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The last ten major changes to the site.
- 08/23/2019 - From the mid-60s comes a pretty fascinating series about a female agent who might or might not work for MI-5 (I say yes) and who can more than handle herself. She is sharp, attractive, personable, and deadly when angered. is a woman about whom we have 4 adventures and left me wishing for more.
- 08/22/2019 - Added: Finally put the latest book from last year on the site and then added several books in the series. Boy, when I fall behind!!!
- 08/22/2019 - If you are looking for a series with lots and lots of actions and a pretty interesting protagonist, I can recommend this latest entry in the compendium. certainly gets around and everywhere he goes, someone seems unhappy to see him. I am sure it is enough to give the man a complex but it was also enough to give me some very enjoyable hours reading.
- 08/21/2019 - Coming Soon: The renown author Max Brand, known best for his many Westerns as well as creating Dr. Kildaire, wrote under other pseudonyms as well besides his real name of Frederick Faust. One of those was very close to that real name, Frederick Frost, under which he wrote about secret agent , for which he created 8 novelettes which were later combined into two fix-up novels. He also wrote one additional novel which had been originally serialized in a magazine.
- 08/21/2019 - Coming Soon: From the very talented pen of the man with the pseudonum of "Sea-Lion", who already graced us with one spy series mentioned here long ago, comes another about a Signal Corps officer who starts to help a British Naval Intelligence operative and soon becomes an agent on his own. There are 5 adventures from the latter half of the 1940s about to be enjoyed.
- 08/21/2019 - One of the masters of spy fiction and thrillers in general is, with no doubt, Frederick Forsyth. One short series he created slipped by me for a long time but now with some much appreciated help from my frequent contributor, EdRoy, I present this 3-novella turned into 1 terrific book titled The Deceiver, based on 6 teleplays in a British production called Frederick Forsyth Presents. Lots of different people doing different things in different parts of the globe but all connected by one terrific spy, .
- 08/20/2019 - Coming Soon: A four-adventure series presented in the pages of The Saint Magazine in the mid-60's concerning , the Man From Intrex. The 'Intrex' in question is an American Intelligence agency which is about all I know so far.
- 08/20/2019 - First Look: The time machine is again in motion, taking us back 90 years to 1929 for a visit with a former military man turned covert operative turned champion for peace who is willing to fight for it. is a most interesting individual from what I read of him so far. I would love to know the opinions of others out there.
- 08/19/2019 - In fiction, as in life, it is quite common for a young man to have issues with his father over a career, especially when Daddy is rich and powerful and used to calling the shots. , a 15-book (so far) series is one fine example of that though in this case, Daddy is a real S.O.B. The organization he was an intricate part of, and which Walker the younger has to fight, really needs being put down but being so powerful, it won't die easily. Luckily Lacklan is a trained professional with one heck of an incentive. Please welcome him to the compendium.
- 08/18/2019 - Again we head back in time, this journey taking us to the period from 1937 to 1945, to visit a senior agent of the British Secret Service as he goes about his duties in Europe and then later in his old stomping grounds of South-East Asia. 11 adventures make up the recorded tales of and each one I have perused has been very enjoyable to read.
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SPY FICTION!
Say the word SPY to most people and they will respond with James Bond,
with good reason as he is the best known of all fictional spies. With 20+ blockbuster movies over the last 40+ years,
along with the standard movie hype, virtually the entire world knows about 007 and his License To Kill.
Of course, James Bond is by no means the only spy in the world of fiction, just the best known. Who are the rest?
Who has his or her own license to kill, thrill, or chill. How do these agents stack up against each other? Who would
you want beside you in a car chase, in a knife fight, in a dark alley, or beneath the covers?
This site is dedicated to the many, many men and women who, at least in fiction, have defended our freedoms against all forms of enemies, foreign and domestic. Well, granted a few of them were just in it for the money and many were only after the excitement, and sex played a huge role in the motivation of more than a few. But still, their actions helped not only preserve our way of life (on paper) but also brought us, the readers, many hours of escapism and vicarious pleasure.
So, who are these people that I have slaved so diligently to present to you? They are the men and women of spy-fi about whom there is a series. Single-book characters need not apply. There has to be at least two books. Two's the minimum but the more the merrier.
Moreover, I have confined membership to the English language. If it wasn't put into English so I can read it, I haven't worried about it.
Each spy has his or her own page. Click on the "Characters" button to go to a listing page. Click on the letter the
character's last name starts with (or a more common moniker like "Death Merchant" if appropriate). That will take one
step further into the labrynth. Finally, select the character's name from the list and, voila!
Have fun!!