Fleming builds the main character in Live and Let Die to make Bond come across as more human than in Casino Royale, becoming "a much warmer, more likeable man from the opening chapter", according to the novelist Raymond Benson, who between 1997 and 2002 wrote a series of Bond novels and short stories.
Fleming crafted the protagonist in Live and Let Die to portray Bond as more relatable than in Casino Royale, transforming him into "a much warmer, more likeable character from the first chapter", according to novelist Raymond Benson, who penned a series of Bond novels and short stories between 1997 and 2002.