For more than six decades, James Bond has been cinema’s most reliable agent of chaos and charm — a man who saves the world with a tuxedo, a martini, and a Walther PPK.With Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part Two) currently developing the next Bond film and IO Interactive’s long-awaited video game “007 First Light” scheduled for release in March 2026, the long-running franchise’s future looks as busy as its past.Credit: IO Interactive under license from Amazon MGM Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon ProductionsBut beyond the screen, Bond’s literary legacy is continuing to evolve in unexpected directions, too. The novels that began with Ian Fleming’s “Casino Royale” in 1953 have expanded into a vast bookshelf of continuations, reimaginings, and prequels.Vaseem Khan’s all-new novel “Quantum of Menace”, published under Ian Fleming Publications, focuses on Q instead of 007. But that doesn’t mean the MI6 superspy is out of the picture entirely where the written word is concerned. The publisher has a lighter mission planned for 2026 — one that sends Bond somewhere no villain ever could: back to school.Credit: MGM/EON ProductionsRelated: The Next ‘James Bond’ Actor Has Finally Been Named, as Reboot Eyes 2026 ReleaseAccording to the official synopsis from IanFleming.com, “James Bond and the Secret Agent Academy” is “the first in a brand-new series, taking the world’s most beloved secret agent to a place of dread, weirdos and strange food: school.”Written by bestselling crime and thriller author M.W. Craven, the book reimagines Bond as a mentor to a new generation of young recruits. “A new generation of young heroes, mentored by 007, have entered the Secret Agent Academy to see if they have what it takes to join the ranks of the Double O’s,” the official description reads. “Together with Bond can they defeat a deadly foe lurking in the shadows – and, more importantly, can they pass their exams?”Set for release in June 2026 and already available for pre-order now, the novel represents a major tonal pivot. Gone is the “license to kill” — in its place, a license to teach.Whether it’s training young spies or trading martinis for cafeteria lunches, “Secret Agent Academy” marks the most family-friendly mission 007 has ever accepted.How do you feel about James Bond being targeted towards younger audiences? Let us know your thoughts down below!The post James Bond’s “License To Kill” Removed for Family-Friendly Reboot appeared first on Inside the Magic.