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The name’s Bond, little Jamie Bond – and he’s licensed to fill his satchel with homework. This illustration of the movie hero as a 13 year old was commissioned by the family of writer Ian Fleming
It is set to appear on the cover of a new set of children’s novels on the daring British agent as a schoolboy.
He is shown in baggy trousers and floppy fringe, with only a hint of the charm that would earn him an army of adoring female fans. And it’s hard to say which Bond he most resembles, although there are touches of Connery, Moore and Brosnan.
The Young Bond books are written by fast show star and Fleming fan Charlie Higson, with the blessing of the authors family. The first book, SilverFin, hit the shelves this month and has been an instant hit.
It features 007 at Eton, facing the wrath of a vicious American pupil whose villainous dad carries out sinister experiments on humans.
Now, top illustrator Kev Walker has come up with the image of what 007 would look like as 003.5.
Higson, who is finishing the second book said: “The hardest thing when writing SilverFin was picturing the young Bond in my mind. Now I know what he looks like.”