The clock is ticking for Hong Kong. On July 1, 1997, the British Crown Colony will be handed over to the People's Republic of China. But hopes for a peaceful transition are shattered when a series of terrorist acts threatens the fragile relationship between Britain and China. A solicitor from London is killed by a car bomb; a British "officer" retaliates by assassinating two officials visiting from Beijing; an explosion eliminates the elite of a major British corporation. With ten days of British sovereignty left, James Bond is dispatched to Hong Kong to investigate these incidents and avert a political crisis that could jeopardize the upcoming historical event. He suspects there are connections with the nefarious Chinese underworld Triad. But the truth is difficult to uncover. Bond must navigate a startling maze of characters - a suspicious British taipan, a sinister Triad leader, a sadistic Chinese general, and an exotic dancer with alluring, seductive skills - before exposing a fiendish plot of revenge, with roots reaching back more than a century and a half.

James Bond is up against a power-mad media mogul, in this story that ranges from the snowy Khyber Pass to a sea battle off the communist-controlled Hong Kong. And once more the stakes are high: only Bond can prevent the outcome a third world war.

The murder of Britain's "Goodwill Ambassador to the World" leads James Bond on a desperate search for the Number Killer, a mysterious assassin, a quest that leads him to a fanatical cult and its mad leader. Reprint.

After an oil tycoon is murdered at the London headquarters of M16, James Bond is assigned to protect the dead man's daughter from her father's killer, who once tried to kidnap her for ransom

In this bestselling phenomenon, James Bond scales new heights of adventure—on one of the world's highest and most treacherous mountains. When a crime syndicate's plane goes down after stealing the most important military secret of the century, 007 and a team of international climbers battle brutal conditions and a sniper in a cliff-hanging journey to retrieve the goods.

While officially recovering on medical leave, James Bond uncovers a murderous plot by the "Union," a shadowy criminal syndicate determined to destroy SIS and kill its most famous agent. Reprint.

James Bond, 007, finally comes face to face with his most cunning nemesis-the enigmatic blind criminal mastermind behind the sinister organization known only as the Union. "Benson's 007 is a chip off the old block." ( Kirkus Reviews ) "Benson imbues his Bond with enough honor, sexual prowess and action-hero skills to please the purist and enthrall the novice." ( Publishers Weekly ) "A perfect read." ( Chicago Tribune )

In Tokyo, a fatal strain of West Nile virus has infected-and killed-the head of the world's largest genetic research company and his family. Whoever is behind the murders is far more dangerous than the average assassin-dangerous enough to send in James Bond. Teamed with a beautiful Japanese agent, 007 must predict the next attack-and stop a weapon powerful enough to destroy the Western world.

Agent 007 lives-to die another day-in the ultra-cool new motion picture from Metro Goldwyn Meyer. Also stars John Cleese and Judi Dench, and features a new Bond song from Madonna.