Author	John Gardner
Published by	Glidrose Publications
Hardback	(UK) 1984 (US) 1984
Paperback	(UK) 1985 (US) 1985
Alternate title	Role of Honor
Preceded by	Icebreaker
Followed by	Nobody Lives For Ever

Role of Honour (published in American editions as Role of Honor), is a novel that was first published in 1984. It was the fourth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape and in the United States by Putnam. Download high resolution version (486x824, 81 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... This article concerns the British author of spy thrillers John Gardner. ... 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. ... Icebreaker, first published in 1983, was the third novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... This article is about the James Bond novel. ... See also: 1983 in literature, other events of 1984, 1985 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This article concerns the British author of spy thrillers John Gardner. ... Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908–August 12, 1964) is an English author, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... James Bond is best known from the EON Productions film series. ... 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. ... Jonathan Cape has been since 1987 an imprint of Random House. ... Pearson can mean Pearson PLC the media conglomerate. ...

Plot summary

After receiving a large inheritance, James Bond 007 is accused of improprieties and drummed out of MI6. Disgusted with his former employers, Bond places his services on the open market, where he attracts the attention of representatives of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. who are quite willing to put their one-time enemy on their payroll. S.P.E.C.T.R.E.s leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld The SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion (S.P.E.C.T.R.E.) is a fictional terrorist organization led by Ernst Stavro Blofeld. ...

What S.P.E.C.T.R.E. leaders Tamil Rahini and Dr. Jay Autem Holy don't realize is that Bond's resignation is as phony as a $3 bill.