SAS may be the longest-running fiction series ever written by a single author." Life SAS series has sold about 100 million copies worldwide, which would make it one of the top-selling series in history, on a par with Ian Fleming's James Bond books. His SAS series of spy novels have been bestsellers, according to the New York Times, "His works have been translated and are especially popular in Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Japan. An official announcement will be made in a few weeks.Gérard de Villiers (French: 8 December 1929 – 31 October 2013) was a French writer, journalist and editor. According to Perreault, this will mark the first major launch of his fiction in English in North America. Update: Russell Perreault, the director of publicity for Vintage Books told TIME via email that beginning in 2014, de Villiers novels will be available via the publishing imprint of Random House Books in the U.S. His June 2012 novel Le Chemin de Damas detailed the inner-workings of the Assad regime in Syria.ĭe Villiers died largely unknown in the U.S., but more than 100 million copies of the series have been sold globally, making it one of the top-selling series in history, De Villiers’ latest book, SAS: The Kremlin Revenge, was released last month. His work was praised for including insider information he gathered from journalists, diplomats, and officials. He was 83, and his lawyer said he was suffering from a “long illness.”ĭe Villiers wrote 200 books in the Son Altesse Sérénissime, (His Serene Highness) series of spy novels about an Austrian prince who works as a CIA agent, according to MSN. Gerard De Villier, the spy novelist who was known as France’s answer to James Bond, died on Thursday in Paris.
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