History Literature / YoungBond

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Relatively speaking. ''[=SilverFin=]'' happens over the Easter holidays in 1933, and by the ninth book, ''Literature/RedNemesis'' has only reached the summer holidays of 1935. Bond's had an ''incredibly'' busy two years.

Not to be confused with the 90s animated series ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr'', which stars Bond's nephew.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Relatively speaking. ''Silverfin'' happens over the Easter holidays in 1933, and by the ninth book, ''Literature/RedNemesis'' has only reached the summer holidays of 1935. He's had an ''incredibly'' busy two years.

* ForegoneConclusion: Bond will be expelled from Eton, but his adventures afterward are still to be fully told.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Relatively speaking. ''Silverfin'' happens over the Easter holidays in 1933, and by the eighth book, ''Literature/StrikeLightning'' has only reached Christmas of 1934. He's had an ''incredibly'' busy eighteen months.

* ''Red Nemesis'' (2017) -- Bond receives a package from beyond the grave, plunging him into an adventure with his family's name at stake. Steve Cole's planned final volume.

''Young Bond'' is a series [[YoungAdultLiterature young adult]] [[SpyLiterature spy novels]] initially written by Charlie Higson, featuring Creator/IanFleming's secret agent Literature/JamesBond as a young teenage boy attending school at Eton College in the 1930s.

Since the release of the first novel in 2005, the series has become very successful and has led to further works including games, a graphic novel and even a supplemental travel guide.

* ''Strike Lightning'' (2016) -- After the death of a schoolmate, Bond swears revenge and goes after those responsible.

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Relatively speaking. ''Silverfin'' happens over the Easter holidays in 1933, and by the eighth book, "Strike Lightning" has only reached late 1934. He's had an ''incredibly'' busy eighteen months.

* ContinuityNod: There are many CallForwards to the ruthless, womanising yet conflicted man James will become. The series itself also received Continuity Nods in both Sebastian Faulks' ''Literature/DevilMayCare'' and Samantha Weinberg's ''Moneypenny Diaries''.

* ContinuityNod: Bond is repeatedly noted as having 'a cruel mouth', a nod to the hard, ruthless, womanising man he will become.

** And its predecessor, the Bramford & Martin he inherited from Uncle Max.

* LesCopsSportif: Members of the Maritime Gendarmerie feature prominently, including one who will become a significant character in Bond's future.

* ''Heads You Die'' (2016) -- While visiting Cuba, a family friend of Bond's is kidnapped, and he starts looking for him.

** Aunt Charmian's, and later Bond's own, Bentley 4.5 litre "Blowers". [[spoiler: Bond's gets seen in a "present day" epilogue in ''Double or Die'', too.]]

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Relatively speaking. ''Silverfin'' happens over the Easter holidays in 1933, and from there the series has barely covered two years of Bond's life.

* ''ShootToKill'' (2014) -- Bond joins a trip to Hollywoodland, where he has to solve a blackmail conspiracy.

* ''Shoot to Kill'' (2014) -- Bond joins a trip to Hollywoodland, where he has to solve a blackmail-conspiracy.

* ''Strike Lightning'' (2016) -- After death of a schoolmate, Bond swears revenge and goes after those responsible.

* AlliterativeName: Michael Merriot, one of Bond's teachers at Eton.

** Bond's Bentley. [[spoiler:It gets seen in a "present day" epilogue in ''Double or Die'', too.]]
** And it's predecessor, the inherited Bramford & Martin

* ''Heads You Die'' (2016)
* ''Strike Lightning'' (2016)

* ''Lightning Strikes'' (2016)

''Young Bond'' is a series of five [[YoungAdultLiterature young adult]] [[SpyLiterature spy novels]] initially written by Charlie Higson, featuring Creator/IanFleming's secret agent Literature/JamesBond as a young teenage boy attending school at Eton College in the 1930s.

The series was originally planned to include only five novels. However, after the release of the fifth novel, a second series was mentioned as a possibility. This became true in 2014 with the release of ''Shoot to Kill'' by Steve Cole.

Not to be confused with the 90s animated series ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr''.

* ''Shoot to Kill'' (2014) -- Bond joins a trip to [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood Hollywoodland]], where he has to solve a blackmail-conspiracy.

* ''Shoot to Kill'' (2014) -- Bond's aunt arranges him to be part of a trip to Hollywood, where he has solve a blackmail-conspiracy.

* SpinOffBabies: It's James Bond...as a teenager!
* WarIsHell: Many characters took part in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI The Great War]], and it left its scars on them, if not directly giving inspiration, as in the case of some of the villains.