VJ Books Presents Raymond Benson!

Raymond Benson was born on September 6, 1955, in Midland, Texas.

Benson was commissioned by the James Bond literary copyright holders (between 1996-2002) to take over writing the 007 novels. In total he penned and published worldwide six original 007 novels, three film novelizations, and three short stories. An anthology of his 007 work, The Union Trilogy, was published in the fall of 2008, and a second anthology, Choice of Weapons, appeared summer 2010. His book The James Bond Bedside Companion, an encyclopedic work on the 007 phenomenon, was first published in 1984 and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award by Mystery Writers of America for Best Biographical/Critical Work.

Using the pseudonym “David Michaels,” Raymond is also the author of the NY Times best-selling books Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell and its sequel Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell—Operation Barracuda.

Raymond also spent over a decade in New York City, directing numerous stage productions off-off-Broadway and composing music for many other shows.

Benson is an active member of International Thriller Writers Inc., Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, a full member of ASCAP, and served on the Board of Directors of The Ian Fleming Foundation for sixteen years.

Man with the Red Tattoo Signed First Edition

High Time to Kill Signed First Edition

Never Dream of Dying Signed First Edition

Raymond Benson Bibliography

Black Stiletto

·         The Black Stiletto - September 2011

·         The Black Stiletto’s Autograph - 2011; free short story

Homefront

·         Homefront: The Voice of Freedom (with John Milius) - 2011

Spike Berenger

·         A Hard Day’s Death - 2008

·         Dark Side of the Morgue - 2009

·         On the Threshold of Death (Short story) - 2009

·         The Rock ‘N’ Roll Detective’s Greatest Hits (Anthology) - 2011

Metal Gear Solid

·         Metal Gear Solid 1 - 2008

·         Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - 2009

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell

·         Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell - 2004 (writing as David Michaels)

·         Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda - 2005 (writing as David Michaels)

James Bond Novels

·         Zero Minus Ten - 1997

·         The Facts of Death - 1998

·         High Time to Kill - 1999

·         Doubleshot - 2000

·         Never Dream of Dying - 2001

·         The Man with the Red Tattoo - 2002

·         The Union Trilogy (Anthology) - 2008

·         Choice of Weapons (Anthology) - 2010

James Bond Film Novelizations

·         Tomorrow Never Dies - 1997

·         The World is Not Enough - 1999

·         Die Another Day - 2002

James Bond Short Stories

·         Blast from the Past - 1997

·         Midsummer Night’s Doom - 1999

·         Live at Five - 1999

Other Short Stories

·         The Plagiarist - 1986

·         Thumbs Down - 1986

·         After the Gig  2009

·         The Devil is a Gentleman - 2011

Non-Fiction

·         The James Bond Bedside Companion - 1984; revised 1988

·         The Pocket Essential Guide to Jethro Tull - 2002