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"From a View to a Kill" provided the title (but little else other than the short story and part of the film both being set in France) for the 1985 film A View to a Kill. "Quantum of Solace" was chosen as the title for the 2008 Bond film, but otherwise the film had no connection to the story beyond some superficial similarity in that the lead female characters in both were in abusive relationships.

The story "For Your Eyes Only" was originally written as the third episode in the James Bond TV series, first titled: "Man's Work", later "Rough Justice" and "Death Leaves an Echo" before finally settling on "For Your Eyes Only." Along with "Risico" (originally spelled "Risiko"), "For Your Eyes Only" was adapted closely for the 1981 film version of the same name. The remaining three stories were, as previously stated, written as television scripts. The short story actually has no secret agent elements. The second story, "Quantum of Solace", was an experimental piece Fleming had previously written for Cosmopolitan magazine.

The first, "The Hildebrand Rarity", was first published in Playboy in 1960. Out of the five short stories included in the book, two were added in addition to the outlines Fleming had previously written for the proposed television series. In later editions, the subtitle was dropped.ġ " From a View to a Kill" 2 " For Your Eyes Only" 3 " Quantum of Solace" 4 " Risico" 5 " The Hildebrand Rarity" In America the subtitle was changed to " Five Secret Exploits of James Bond". The title was changed for publication to For Your Eyes Only and was additionally published with the subtitle of " Five Secret Occasions in the Life of James Bond".

In 1959 Fleming gathered his outlines and novelized them for a collection he originally titled "The Rough With The Smooth". Fleming agreed to the deal and began to write three outlines for the series however, CBS later dropped the idea. This deal came about after the success of the 1954 television episode adaptation of Casino Royale on the CBS television series Climax!. In the late 1950s CBS made an offer to Fleming to write 32 episodes over a two-year period for a television show based on the James Bond character. For Your Eyes Only marked a change of pace for Ian Fleming, who previously had written only full-length novels featuring his character, James Bond.