<page_title> List of James Bond novels and short stories </page_title> <section_title> Books, by publication sequence </section_title> <table> <cell> Casino Royale <col_header> Title </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ian Fleming <col_header> Author </col_header> <row_header> Casino Royale </row_header> </cell> <cell> 13 April 1953 <col_header> Date </col_header> <row_header> Casino Royale </row_header> </cell> </table>
Published in 1953, Casino Royale is the first James Bond book by Fleming.