Perhaps surprisingly, Ian Fleming was not the most prolific write of James Bond novels – between 1981 and 1996, John Gardner (UK) wrote 14 Bond novels and two screenplay adaptations, surpassing Fleming’s output of 12 novels and two short-story collections. The most recent Bond author was Sebastian Faulks (UK), who released Devil May Care on 8 January 2008 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ian Fleming’s birth.