William Boyd (writer) The book, "Solo", is set in 1969; it was published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in September 2013. Boyd used Bond creator Ian Fleming as a character in his novel "Any Human Heart". Fleming recruits the book's protagonist, Logan Mountstuart, to British Naval Intelligence during World War Two. Boyd has also worked with three of the actors who have portrayed Bond in the film series: Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. Several collections of short stories by Boyd have been published, including "On the Yankee Station" (1981), "The Destiny of Nathalie 'X'" (1995), "Fascination" (2004) and "The Dreams
Continuation novel multiple authors that have continued Ian Fleming's James Bond series, including Kingsley Amis, William Boyd, Sebastian Faulks and others; and the 2014 Hercule Poirot continuation novel "The Monogram Murders" by Sophie Hannah, produced with the permission of the Agatha Christie estate. Some versatile authors have contributed to more than one continuation series, for instance Sebastian Faulks who in addition to James Bond has written the first ever official P.G. Wodehouse Jeeves and Wooster story, "Jeeves and the Wedding Bells", published in 2013. If not done well, the continuation novel poses risks to the reputation of the dead author but writing