The Q Mysteries: A Literary Spinoff Series (2025).

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• MaxCasino United States

  October 16 Posts: 5,222

  
  
  The Q Mysteries book 2 announced: The Man With The Golden Compass. Launching about a year from now.
• mtm United Kingdom

  October 16 edited October 16 Posts: 19,515

  Bit of a damp squib announcement considering the name's been public for months! :D
• Dragonpol The Crazy World of David Dragonpol

  October 17 edited October 17 Posts: 18,943

  This Q Mysteries series is definitely the weirdest and most left field official literary Bond product released thus far. There is definitely a self-parody or satirical element to it as the jumbled title letters in that Instagram reveal advert show. I know we've had similar humour in the Bond films for years but it strikes a somewhat discordant note to see it in the literary Bond sphere now as well. Ah, well. At least it's only a Bond spin-off and not actual literary Bond. However, that said, I still have my reservations about this series...
• MaxCasino United States

  October 22 Posts: 5,222

  
  
  I'm surprised that no one has mentioned getting this yet.
• mtm United Kingdom

  October 23 edited October 23 Posts: 19,515

  It's out today and, to be fair, I have seen it getting good reviews everywhere. I might even give it a go: I must admit I find the premise more interesting that Sherwood's slightly faceless collection of anonymous Double O agents.
• MaxCasino United States

  October 24 Posts: 5,222

  Some reviews:
  
  https://www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/book-review-quantum-of-menace
  
  https://jamesbond007.se/eng/recension/quantum_of_menace_vaseem_kahn_book_review
  
  https://classicmystery.blog/2025/10/20/quantum-of-menace-2025-by-vaseem-khan/
  
  https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/10/22/quantum-of-menace-by-vaseem-khan/
  
  Things come in three's, it seems. This week, three of my favorite franchises had a new novel released: Quantum of Menace (Bond), Batman Revolution and Star Wars: The Last Order. At least two of the three novels are getting good reviews. I also got to see Batman Revolution launched by its author, John Jackson Miller. He signed a copy for me!
• mtm United Kingdom

  October 24 Posts: 19,515

  There’s a Guardian review out there too, maybe some other newspapers.
• MaxCasino United States

  November 1 edited November 1 Posts: 5,222

  https://www.radiotimes.com/books/james-bond-q-spin-off-quantum-of-menace/
  
  Great interview and some details on what’s to come! I hope a USA release day is coming soon. I’m also surprised no one on here is talking about or reading the book.