The Spy Who Loved Me

Published in 1962, The Spy Who Loved Me is the ninth novel, and tenth book, written by Ian Fleming featuring Commander James Bond, the infamous British Secret Service agent. Published in 1962, The Spy Who Loved Me is the shortest and most sexually explicit of Fleming’s novels. The book is different from other Bond novels, as it’s told in the first-person by a young woman named Vivienne Michel and Bond doesn’t actually appear until two-thirds of the way through the book. The Spy Who Loved me is followed by On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.


Ian Fleming (May 28, 1908 - August 12, 1964), the inventive mind behind one of fiction’s most renowned characters, James Bond, was a British author, journalist and naval intelligence officer. His internationally acclaimed Bond stories — full of violence, spying, espionage, colorful locations and beautiful women — are worldwide bestsellers and have been the source material for many Hollywood films. In addition to 12 James Bond novels. Fleming also authored 9 short stories. In 2008, The Times ranked Fleming 14th on the list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.