40-645: Hurricane Gold is the fourth novel in the Young Bond series depicting Ian Fleming 's superspy James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. The novel is set in Mexico and the Caribbean. It was first published in the UK in September 2007. Two American children are abducted by criminals searching for military plans stolen by their father. James Bond attempts to protect them by masquerading as
80-492: A 2008 release before the publishing date was pushed up to 2007. With Double or Die also being published in 2007, this creates a unique situation – the first time more than one James Bond novel was published in the same calendar year, (not counting film novelizations, spinoff novels such as The Moneypenny Diaries or short stories). On 10 August 2007, Charlie Higson signed and numbered 1500 copies of Hurricane Gold to be distributed to independent bookstores only. Number "007"
120-533: A change in character; she is no longer rude and self-centered, and even develops affections for James, which she expresses by waiting for him to fall asleep and then kissing him. Then Manny shows up in a car. He is very sick, as he has had brain damage following his fall at the Stone Mansion. He slips in and out of confusion. Finally, James and Precious knock him out of the car as he sleeps and escape. They head for Pelanque, but are unable to stop Mrs Glass escaping with
160-477: A deadly obstacle course. He is killed by a jaguar less than halfway through. Following the events in Double or Die , James Bond travels to Mexico with his Aunt Charmian, who is visiting the ruined Mayan city of Palenque . In the fishing village of Tres Hermanas, Angel Corona, a young Mexican pickpocket who closely resembles James, steals Charmian's bag. James chases and corners him. Corona is subdued and soon arrested by
200-577: A devastating hurricane, some gangsters led by a Mrs. Theda Glass enter the Stone house and steal the safe. James knocks one of the gunmen, Manny, out of the window, the youngsters hid from the gangsters and the storm in an underground ice house . After the storm, James takes the Stone children to town in Jack Stone's Duesenberg , which is wrecked by a sudden flood. JJ is nearly killed but is rescued by Garcia, James's sailor friend. When JJ and Precious are captured by
240-425: A rock with Precious, who passionately kisses him while they wait to be collected. El Huracán keeps his promise to release them and the book ends with James and Precious leaving Lagrimas Negras with Jack Stone. They share a private moment watching the sunset, during which Precious admits to James that she loves him (despite her understanding that he must return to Britain after the events of the story). The obstacles of
280-500: A rotating author. This plan fell apart and Higson agreed to author future books in the series. However, following Higson's five books, subsequent books have been written by Steve Cole. An original Young Bond short story by Charlie Higson titled "A Hard Man to Kill" was published in the companion book Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier on 29 October 2009. The story is set between the books Hurricane Gold and By Royal Command and involves Young Bond travelling back to London aboard
320-413: A young Mexican thief and joining the gang. They journey through a Mexico and eventually arrive at the Caribbean island Lagrimas Negras. They will be kept there for the rest of their lives unless they complete 'La Avenida de Muerte'. Hurricane gold, according to the character El Huracán, is a legendary Mayan treasure which is cursed and will bring inevitable ruin on its possessor. The US Navy documents are
360-571: A young teenage boy attending school at Eton College in the 1930s. The series, written by Charlie Higson , was originally planned to include only five novels; however, after the release of the fifth novel, Higson considered the possibility of a second series. In October 2013 it was confirmed that a second series of four novels was in development, with the first novel due for release in Q3 2014, but it would be penned by Steve Cole while Higson continued work on his young adult zombie series, The Enemy . Since
400-593: Is based on one of the chapters in the book. On 11 August 2008 Puffin Books announced the first Young Bond alternate reality game (ARG), The Shadow War . The online game started on 23 August, when Charlie Higson set the first mission during his appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival . In the game, players around the world use a range of media, including the Young Bond books themselves and
440-479: Is killed by Strabo. James learns from Mrs. Glass that Whatzat name was Charlie Moore. When JJ's injured leg becomes severely infected, Sakata, prompted by James, leaves the gang and takes JJ to the hospital in Vera Cruz . Mrs. Glass and Strabo make a new plan to flee to Lagrimas Negras and sell the documents to the ruler of the island, El Huracán. James and Precious escape and camp out for a while. Precious has undergone
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#1732869874620480-523: The SilverFin graphic novel released in the UK on 2 October 2008. In 2008, SilverFin: The Graphic Novel , was released as a graphic novel on 2 October 2008 by Puffin Books. The book was written by Charlie Higson and illustrated by renowned comic book artist Kev Walker . It was released by Disney Publishing in the US as both a hardcover and paperback in 2010 and was awarded the 2011 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award
520-512: The "hurricane gold" in this story, since everyone who possesses it is destroyed by the people who seek to possess it. The book starts with a prologue on Lagrimas Negras (black tears), an island haven for criminals in the Caribbean . The boss, El Huracán, informs his lunch guests that one of them has broken the rule against contacting the outside world. Robert King is tricked into confessing, then made to run La Avenida de Muerte (The Avenue of Death),
560-479: The French ocean liner SS Colombie. An extract from the story appeared in some later paperback editions of By Royal Command . It is the longest James Bond short story yet written. On 9 October 2013 Ian Fleming Publications announced that a new series of four Young Bond books were in development, written by Astrosaurs creator, Steve Cole . Cole's novels will follow on from Higson's last entry, By Royal Command and
600-698: The Rat Run that James and Precious compete in are as follows: Prior to the release of SilverFin Charlie Higson said that Book 4 would be set in the Alps , however, the location was changed to Mexico and the Caribbean. Higson considered setting the book in North Africa, but decided against it because Ian Fleming never liked the idea of Bond going to North Africa. Unlike the other Young Bond novels, there are no scenes set at Eton College . When asked whether he would continue
640-438: The UK in its second week of release and held the spot for eleven weeks. Double or Die , the third book in the series, was released in the UK on 4 January 2007, having had its title announced the day before. The title was voted on in a national poll on the official Young Bond website; the other two titles to choose from were N.E.M.E.S.I.S. and The Deadlock Cipher . After the first three days of Double or Die' s release it took
680-401: The UK on 5 April 2012 with all new cover art by Hyperion Books . In June 2004 it was announced that the Young Bond series would be published by Miramax Books, then still a part of Disney. The acquisition was announced by Miramax co-chair Harvey Weinstein and Miramax Books president & editor in chief Jonathan Burnham. The deal's price tag was not disclosed, but was understood to be in
720-576: The US until April 2008. Book Four, Hurricane Gold , was published by Disney-Hyperion in April 2009. Also in 2009, Disney-Hyperion re-released SilverFin and Blood Fever with new cover art by artist Kev Walker. By Royal Command and SilverFin: The Graphic Novel were released in the US on 18 May 2010. With the release of the Hurricane Gold book TAMBA and Fleming media released the Avenue of Death game which
760-515: The World Wide Web, to complete the missions and influence the outcome of the game. Charlie Higson took part in a live online event that concluded the game on 8 October 2008. On 23 April 2005, Ian Fleming Publications released the first illustration of the thirteen-year-old James Bond drawn by Kev Walker . Walker illustrations have also been used on the covers of the U.S. hardback editions of Blood Fever and Double or Die . Walker also illustrated
800-461: The aftermath of Bond's expulsion from Eton. The first novel will be published in the UK by Random House in the autumn of 2014. A lifelong fan of the original Bond novels, Cole described the task as "a thrilling privilege and an exciting challenge". In an interview with the Bucks Herald , Cole confirmed that Bond would be 14–15 years old in his novels and that the books would show how the adult Bond
840-409: The book will be released on 5 May 2016. In May 2016, Cole's third book in the series is revealed to be titled Strike Lightning , scheduled to come out sometime during Fall later in the year. In September 2016, the title of Cole's fourth and final Young Bond novel was revealed to be Red Nemesis . Prior to the release of SilverFin , the idea of a Young Bond series had not gone over too well with
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#1732869874620880-423: The documents, though Strabo is killed by army ants . The Pelanque Ruins are mentioned in the chapter titled "Pelanque" where James and Precious fall asleep in the tall tower. Mrs. Glass goes to Lagrimas Negras alone. James and Precious follow on a ship. Manny follows them and gives chase. He is killed by El Huracán's guards and James and Precious are employed as servants on Lagrimas Negras. James discovers that when
920-464: The early 1990s aimed at children that dealt with Bond's supposed nephew. John Gardner , who had written fourteen original novels and two novelisations featuring the adult Bond, was also critical of the series prior to the release of the first book. He stated: It's just the last desperate attempt to draw in a new audience. The films have little to do with the Bond we used to know, and now the books are going
960-609: The end of the war and had become a smuggler to regain money; one of his clients was an ex-U.S Navy officer who had stolen some important documents about the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet, which Stone managed to steal after abandoning the officer. Sakata had been sent to steal the plans, which would be very valuable to the Japanese in the event of a war. However, the documents are not in the safe, so presumably Stone had not removed them from his plane. Whatzat attacks James and drowns to death, and Garcia attempts to take JJ to Veracruz for treatment but
1000-405: The fans of the more traditional Bond literature and had come under heavy fire, with some fans comparing it to an unsuccessful 1960s attempt by Bond's publishers to launch a youth-oriented line of fiction that resulted in only one book: The Adventures of James Bond Junior 003½ written by the pseudonymous R. D. Mascott. There was also a moderately successful James Bond Jr. television series in
1040-455: The following year. Due to the success of SilverFin and Blood Fever , Hollywood has been interested in adapting these novels to film; however, Ian Fleming Publications and Charlie Higson have said they hope to release a few more books before possibly considering it. Today, it is believed the film rights to James Bond on film reside exclusively with Danjaq, LLC , the parent company of Eon Productions , however, according to Charlie Higson this
1080-435: The guests of Lagrimas Negras run out of money, they are forced to work as slaves on El Huracán's farm. James also hears that running La Avenida de Muerte is the only way to get off Lagrimas Negras, though no one has ever survived it. Precious steals a map of the obstacle course from a bathroom she is cleaning and she and James start training. They trick El Huracán into letting them run the course which he does reluctantly, as he
1120-486: The local police. While Jack Stone, an American flying ace and friend of Charmian's flies Charmian to Palenque (as a storm is on the way and she has to leave that night). James is left in Tres Hermanas with Stone's children, where he quickly finds problems: Stone's daughter, Precious, is a spoiled, self-centered girl about the same age as James, while her younger brother, Jack Junior or JJ, is immature and annoying. During
1160-524: The number eight spot on the Booksellers list of best-selling children's books in the UK. By November 2005, SilverFin had already sold 500,000 copies worldwide. A second book in the Young Bond series, Blood Fever , was released on 5 January 2006 in the UK having been delayed from an initial release in October 2005. The book reached the number one spot on the Booksellers list of best-selling children's books in
1200-630: The number two spot on the Booksellers list of best-selling children's books in the UK and number fourteen in the overall UK Top 50 list. A week later it had climbed to number one on the children's list and the number twelve spot overall. As of March 2009 the Young Bond novels have sold over 5 million copies and have been translated into 25 languages. In December 2010 all five Young Bond books were released as eBooks by Ian Fleming Publications. On 5 May 2011 Puffin Books released two special editions of SilverFin The five book Young Bond series will be re-released in
1240-516: The pattern of following Fleming's templates by echoing some elements of the fourth 007 novel Diamonds Are Forever , Higson said "there are some similarities, it is set in the Americas, there are gangsters in it but there is no cowboy train!" Higson completed work on the book in December 2006, a month before Double or Die was released. Charlie Higson's working title was Lágrimas Negras , but because
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1280-422: The publishers had the idea of publishing it as an all-gold book, they asked Higson to try to come up with a title that included the word "gold". Also changed was the name of the character Precious Stone. She was originally named Amaryllis Stone after the half-sister of Ian Fleming (who is also referenced in the short story The Living Daylights ). But because the character starts out the novel as so unpleasant, it
1320-615: The release of the first novel, SilverFin , in 2005, the series has become very successful and has led to further works including games, a graphic novel and a supplemental travel guide. English-language versions of the books are published by Puffin Books in the United Kingdom and Hyperion Books For Children in the United States. According to Charlie Higson, Ian Fleming Publications initially planned for him to only write one novel and that every subsequent novel would be written by
1360-444: The remaining four robbers, James passes himself off as Angel Corona to join the gang and Garcia tags along. The names of the other criminals are Strabo, 'Whatzat' (real name Charlie Moore) and Sakata. The Japanese gangster Sakata befriends James and teaches him jiu-jitsu. Mrs. Glass takes the group to an old oil field in order to get tools and explosives to open the safe. She tells Precious the full story: Jack Stone had lost money after
1400-483: The same way. Higson, for his part, has been on record as stating that he intends to stay true to the backstory Ian Fleming created for Bond, though this in many ways contradicts the popular James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 by John Pearson . When SilverFin was published in March 2005, reviews of the novel were good. This, in addition to a large marketing campaign in the United Kingdom, elevated SilverFin to
1440-416: The six-figure range. Miramax, in conjunction with Disney's Hyperion Books for Children label, published SilverFin in 2005 and Blood Fever in 2006. Following Miramax's split from Disney, Ian Fleming Publications struck a new deal for the remaining books with Hyperion Books for Children. This created a gap between publication of the books in the UK and US, with the third book, Double or Die not appearing in
1480-619: Was discovered in a small bookshop in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire and sold on eBay for £156.50 ($ 319.82). A launch party for the novel was held at Waterstone's Piccadilly in London on 6 September 2007 with an all-gold theme. Hurricane Gold entered the charts at #2, selling 6056 copies in just half a week's sales. Young Bond Young Bond is a series of young adult spy novels featuring Ian Fleming 's secret agent James Bond as
1520-505: Was feared it might offend the Fleming family and the name was changed. The novel was published as a hardcover, a first for the series, in the UK on 6 September 2007 by Puffin Books . Puffin released an audiobook read by author Charlie Higson on 27 September. A paperback edition was released on 28 May 2008, the Centenary of Ian Fleming's birth. Hurricane Gold had previously been announced as
1560-625: Was formed. As part of the process for securing the position, Cole was tasked with creating a pitch for a story arc that would stretch across all four books. In May 2014, it was announced that Cole's book, titled Shoot to Kill would be released on 6 November 2014. In October 2015 at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in England, Cole revealed the cover art for his second novel in the series, titled Heads You Die , which will be published by an imprint of Random House called Red Fox and
1600-422: Was hoping James would stay on as his successor. James and Precious successfully traverse many obstacles, helped by their advance knowledge. Finally they reach a massive water tank containing a vicious crocodile that will almost certainly kill them, as there is no way out. However, James has left some explosives in the maintenance tunnel and blows out the wall. He is knocked unconscious by the landing. He wakes up on
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