sentences:  In the 1980s, the "Bond" series was initially revived with new novels by John Gardner, although initially he almost turned the series down.Between 1981 and 1996, Gardner went on to write sixteen "Bond" books in total; two of the books he wrote – "Licence to Kill" and "GoldenEye" – were novelizations of Eon Productions films of the same name.Gardner stated that he wanted "to bring Mr Bond into the 1980s", although he retained the ages of the characters as they were when Fleming had left them.