Chronology of James Bond, as per Jeffery Deaver

In 2010 the Ian Fleming Publications commissioned thriller author Jeffery Deaver to write a new James Bond novel. Deaver agreed to write but didn't want to do a period piece, like 2008's Devil May Care. IFP agreed that he should write a Bond set in modern times. Unlike John Gardner and Raymond Benson who continued the adventures where Fleming left off, not aging Bond, Deaver "rebooted" Bond.

On May 26 2011 Carte Blanche was released in the United Kingdom. Although it is a "reboot" the book tends to stay true to Fleming in many ways. Many of Fleming's creations make appearances, M, Bill Tanner, Moneypenny, Mary Goodnight, Felix Lighter plus he introduced quite many new characters like Ophelia Maidenstone a liaison officer and Sanu Hirani, the head of Q Branch.

I must say at first I was very weary of a "rebooted' Bond. But after reading Carte Blanch I was very unpressed.


Below I have constructed a chronology based on the book Carte Blanche. Deaver gives many hints that he is staying true to Fleming's timeline for Bond's early life. The one problem I found was when Bond joined the Royal Navel Reserves.

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November 11, 1979
James Bond is born

1990
Bond’s parents are killed while climbing
Bond is sent to live with his Aunt

1992
Bond starts Eton

1994
Bond kicked out of Eton, goes to Fettes
Bond starts a climbing club at Fettes

2005
In the wake of the 7/7 attacks the Overseas Development Group (ODG) is created

? to 2007
Bond in the Royal Naval Reserve
Bond sent to Afghanistan, attached to forward ground combat units, and some unofficial missions behind the lines. During this time he met Felix Lieter, who was a marine at the time. Before leaving Bond is becomes a Commander.

2007 to 2008
Bond in Defense Intelligence

2008
Summer
Bond joins ODG, as agent 007
Bond sent for training

2008 to 2011
Bond on various assignments against insurgents, terrorists, psychopathic criminals, amoral traitors selling nuclear secrets

2010
Bond help Found Kharaz’s son with some thugs that where bothering the boy
Bond rescued a local MI6 agent from the shoot-to-kill zone surrounding a North Korean prison

2011
Early 2011
Bond on joint ODG and DGSE operation (with Rene Mathis) rapping up Al-Qaeda and other European criminal enterprises in Europe and North Africa

Sunday, May 15 to Friday, May 20
Carte Blanche

Monday, May 23 to ?
Bond sent on assignment involving Malaysia and a Tokyo connection