**BEFORE THE MAN BECAME THE LEGEND. BEFORE THE BOY BECAME THE MAN. MEET BOND. JAMES BOND. ** Kidnap. Violence. Explosions. Murder. No ordinary weekend. But then, James Bond is no ordinary boy… In a North London cemetery a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. A suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery, James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the code is cracked, he has just 48 hours to save the professor from the dark forces that threaten to destroy them both. And if the professor can’t escape, it’s not only his future that’s under threat. It’s the rest of the world’s… The first five books and companion novel in the series are written by [Charlie Higson,](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/162326.Charlie_Higson) with the rest being written by [Steve Cole.](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7057307.Steve_Cole) The series consists of the following titles; [1. SilverFin](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/603911.SilverFin) [2. Blood Fever](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/278794.Blood_Fever) [3. Double or Die](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/360918.Double_or_Die) [4. Hurricane Gold](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1660794.Hurricane_Gold) [5. By Royal Command](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4634352-by-royal-command) [6. Shoot to Kill](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22363629-shoot-to-kill) [7. Heads You Die](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26631730-heads-you-die) [8. Strike Lightning](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30287412-strike-lightning) [9. Red Nemesis](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32047504-red-nemesis)