Randolph is the chief villain of SilverFin. A big, powerful American who has returned to his ancestral home in Scotland on Loch Silverfin. He is an arms manufacturer and is working on a topsecret new weapon. He will let nothing…

Wilder is the Bond girl in SilverFin. A tough Scottish lass who probably loves her horse more than any person, but comes to James’s rescue just when he needs it most. ‘The light picked out just one face in the…

James teams up with Red to try and find out what has happened to Red’s cousin, Alfie, who has gone missing on Loch Silverfin. Red is a cockney petty criminal and he teaches James a thing or two about fighting…

Charmian is James’s aunt and has been responsible for his upbringing since the death of his parents. She’s a strong, independent woman and she believes wholeheartedly in treating children as adults. ‘James’s Aunt Charmian was waiting for him on the…

Max Bond is James’s uncle. By the time we meet him in SilverFin, he is desperately ill, but this doesn’t stop him teaching James to drive and to fish. As he takes stock of his life, Max tells James of…

James’s classical tutor, also in charge of athletics at Eton, Merriot becomes something of a mentor to James. Although part of the Eton system, he admires independent thinking. ‘He was a tall, thin man with grey eyes, untidy hair and…

One of the first people James meets at Eton is an older boy called George Hellebore. George is an arrogant, American bully and a cheat. He quickly becomes James’s worst enemy, but it is obvious that it is George’s father…

When we first meet James he’s thirteen years old and has just started at Eton. He’s determined not to be daunted by the rules and regulations and the centuries old traditions of the place. He’s tough and resourceful, quick to…