Publication History
The novel was published as a hardcover, a first for the series, in the UK on 6 September 2007 by Puffin Books. Puffin released an audiobook read by author Charlie Higson on 27 September. A paperback edition was released on 28 May 2008, the Centenary of Ian Fleming's birth.
Hurricane Gold had previously been announced as a 2008 release before the publishing date was pushed up to 2007. With Double or Die also being published in 2007, this creates a unique situation – the first time more than one James Bond novel was published in the same calendar year, (not counting film novelizations, spinoff novels such as The Moneypenny Diaries or short stories).
On 10 August 2007, Charlie Higson signed and numbered 1500 copies of Hurricane Gold to be distributed to independent bookstores only. Number "007" was discovered in a small bookshop in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire and sold on eBay for £156.50 ($319.82).
A launch party for the novel was held at Waterstone's Piccadilly in London on 6 September 2007 with an all-gold theme.
Hurricane Gold entered the charts at #2, selling 6056 copies in just half a week's sales.
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