Since then, I’ve dreamed of writing James Bond,” said Sherwood, who won the 2016 Bath novel award for her debut novel Testament, and was shortlisted for the Sunday Times young writer of the year in 2019.
. Previous authors to continue Fleming’s spy series, which ran to 14 original novels, have included Kingsley Amis, Sebastian Faulks and Anthony Horowitz, although their books all featured Bond himself.
“These talents, and her near lifelong passion for Fleming and Bond, make her the perfect choice for this exciting new extension of the 007 universe.
But Euan Ferguson in his Observer review argued that “Fleming was Bond”, so after his death “the link was broken”, and it is impossible for new writers to fully capture the character.