Bond is back in a new novel from bestselling author Charlie Higson, creator of The Fast Show and the Young Bond books. Charlie is the go to figure to comment on James Bond news, and this is his version of what modern day Bond looks like.

He’s read every Fleming novel and understands what people want from Bond – ingenious gadgets, mysterious and terrible villains and world – threatening conspiracies – and has imagined every element in the modern day. The result is a blockbusting, cinematic, jet setting read with the theme of power at its heart.

Join us at Penarth Pier for an unforgettable evening to celebrate the publication of King Zero.

King Zero: It starts with a murdered agent in the Saudi desert. Only a traitor could have known enough to bring him down. But even James Bond can ’t guess at the secret that was worth killing him to keep. As Bond follows the trail across the globe, he doesn’t realise the countdown has already begun. And hiding in the shadows is a man with more power than Bond could ever have imagined. Prepare for a villain unlike any before. Prepare for KING ZERO.

Charlie Higson is a comedian and actor who is co-creator and star of the hugely successful comedy series The Fast Show. He is the author of the bestselling Young Bond books and the incredibly successful horror series The Enemy, as well as five adult crime thrillers. Charlie fell in love with Bond aged 7 when he saw Thunderball in the cinema and knows Bond inside and out — not only are the Young Bond books the most commercially successful Bond novels since Ian Fleming, he’s been sent overseas by the BBC to stay at Fleming ‘ s Jamaica estate, commissioned to write a James Bond novella to coincide with the coronation of King Charles, and is often interviewed by the media when Bond film news crops up.

Sunday 4 October | 7.00 pm
Penarth Pier Pavilion, The Esplanade, CF64 3AU
Tickets: £28.00 including a signed hardback copy of King Zero (RRP £22.00)* / £12.00 Event Only** / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket

*Any book not collected at the event will be held in Griffin Books for three months after the date of the event.
**There are a limited number of Event Only, Student and Inclusive tickets available.