Colonel Sun

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Colonel Sun is a 1968 James Bond continuation novel, written by Kingsley Amis under the pseudonym Robert Markham, that follows 007 on a mission to rescue the kidnapped M and thwart a Chinese plot.

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Colonel Sun canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf James Bond continuation novel
novel
antagonistAffiliation Chinese People's Liberation Army
author Kingsley Amis
linked to: Sir Kingsley Amis
authorPseudonym Robert Markham
basedOnFranchiseCreatedBy Ian Fleming
continuationOf James Bond literary series
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist Tom Adams
featuresCharacter James Bond
M
firstEditionPublisher Jonathan Cape
follows The Man with the Golden Gun
genre spy novel
thriller novel
hasCharacterAffiliation James Bond – British Secret Service (MI6)
linked to: James Bond

M – British Secret Service (MI6)
linked to: MI6
hasCopyrightHolder Glidrose Productions
hasISBN 0224613365
hasMajorLocation Greek island of Vrakonisi
hasPrologueLocation London
linked to: London, England
hasTheme Cold War espionage
East–West relations
kidnapping
political intrigue
torture
hasTortureScene yes
language English
mainAntagonist Colonel Sun Liang-tan
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableElement first James Bond continuation novel published after Ian Fleming's death
plotSummary James Bond attempts to rescue the kidnapped M and thwart a Chinese plot.
protagonist James Bond
publicationYear 1968
publisher Jonathan Cape
series James Bond
setAfterWorksBy Ian Fleming
setting Aegean Sea
Greece
usesPseudonymForAuthor Robert Markham

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Kingsley Amis notableWork Colonel Sun
subject linked to: Sir Kingsley Amis
Licence Renewed followsWork Colonel Sun
Devil May Care follows Colonel Sun