course, no one would fire at me."

King Charles III (when he was still the Prince of Wales) with Daniel Craig on the set of No Time To Die in 2019

The action of this entirely new 007 adventure brings Bond into the present day. It is the 4th of May, two days before the Coronation of King Charles Ill 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?

On His Majesty's Secret Service is now available digitally as an eBook, as an audiobook (read by Charlie Higson), and as a hardback, online and in bookshops.

Click here to order on Amazon USA ($14)

Click here to order on Amazon UK (£11.95)

Proceeds from the book will go to the National Literacy Trust, an organization that helps underprivileged children with reading and language. Charles's wife, Queen Consort Camilla, is a patron of that foundation.