Colonel Sun (1968)

The fifteenth James Bond novel, and first “continuation novel” by an author other than Ian Fleming (the only one by Kingsley Amis).

Author

Publication History

First Editions

• London: Jonathan Cape.
• New York: Harper and Row.

Proof Copies

• London: Jonathan Cape. Uncorrected proof.

British Book Clubs

• London: Companion Book Club, 1973 (?).

Reviews

• Phoebe Adams, Short Reviews, Atlantic Monthly, June 1968, p. 124.
• Clara M. Siggins, “Fiction,” Best Sellers, 15 May 1968, p. 90.
• S. K. Oberbeck, “The New James Bond: Calmer Music, Weaker Wine,” Book World, 5 May 1968, p. 5.
• Book World, 27 April 1969, p. 17.
• Kenneth Hopkins, “A Whimpering Spoof,” Fiction, Books and Bookmen, December 1968, p. 42.
• Cleveland Amory, Cosmo Reads the New Books, Cosmopolitan, July 1968, p. 12.
• Violet Grant, “Criminal Records,” Daily Telegraph (UK), 28 March 1968, p. 22.
• Malcolm Bradbury, “Bond Dishonoured,” Guardian (UK), 29 March 1968, p. 12.
• Malcolm Bradbury, “Not So Lucky Bond,” Guardian (UK) Weekly, 18 April 1968, p. 10. Book review of Colonel Sun. (Reprinted from the Guardian.)
• Kirkus Reviews, 1 March 1968, p. 288.
• Norman Horrocks, “Fiction,” Library Journal, 1 April 1968, pp. 1500–1501.
• David (Donald?) Stanley, “A Flabby Corporate Image for 007,” Life, 3 May 1968, p. 10.
• D. J. Enright, “A Cloud That's Dragonish,” Listener, 28 March 1968, p. 411.
• National Observer, 20 May 1968, p. 19.
• P. L. Buckley, “Books in Brief,” National Review, 18 June 1968, p. 619.
• “Ovid, Where Are You?,” New Statesman, 24 May 1968, p. 691.
• Allen J. Hubin, Criminals at Large, New York Times Book Review, 19 May 1968, p. 32.
• Paul D. Zimmerman, “Bond Reborn,” Newsweek, 6 May 1968, p. 108.
• Maurice Richardson, “James Bond without Fleming,” Observer, 31 March 1968, p. 29.
• Publishers Weekly, 26 February 1968, p. 170.
• Publishers Weekly, 31 March 1969, p. 58.
• Leo Harris, “Lucky James,” Punch, 24 April 1968, p. 619.
• Sergeant Cuff, “Criminal Record,” Saturday Review, 29 June 1968, p. 30.
• Rayner Heppenstall, “Bond Rebound,” Spectator, 29 March 1968, pp. 409–410.
• Philip Oakes, “Rising Sun,” Sunday Times, 22 October 1967, p. 11.
• Edmund Crispin, “Bond Reborn,” Sunday Times, 31 March 1968, p. 55.
• Anthony Lejeune, “Bond Renewed,” Tablet, 6 April 1968, pp. 342–343.
• “Books: The Thinking Man's 007,” Time, 10 May 1968, p. 128.
• Roger Baker, “No Touch,” Times, 30 March 1968, p. 21d. Notes the use of Amis' pseudonym.
• “Unlucky James,” Times Literary Supplement, 28 March 1968, p. 309.
• “Commentary,” Times Literary Supplement, 9 May 1968, p. 487. An editorial noting that Spink-Redpath Associates can provide book reviews to overworked literary editors at “very reasonable prices.” As an example, part of their review of Colonel Sun is reprinted.