Bond girl Rarity", "The Living Daylights", and "The Property of a Lady" feature female characters in prominent roles, but none of these women interact with Bond in a romantic way. There are several different archetypes for Bond girls: those who assist him, femme fatales (who invariably make an attempt on Bond's life), sacrificial lambs (female associates of Bond who wind up dead) and romantic interests. Since it is debatable whether certain girls fulfill certain tropes (i.e. If Bond kisses a girl does that make her a romantic interest? Is Pussy Galore a "femme fatale" due to her being in league with Goldfinger?)
Malorie Blackman (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. In June 2013, Blackman was announced as the new Children's Laureate, succeeding Julia Donaldson. Malorie Blackman lives with her husband Neil and daughter Elizabeth in Kent, England. In her free time, she likes to play her piano, compose, play computer games and write poetry. She is the subject of a biography for children by Verna Wilkins. In March 2014, Blackman joined other prominent authors in supporting the Let Books Be Books campaign, which seeks to stop children’s books being labelled as 'for girls' or 'for boys'. In August 2014, Malorie Blackman was one of