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James Fleming
Born(1944-02-26)26 February 1944
London, England
Died22 November 2024(2024-11-22) (aged 80)
Cheltenham, England
RelativesIan Fleming (uncle)

James Roland Fleming (26 February 1944 – 22 November 2024)[1] was an English author and editor of the journal The Book Collector from 2018 to 2024.[2] He was the son of Richard Fleming who served in Scottish regiments during World War II (Lovat Scouts and Seaforth Highlanders) and nephew to spy author Ian Fleming.[3][4]

Fleming lived for the last 20 years in the remote North of Scotland in order to concentrate on his writing.[citation needed] This is where his Charlie Doig Russian series gestated. Well respected in the nearest town to his estate he became an honorary "Wicker" and fully immersed himself in community life.[citation needed]

He wrote two historical novels, the first in 2000, The Temple of Optimism,[3] and then in 2003 Thomas Gage.[5]

In 2006 Fleming wrote the first in a trilogy of thrillers, Cold Blood.[6] Two more followed: White Blood (2008) and Rising Blood (2009)[7] that featured the Scottish/Russian character "Charlie Doig."

His 2021 book, Bond behind the Iron Curtain, examined the Russian critique of Ian Fleming.[8][9]

From 2018 Fleming was the editor of The Book Collector.[10][11] His essay on the process of indexing the backfile, “The Price of Passion: Indexing The Book Collector," illuminated the journal's history.[12] In 2023 a special issue of The Book Collector was devoted to Printing and the Mind of Man in which Fleming reviewed the correspondence of Percy Muir and John Carter, key organizers of the exhibit.[13]

Fleming died in Cheltenham on 22 November 2024, at the age of 80.[14][15]

Works

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  • The Temple of Optimism. Miramax Books. 2000. ISBN 0-7868-6676-4.
  • Thomas Gage. Vintage. 2003. ISBN 0-224-07119-X.
  • White Blood. Washington Square Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7432-9940-4.
  • Cold Blood. Washington Square Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4165-9651-6.
  • Rising Blood. Random House. 2011. ISBN 978-0-224-09135-0.
  • Fleming, James. (2018). "Cherry: A Bibliophile in Antarctica." The Book Collector 67 (no 3) Autumn: 499-513.
  • Fleming, James (2021). Bond Behind The Iron Curtain. Book Collector. ISBN 978-1-7399120-0-0. [16]

References

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  1. ^ Love, From Sweden with. "In Memoriam of Ian Fleming's nephew James Fleming (1944-2024)". jamesbond007.se. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ Johnson, Alex. James Fleming, editor of The Book Collector, dies at 80 Fine Books and Collections, December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Bloom, Lexy (24 September 2000). "Bond is not his word". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ Fleming, James. 2017. “My Uncle Ian.” The Book Collector 66 (1): 11–14.
  5. ^ Pizzichini, Lilian (13 October 2003). "The machinery of change". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ^ Thompson, Sam (6 May 2006). "The rape of the nation". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ^ Barrow, Andrew (29 July 2011). "Rising Blood by James Fleming – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. ^ Fleming, James, and Blazej Mikula. 2021. Bond behind the Iron Curtain. The Mead, Turkdean, Cheltenham: The Book Collector.
  9. ^ News Story"Bond Behind the Iron Curtain" September 14, 2021
  10. ^ "Masthead" and "Notes on Contributors." The Book Collector 67 (no 4) winter 2018: 885.
  11. ^ Fleming, James. 2017. “My Uncle Ian.” The Book Collector 66 (1): 11–14.
  12. ^ Fleming, James. 2016. “The Price of Passion: Indexing The Book Collector,” The Book Collector 65 (4): 659–63.
  13. ^ Fleming, James. "Getting the Show on the Road or How to Borrow the World's Most Valuable Books for Ten Days." The Book Collector 72 (no 4) Winter 2023: 667-676.
  14. ^ James Fleming, editor of The Book Collector, dies at 80, finebooksmagazine.com, 30 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  15. ^ "James Roland Fleming". The Times. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  16. ^ Barry, Rebecca Rego. "James Bond & Russia: An Interview with James Fleming." Fine Books and Collections (July 2022).

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