‘That’s why the zero’s regal,
Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.’
The man who would be king as author Charlie Higson returns to the Bond realm with King Zero – a beautifully produced new adventure from Ian Fleming Publications and Michael J Books. And as pre-orders are now open, this bullet catcher suggests fans act fast to get this bespoke early edition!
‘Having warmed up with my Young Bond series, and the short story, On His Majesty’s Secret Service, I’m beyond excited to be writing my first full blown adult Bond adventure. Twenty years after first writing “The name’s Bond, James Bond,” it still sends shivers down my spine every time I type it.’
– Charlie Higson
Launching with the murder of an agent in Saudi Arabia by a unique weapon never seen before and spanning the globe in an epic race against time to avert global catastrophe, King Zero brings 007 into the twenty-first century and an old world order that is crumbling as chilling new ones rise, and one of the most distinctive villains steps into Bond and Fleming’s worlds.
With the prescient themes of energy, technology and global tensions at the book’s core, KING ZERO will be published later this month in the UK by Penguin Michael Joseph. As a sign of the new Bond times, Amazon Publishing will steer the US publication.
Review and features to come.
King Zero
by Charlie Higson
Penguin Michael Joseph | Hardback
24th September 2026
