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Jonathan Cape Forever and a Day (Anthony Horowitz)

Forever and a Day is Anthony Horowitz’s 2018 prequel to Casino Royale, built on original material by Ian Fleming. It sets out how a young Bond earns his licence to kill in the underworld of the French Riviera, and is available in UK and US editions.

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Forever and a Day is Anthony Horowitz’s second Bond novel built on original Ian Fleming material, and the Forever and a Day Anthony Horowitz hardback from Jonathan Cape is the UK first edition. Published on 31 May 2018, it is a prequel to Casino Royale.

In the books

A British agent is found dead in the waters off Marseille, shot three times, and the Service needs a replacement. Bond, who has still to earn his licence to kill, follows the case into a Riviera world of fast cars, grand casinos, luxury yachts and organised crime. The book is billed as the story of the birth of a legend.

Owning it now

Read it before Casino Royale for the sense of an origin, or after it for the pleasure of spotting the set-up. The UK hardback is ISBN 978-1911214779; the US edition from HarperCollins is ISBN 978-0062872807. Signed and numbered editions of 750 copies also exist for collectors. For the films that grew out of the series, see the films or browse our books and media.

Specifications

Author Anthony Horowitz, with original material by Ian Fleming
Publisher Jonathan Cape (UK); HarperCollins (US)
First published 31 May 2018
Format Hardback
ISBN-13 9781911214779 (UK); 9780062872807 (US)
Setting Marseille and the French Riviera; prequel to Casino Royale

The estate’s page is on Ian Fleming Publications.