Dr. No

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Dr. No is a 1958 James Bond spy novel by Ian Fleming featuring the British secret agent’s mission in Jamaica against the enigmatic villain Dr. Julius No.

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Dr. No (film) 3
Dr. No (1962 film) 1
Dr. No (novel) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf James Bond novel
novel
adaptedAs Dr. No self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dr. No (1962 film)
antagonist Dr. Julius No
author Ian Fleming
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Dr. Julius No
Felix Leiter
Honeychile Rider
John Strangways
M
Miss Moneypenny
Quarrel
filmAdaptationDirector Terence Young
filmAdaptationStar Joseph Wiseman
Sean Connery
Ursula Andress
followedBy Goldfinger
follows From Russia, with Love
franchise James Bond
genre spy novel
thriller novel
hasCoverArtist Pat Marriott
hasTheme British intelligence operations
Cold War espionage
imperialism and colonial legacy
technology and power
hasVillainBaseLocation Crab Key
language English
literarySeriesNumber 6
mainCharacter James Bond
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor being the basis for the first Eon Productions James Bond film
introducing Dr. Julius No as a recurring Bond villain archetype
originalMediaType print
originalPublisherImprint Jonathan Cape first edition
partOf James Bond universe
surface form: Ian Fleming James Bond canon
plotElement James Bond investigates disappearances in Jamaica
assassination of British agents in Jamaica
confrontation with Dr. Julius No
protagonist James Bond
publicationYear 1958
publisher Jonathan Cape
publisherCountry United Kingdom
series James Bond
settingLocation Jamaica
timePeriodOfSetting 1950s

Referenced by (9)

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Dr. No adaptedAs Dr. No self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dr. No (1962 film)
James Bond appearsIn Dr. No
this entity surface form: Dr. No (novel)
Q appearsIn Dr. No
subject surface form: Q (James Bond)
this entity surface form: Dr. No (film)
James Bond filmSeriesStart Dr. No
this entity surface form: Dr. No (film)
Q firstAppearance Dr. No
subject surface form: Q (James Bond)
this entity surface form: Dr. No (film)
Ian Fleming notableWork Dr. No
Sean Connery notableWork Dr. No
Goldfinger precededBy Dr. No