James Bond (literary character) Deaver included a number of elements from the Fleming novels, including Bond's tastes for food and wine, his gadgets and "the rather preposterous names of some of the female characters." In 2013 the William Boyd-written continuation novel "Solo" was released; it ignored Deaver's new timeframe and was set in 1969. In October 2014 it was announced that Anthony Horowitz was to write a further Bond book. The book is due to be set in the 1950s, and it contains material written, but previously unreleased, by Fleming. In 2005 author and comedian Charlie Higson released "SilverFin", the first of five novels
Stephen Boyd Is Also a Flower", written by James Bond creator Ian Fleming. In 1966 the producer of "The Oscar", Joseph Levine, hired Boyd for his next film project, "The Caper of the Golden Bulls", based on a William McGivern novel. This movie was partly filmed on location in Spain in the summer of 1966. The actors, including Boyd, took part in the famous Feria del Toro de San Fermin festival in Pamplona (known as the Running of the Bulls). Two of Boyd's projects were ranked among the top twenty-five grossing films of 1966; "" at number one and "Fantastic Voyage" at