Young Bond fans will be getting their hands on Charlie Higson’s By Royal Command earlier than expected. The release date has been pulled forward one day to September 3, 2008 (note the new promo art left).

By Royal Command finds James Bond in action from England to the chilling heights of the Austrian Alps. This fifth book in Charlie Higson’s bestselling Young Bond series will be released in the UK as a hardcover and audiobook.

Cover art will be kept Top Secret until the day of publication.