[net.trivia] License plate answer

will (09/23/82)

A few of you responded correctly that the plate was 'GEN II'.
However, a few of you ignorant fools stated that it was 'GEN 11',
as seen in the movie.  This was incorrect and a flagrant error
by the directors; GEN II is supposed to signify 'gentle'.

But here's another:

We know that Ian Fleming wrote, among other things, Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang, and, more importantly, the James Bond Chronicles.

Exactly how many 007 novels were there?