The Moneypenny Diaries
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'''''The Moneypenny Diaries''''' is a series of novels and short stories chronicling the life of [[Miss Moneypenny]], [[M (James Bond)|M]]'s personal secretary in [[Ian Fleming]]'s [[James Bond]] series; it is considered an official [[spinoff]] of the Bond books. The diaries are penned by [[Samantha Weinberg]] under the [[pseudonym]] Kate Westbrook, who is depicted as the book's "editor." The series is planned to be a trilogy, although in 2006, Weinberg also published two short stories: "For Your Eyes Only, James" and "Moneypenny's First Date With Bond", both of which appeared in UK magazines.
==Stories in the series==
*; ''[[The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel]]'' (2005): The first diary fills in the gaps between a number of agent 007's missions including the period between ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' and ''[[You Only Live Twice (novel)|You Only Live Twice]]'', but also includes an entire backstory for Moneypenny. For the first time since Fleming introduced the character alongside Bond in ''[[Casino Royale (novel)|Casino Royale]]'', Moneypenny is given a first name: Jane.
*; "For Your Eyes Only, James" (2006 short story): Published in the November issue of ''[[Tatler]]'', the short story tells the tale of a weekend shared between Bond and Moneypenny at Royale-les-Eaux (see ''[[Casino Royale (novel)|Casino Royale]]'') in 1956.
*; ''[[Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries]]'' (2006): Taking place around the time of ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'', the secret service is in chaos with one senior official on trial for treason, another having defected to [[Moscow]], and agent 007 brainwashed by the [[USSR|Soviets]].
*; "Moneypenny's First Date With Bond" (2006 short story): Published in the [[November 11]], [[2006]] issue of ''[[The Spectator]]'', the short story tells the tale of Moneypenny's and James Bond's first meeting.
*; ''[[The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling]]'' (July 2008):
==See also==
* [[James Bond uncollected short stories]]
==External links==
* [http://www.ianflemingcentre.com/ Ian Fleming Publications official website]
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