Today we are thrilled to show you cover art for the UK paperback edition of Charlie Higson’s fifth Young Bond bestseller, By Royal Command. Very nice!

Our friends at Puffin, who generously provided a beautiful high res image (click to view), inform us that the silver portions of the cover artwork will be finished in foil.

The By Royal Command paperback will be released on May 28, 2009. It is currently available for pre-order on the French and German Amazon websites, but not yet the UK site (we will let you know when it is).

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.