The UK paperback edition of Charlie Higson’s fifth Young Bond bestseller, By Royal Command, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.co.uk. The book will be released on May 28, 2009.

Our friends at Puffin have generously provided a first look at the paperback cover art (click for high res version). The silver portions of the cover artwork will be finished in foil.

By Royal Command finds James Bond in action from England to the chilling heights of the Austrian Alps. The book is currently available in the UK as a hardcover and audiobook.