Before his death , Ian Fleming wrote 14 books about iconic British spy James Bond . ( CNN ) -- He was also the author of a series of novels called The Man with No Name. Boyd chose a retro setting in his version of 007 : Africa , 1969 . Boyd 's James Bond book , `` Solo , '' debuted in October .
Before his death , Ian Fleming wrote 14 books about iconic British spy James Bond . He was also the author of a series of novels called The Man with No Name. Boyd chose a retro setting in his version of 007 : Africa , 1969 . Boyd 's James Bond book , `` Solo , '' debuted in October .