Charlie Higson in conversation
Thursday 22 October, 7pm at the Poly
Bond is back. Charlie Higson comes to Falmouth with King Zero, an explosive new James Bond novel that sends Ian Fleming’s most famous creation into a world even 007 may no longer understand.
When an agent is murdered in the Saudi desert, it becomes clear that only a traitor could have known enough to bring him down. Bond follows the trail across the globe, unaware that a countdown has already begun and that, somewhere in the shadows, a new kind of enemy is amassing almost unimaginable power.
Charlie joins us to discuss reinventing Bond for a rapidly changing world, the pleasures and perils of inheriting a character known by millions, and how a modern spy story responds to new technologies, shifting allegiances and threats that Fleming could never have anticipated. Who is James Bond when the old certainties have vanished, and how far can you transform an icon before he ceases to be Bond at all?
About Charlie Higson
Author of King Zero
Charlie Higson is an author, actor, comedian and screenwriter. He created and starred in the hugely successful television comedy The Fast Show and has written and produced extensively for television and radio. His books include the internationally bestselling Young Bond series, the apocalyptic horror series The Enemy and the adult thrillers King of the Ants and Full Whack. A lifelong Bond enthusiast, he returned to 007 in 2023 with the adult novella On His Majesty’s Secret Service. His books have sold millions of copies and been translated around the world.
