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

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  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 5,230


    The Q Mysteries book 2 announced: The Man With The Golden Compass. Launching about a year from now.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 16 Posts: 19,581
    Bit of a damp squib announcement considering the name's been public for months! :D
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited October 17 Posts: 18,952
    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...
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 5,230


    I'm surprised that no one has mentioned getting this yet.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 23 Posts: 19,581
    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.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 5,230
    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!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 19,581
    There’s a Guardian review out there too, maybe some other newspapers.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited November 1 Posts: 5,230
    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.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited 1:26am Posts: 14,874
    I mentioned earlier Amazon.co.uk (viewed as the UK selection on screen, from my US location) offered Quantum of Menace. (But did not display for me on Amazon.com).

    So I ordered it from the UK, for delivery to the US. Shipped 5 November, received this day 13 August 2025.


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    Delivery By Australia Post Global
    Wednesday, 12 November
    Delivered US US
    6:10 am Out for delivery US US
    Sunday, 9 November
    5:16 pm Package arrived at the final delivery station US
    5:13 pm Package transferred to another carrier for delivery US
    4:43 pm Completed customs clearance. US US

    Friday, 7 November
    7:05 pm Initiated customs clearance process US
    7:05 pm Package is in transit. Flight containing package has arrived. US US
    4:02 pm Package is in transit. Flight containing package has departed. GB

    Thursday, 6 November
    8:04 am Parcel left the carrier facility GB GB
    2:06 am Parcel arrived at a carrier facility GB
    Wednesday, 5 November
    10:32 pm Parcel arrived at a carrier facility GB GB
    4:33 pm Package departed an Amazon facility Rochester, Kent GB
    12:59 pm Package arrived at an Amazon facility Rochester, Kent GB
    Package left the courier facility

    Item(s) Subtotal: USD 14.88
    Postage & Packing: USD 14.30
    Total before Tax: USD 29.18
    VAT: USD 0.00
    VAT: USD 1.75
    Total:
    USD 30.93
    Import Charges: USD 4.10
    Exchange rate guarantee fee: USD 0.83
    Grand Total:
    USD 35.86



    And there is the next volume represented, as mentioned above. To be released 22 October 2026.


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    The Man with the Golden Compass: The new
    mystery for James Bond favourite Q to solve (Q Mysteries)     Hardcover – 22 Oct. 2026
    by Vaseem Khan (Author)
    Book 2 of 2: Q Mysteries
    The exciting new mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.
    Fresh from successfully reinvestigating his childhood friend's mysterious death, Q is hired as a civilian contractor by the police in his sleepy hometown to look into the unsolved murder of tech millionaire turned online antique dealer, Laurence Noble. Six months ago, Noble was tortured and killed, a circular object made of gold and inscribed with mysterious runes found in his pocket. As Q investigates, he finds himself dragged into a chilling conspiracy where past and present meet in a way he could not possibly have imagined.

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