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The Moneypenny Diaries is a series of novels and short stories chronicling the life of Miss Moneypenny, M's personal secretary in Ian Fleming's James Bond series; it is considered an official spin-off of the Bond books. The diaries are penned by Samantha Weinberg under the pseudonym Kate Westbrook, who is depicted as the book's "editor." The series is planned to be a trilogy, although in 2006, Weinberg also published two short stories: "For Your Eyes Only, James" and "Moneypenny's First Date With Bond", both of which appeared in UK magazines.
Stories in the series
- The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel (2005): The first diary fills in the gaps between a number of agent 007's missions including the period between On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice, but also includes an entire backstory for Moneypenny. For the first time since Fleming introduced the character alongside Bond in Casino Royale, Moneypenny is given a first name: Jane.
- "For Your Eyes Only, James" (2006 short story): Published in the November issue of Tatler, the short story tells the tale of a weekend shared between Bond and Moneypenny at Royale-les-Eaux (see Casino Royale) in 1956.
- Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries (2006): Taking place around the time of The Man with the Golden Gun, the secret service is in chaos with one senior official on trial for treason, another having defected to Moscow, and agent 007 brainwashed by the Soviets.
- "Moneypenny's First Date With Bond" (2006 short story): Published in the November 11, 2006 issue of The Spectator, the short story tells the tale of Moneypenny's and James Bond's first meeting.
- The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling (2008):
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James Bond novels and short stories James Bond series Casino Royale (1953) · Live and Let Die (1954) · Moonraker (1955) · Diamonds Are Forever (1956) · From Russia, with Love (1957) · Dr. No (1958) · Goldfinger (1959) · For Your Eyes Only (1960) · Thunderball (1961) · The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) · On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963) · You Only Live Twice (1964) · The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) · Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)Colonel Sun (1968)Licence Renewed (1981) · For Special Services (1982) · Icebreaker (1983) · Role of Honour (1984) · Nobody Lives for Ever (1986) · No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987) · Scorpius (1988) · Win, Lose or Die (1989) · Brokenclaw (1990) · The Man from Barbarossa (1991) · Death Is Forever (1992) · Never Send Flowers (1993) · SeaFire (1994) · COLD (1996)Zero Minus Ten (1997) · The Facts of Death (1998) · High Time to Kill (1999) · DoubleShot (2000) · Never Dream of Dying (2001) · The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002)Devil May Care (2008)Carte Blanche (2011)Young Bond series SilverFin (2005) · Blood Fever (2006) · Double or Die (2007) · Hurricane Gold (2007) · By Royal Command (2008)Novelisations Spin-off novels R. D. Mascott003½: The Adventures of James Bond Junior (1967)James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 (1973)The Moneypenny Diaries Guardian Angel (2005) · Secret Servant (2006) · Final Fling (2008)Short stories "A Hard Man to Kill" (2009)Unofficial works "Some Are Born Great" (1959) · Alligator (1962) · "Bond Strikes Camp" (1963) · The Killing Zone (1985) · "Licence to Hug" (1995) · "Your Deal, Mr. Bond" (1997)Unpublished works Per Fine Ounce (1966) · "The Heart of Erzulie" (2002)Related works The James Bond Dossier (1965) · The Book of Bond (1965) · The James Bond Bedside Companion (1984) · Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier (2009)Categories:- James Bond books
- Novel series
- Fictional diaries
- Novels by Samantha Weinberg
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