1. Raymond Benson was born on 1955 and is an American writer known for his James Bond novels published between 1997 and 2003.
12 Facts About Raymond Benson
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In primary school Raymond Benson took an interest in the piano which would later in his life develop into an interest in composing music, mostly for theatrical productions.
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In 1984, Raymond Benson wrote The James Bond Bedside Companion, a book dedicated to Ian Fleming, the official novels, and the films.
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Raymond Benson followed this in 1986 with work on a computer game version of Goldfinger and co-authoring the You Only Live Twice II module of the popular role-playing game James Bond 007.
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In total, Raymond Benson wrote six James Bond novels, three novelizations, and three short stories.
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Raymond Benson was the first Bond author since Ian Fleming to write short stories.
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Subsequently, on January 29,2024, Ian Fleming Publications announced the publication of an e-book omnibus, James Bond: The Raymond Benson Years, containing his six original 007 novels.
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Since authoring Bond novels, Raymond Benson has had a number of books published, including original suspense novels Face Blind, Evil Hours, the Shamus Award-nominated Dark Side of the Morgue, The Secrets on Chicory Lane, and The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way, as well as the non-fiction work The Pocket Essential Guide to Jethro Tull.
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Raymond Benson was awarded the IPPY Gold Medal in the Mystery Category from the Independent Publisher Book Awards for The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way.
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In 2004, Raymond Benson began writing the first of two books based on the acclaimed video game series, Splinter Cell, although both are credited to the pseudonym, David Michaels.
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In 2008, Raymond Benson wrote A Hard Day's Death about a private investigator who looks into the death of a rock star.
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Raymond Benson wrote the novelization of the video game Metal Gear Solid in 2008 and followed it in 2009 with a novelization of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.