Spy Turned Wordsmith.
Ian Fleming lived a fascinating life—naval intelligence officer, journalist, and the creative mind behind James Bond. He wrote from experience, blending espionage with elegance. But Fleming’s world was one of elite clubs, English estates, and a worldview shaped by Empire.
He was sharp, disciplined, and brave in his own right—but his loyalties and lifestyle were highbrow, not hometown. He built myths for the powerful, not stories for the working man.
Verdict: Not SphstRDnck.
Respect the service, but he wrote for the crown, not the crowd.