About Me

Julian Parrott grew up in Wrexham, Wales. He attended the University of Manchester, Western Illinois University, and the University of Illinois. After a brief stint as a small town journalist, Julian accidentally found a career as a university administrator. 

Fit for Purpose is his first novel. 

He lives in Urbana, Illinois with his wife and two dogs. Julian is currently at work on a sequel. 'Of Love & Honor,' the further adventures of Tom and Nia, will be out in 2023.

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Tom and Nia will return. 

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Previous pieces on James Bond and Ian Fleming

Bond’s Napoleonic Imagery, MI6: Home of James Bond, January 18, 2018 https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/opinion-napoleonic-imagery

·  Inside Ian Fleming’s Goldeneye, Artistic License Renewed, September 1, 2017

https://literary007.com/2017/08/31/literary-007-tourism-inside-ian-flemings-goldeneye/

·  Bond and China, MI6: Home of James Bond, January 31, 2017

https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/opinion-bond-and-china

·  James Bond and Wales, James Bond Dossier, March 22, 2016

https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/content/james-bond-and-wales.htm

·  The Peculiar Parallels of Ian Fleming and Raymond Chandler, Artistic License Renewed, July 23, 2015

https://literary007.com/2015/07/23/the-peculiar-parallels-of-ian-fleming-and-raymond-chandler/

·  James Bond and the trouble with female sacrifice, James Bond Dossier, June 23, 2015

https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/content/james-bond-and-the-trouble-with-female-sacrifice.htm

·  The Evolving Bond, MI6: Home of James Bond, June 9, 2015

https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/opinion-the-evolving-bond

·  The Bond Brand (1), MI6: Home of James Bond, February 28, 2015

https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/style-bond-branding-1

·  The Bond Brand (2), MI6: Home of James Bond, April 14, 2015

https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/style-bond-branding-2

·  The History of James Bond at the London Film Museum, The News-Gazette, October 5, 2014

http://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/local/2014-10-05/history-bond-james-bond.html

See what books inspired me to write spy thrillers. 

https://shepherd.com/best-books/world-weary-agents-of-espionage

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