John Gardner, circa 1984

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Early life

Gardner was born in Northumbria. He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge and did postgraduate study at Oxford. Gardner volunteered for service in the Royal Marines during World War II. Gardner's father was a clergyman in the Church of England and encouraged Gardner to follow his example. Gardner was ordained and served as a priest for seven years before deciding he did not have the proper vocation and withdrawing from the clergy. He then worked as a journalist and theatre critic. Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, from two smaller kingdoms of Bernicia and Diera, and... College name The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge Motto Souvent me Souvient (Latin: I often remember) Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist Established 1511 Location St. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ...

Career

In 1964, Gardner began his novelist career with The Liquidator, in which he created a richly comic character named Boysie Oakes who inadvertently is mistaken to be a tough, pitiless man of action and is thereupon recruited into a British spy agency. Oakes is, in actuality, a devout coward with many other character failings who wants nothing more than to be left alone and is terrified by the situations into which he is constantly being forced. The book appeared at the height of the fictional spy mania and as a send-up of the whole business was an immediate success. It was made into a movie, and another seven light-hearted novels about the cowardly Oakes appeared over the next 12 years. Boysie Oakes is fictional secret agent created by the British spy novelist John Gardner in 1964 at the height of the fictional spy mania. ...

Following the success of his Oakes books, Gardner continued to write with new characters; Derek Torry, Herbie Kruger, and the Railton family, which he intended as more serious works in the spy novel genre. Gardner also wrote three novels (the third of which was never released due to a dispute with the publisher) using the character of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of The Final Problem. Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist (and archenemy) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ...

In 1981, Gardner was asked to revive Ian Fleming's James Bond series of novels. Between 1981 and 1996, Gardner wrote sixteen James Bond novels. While the books were commercial successes, Gardner was ambivalent about writing novels with a character he hadn't created. In 1996 Gardner officially retired from writing Bond novels. Glidrose Publications quickly chose Raymond Benson to continue the literary stories of James Bond. Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, journalist and Second World War Naval Officer. ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. ... Raymond Benson (born September 6, 1955) is an American author best known for being the last official author of the adult James Bond novels. ...

In the late 1990's, Gardner stopped writing for several years due to a prolonged battle with cancer and the death of his wife in 1997. Gardner recovered and returned to print in 2001 with a new novel, Day of Absolution, which was widely praised by critics. Gardner also began a series of books with a new character, Suzie Mountford, a 1930's police detective. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...

Gardner died on Friday 3rd August 2007 from suspected heart failure. He collapsed at his home in Basingstoke, and thinking he had fainted, called his daughter Alexis. He took a turn for the worse and was rushed to hospital where he later died.^[1]

Bibliography

Boysie Oakes novels

• The Liquidator (1964)
• Understrike (1965)
• Amber Nine (1966)
• Madrigal (1967)
• Founder Member (1969)
• The Airline Pirates aka Air Apparent (1970)
• Traitor's Exit (1970)
• Killer for a Song (1976)

Derek Torry novels

• A Complete State of Death (1969)
• Corner Men (1974)

Professor Moriarty novels

• Return of Moriarty (1974)
• Revenge of Moriarty (1975)

Herbie Kruger novels

• Nostradamus Traitor (1979)
• Garden of Weapons (1980)
• Quiet Dogs (1982)
• Maestro (1993)
• Confessor (1995)

James Bond novels

• Licence Renewed (1981)
• For Special Services (1982)
• Icebreaker (1983)
• Role of Honour (1984)
• Nobody Lives For Ever (1986)
• No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987)
• Scorpius (1988)
• Win, Lose or Die (1989)
• Licence to Kill (1989) - novelization of a film script
• Brokenclaw (1990)
• The Man from Barbarossa (1991)
• Death is Forever (1992)
• Never Send Flowers (1993)
• SeaFire (1994)
• GoldenEye (1995) - novelization of a film script
• COLD aka Cold Fall (1996)

Licence Renewed (published in American editions as License Renewed), first published in 1981, is the first novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... Berkley Books American paperback edition. ... Icebreaker, first published in 1983, was the third novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... Role of Honour (published in American editions as Role of Honor), is a novel that was first published in 1984. ... Nobody Lives For Ever (published in American editions as Nobody Lives Forever), first published in 1986, was the fifth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... No Deals, Mr. ... Scorpius is the title of a James Bond novel by John Gardner which was first published in 1988. ... Win, Lose or Die, first published in 1989, was the eighth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Brokenclaw, first published in 1990, was the tenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... The Man from Barbarossa, first published in 1991, was the eleventh novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... Death is Forever, first published in 1992, was the twelfth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond (including Gardners novelization of Licence to Kill). ... Never Send Flowers, first published in 1993, was the thirteenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond (including Gardners novelization of Licence to Kill). ... SeaFire, first published in 1994, was the fourteenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond (including Gardners novelization of Licence to Kill). ... GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film. ... Categories: Literature stubs | 1996 books | James Bond books ...

The Railton family novels

• Secret Generations (1985)
• The Secret Houses (1988)
• The Secret Families (1989)

Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford novels

• Bottled Spider (2002)
• The Streets of Town (2003)
• Angels Dining at the Ritz (2004)
• Troubled Midnight (2005)
• No Human Enemy (2007)

Other books

• Hideaway (1968) - short story collection
• The Censor (1970)
• Every Night's a Bullfight (1971)
• Assassination File (1974) - short story collection
• To Run a Little Faster (1976)
• The Werewolf Trace (1977)
• The Dancing Dodo (1978)
• Golgotha (1980)
• Garden of Weapons (1980)
• The Director (1982)
• Flamingo (1983)
• Day of Absolution (2001)

References

1. ^ MI6.co.uk. "John Gardner (1926-2007)". Retrieved on 2007-08-06. 

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External links

• John Gardner's official website
• John Gardner Obituary
• John Gardner Obituary - A look back at his life and career