Benson, Raymond (1988). The James Bond Bedside Companion. London: Boxtree Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85283-233-9.

Unfortunately, Fleming died after he finished his first draft, and before he could add edits. I am not sure to what extent his publisher edited Fleming's text (there is one sentence about an em-dash which made me think an editor inserted it as a joke), but the book reads really disjointed. Well, like a rough draft. It was a pleasant, very light room, dose-carpeted in dove-grey Wilton. The military prints on the cream walls were expensively framed. A small, bright fire burned under an Adam mantelpiece which bore a number of silver trophies and two photographs in leather frames - one of a nice-looking woman and the other of three nice-looking children. There was a central table with a bowl of flowers and two comfort-able club chain on either side of the fire. No desk or filing cabinets, nothing official-looking. A tall man, as pleasant as the room, got up from the far chair, dropped The Times on the carpet beside it, and came forward with a welcoming smile. He held out a firm, dry hand. I feel like the spark has gone out of this series. Ever since Tracy was murdered at the end of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, things haven't been the same in Bond-world. We have a more muted, contemplative man in the place where Bond, once so full of life, stood. Well, er, I've got this little villa up by Mona Dam, James." Her voice hurried. "It's got quite a nice spare room looking out over Kingston Harbour. And it's cool up there. And if you don't mind sharing a bathroom." She blushed. "I'm afraid there's no chaperone, but you know, in Jamaica, people don't mind that sort of thing."The post of ‘Personal Assistant’ in Chapter 8, that is, P.A. has long been in use in business administration, academia, etc. since 50 years ago. It has been nearly a year since James Bond disappeared, and was presumed dead during his mission to Japan. Then, out of the blue, a man claiming to be Bond appears in London and demands to see M. After much scrutinizing and interrogation, the man's identity is confirmed, but during his debriefing interview with M, Bond tries to kill him with a cyanide pistol. The attempt, however, fails. Pfeiffer, Lee; Worrall, Dave (1998). The Essential Bond. London: Boxtree Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7522-2477-0.

The Review Crew (January 2005). "Goldeneye: Rogue Agent". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No.187. pp.130–31. Francisco Scaramanga is a playable character in the multiplayer portions of the 2003 game 007: Nightfire and the 2010 game GoldenEye 007. In the original GoldenEye 007 game, Scaramanga's weapon, the golden gun, was initially added to the "Egyptian" level and multiplayer portion of the game. It is said in the briefing for the "Egyptian" mission that the Golden Gun was stolen from Scaramanga by Baron Samedi. Also, the multiplayer-only fan remake GoldenEye: Source features the weapon as well.I also had trouble with Scaramanga remaining 100% Christopher Lee. Oh, he looked like Christopher Lee all the time, but one of Lee's most defining features is his voice, and I couldn't get it to stay put. He was Spanish, but talked like an American, and I never could get a handle on what part of the US his vernacular belonged to. Chicago gangster? Texan? Whatever it was, England had nothing to do with it. In mid-assignment, Bond, who has managed to become Scaramanga's temporary personal assistant under the name of Mark Hazard, learns that Scaramanga is involved with a syndicate of American gangsters and the KGB, who are working several schemes, including the destabilization of Western interests in the Caribbean sugar industry, running drugs into America, smuggling women from Mexico into America and launching casinos in Jamaica. Initially unaware of Bond's presence in Jamaica, Felix Leiter has also been recalled to duty by the CIA and assigned to Scaramanga's hotel staff. From Chapter 16 I liked this sentence: She suddenly realized the fact, blushed furiously and stopped. Because this adjective ‘furious’ does not mean ‘very angry’ in this context, it means ‘with great energy, speed or anger.’ Being the last James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, this is actually the first time M's full name, Admiral Sir Miles Messervy, is ever said. In previous novels, any reference to M's name had been censored by 'dashes'.

The novel was adapted as a daily comic strip which was published in the Daily Express newspaper and syndicated around the world. The adaptation ran from 10 January to 10 September 1966. The adaptation was written by Jim Lawrence and illustrated by Yaroslav Horak. [35] The strip was reprinted by Titan Books in The James Bond Omnibus Vol. 2, published in 2011. [36] The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) By the time Bond finally encounters him in The Man with the Golden Gun, Scaramanga works as a freelance assassin, often working for Castro's secret police, in addition to being engaged in other criminal enterprises such as drug-running into the United States in partnership with the KGB. MI6 has evaluated Scaramanga as one of the finest shots in the world, and M authorizes Bond to assassinate the gunman — if he can. Identity of Ian Fleming's inspiration for Scaramanga comes to light". MI6-HQ The home of James Bond . Retrieved April 22, 2023. Sophie Borland (2008-01-21). "Lightsabre wins the battle of movie weapons". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 2012-11-13.Then again, it's fair to mention how worried I was when Leiter showed up - I wasn't sure if Bond would recognize him or not. Still not 100% certain that he's 'cured' of his amnesia.