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This article is from the James Bond FAQ, by Michael Reed reed55@core.com with numerous contributions by
others.
38 Who wrote The Spy Who Loved Me?
Ian Fleming did. The story is the most left-field Bond adventure, with the
first two-thirds about the tough life of Vivienne Michel and Bond not
appearing until the final chapters. Fleming wrote in the foreword that he
had "found the manuscript" sitting on his desk at the Goldeneye retreat he
owned in Jamaica. It was only a joke. The novel was the worst received of
Fleming's canon and he was so disenchanted with it that he only allowed the
title rights sold, specifically preventing the storyline to be used.
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