Solo (Boyd novel) novel by Jeffery Deaver". On 30 September 2013 "Solo" was the chosen work for "Book at Bedtime" on BBC Radio 4. The work was read by Paterson Joseph; the book was adapted by Libby Spurrier and was broadcast in ten episodes. Solo (Boyd novel) Solo is a James Bond continuation novel written by William Boyd. It was published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 26 September 2013 in hardback, e-book and audio editions, and in the US by HarperCollins on 8 October 2013. The plot centres on Bond's mission to the civil war in the fictional country of Zanzarin—a
James Bond (literary character) Benson, who wrote six novels, three novelizations and three short stories. There have also been other authors who wrote one book each, Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham), Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd, and Anthony Horowitz. Additionally, a series of novels based on Bond's youth – "Young Bond" – was written by Charlie Higson. As spin-offs from the literary works, there was a television adaptation of the first novel, "Casino Royale", in which Bond was played as an American agent. A comic strip series also ran in the "Daily Express" newspaper. There have been 26 Bond films; seven actors