What's New
The last ten major changes to the site.
- 03/28/2024 - Seeing the name of publishing powerhouse James Patterson on anything close to spy-fi related will make me take notice to see what he might have in store. What we find with the two-book series about , written in conjunction with Brendan DuBois, is a lot of fun. This US Army Intelligence officer who moves over to the CIA has a lot going for her and I hope the writing pair will let her do more.
- 03/27/2024 - I have never had a fear of flying despite my dislike of heights but I have never had a desire to learn to fly a plane - not once. And then I read today's entrant series about pilot and while my attitude about doing such things myself have not changed, reading about him doing them was a hoot. This young adult series about a new pilot getting deeply involved in spy stuff, ably crafted by Jamie Dodson, is a fun, swift read.
- 03/26/2024 - A husband-and-wife team of college professors join the compendium today. Granted, not your typical entrant but they definitely belong. have two adventures penned by Clare O'Donohue in the "World of Spies" mystery series. The books are an enjoyable combination of espionage and mystery.
- 03/25/2024 - Today's newcomer to the compendium, by David J. Antocci, is an interesting character that I would love to be able to watch on television. I enjoyed very much reading her adventures; I just feel her adventures would make an excellent TV program.
- 03/25/2024 - My apologies to people coming to this site and not getting it. I have been having difficulty out of the blue and am working with my hosting provider. It is not making much sense.
- 03/24/2024 - Today I welcome , a member of the Special Branch who is active at the end of WWII and for a while thereafter. I really enjoyed these adventures and wrote in that "I like his writing and I really like Maxwell". Hopefully he will follow up his duology and subsequent trilogy with more tales about her.
- 03/23/2024 - I almost did not put today's entrant in the What's New list and just let it sneak in - that is how bad it is. But since it is a Saturday where I recently have been adding children spy series, I opted to announce it despite ... In My Comments, I state, "I do not know nor have I any idea why this very young children's book needed to be made". You will see why when you check out . You will probably be sorry you did, though.
- 03/22/2024 - Today I welcome into the compendium a spy-adjacent series about an operative named . In My Comments I make a very brief comparison of this fun, 'frivolous' series and more serious works like those about George Smiley or Quiller, pointing out that "neither Smiley nor Quiller have had to deal with goblins".
- 03/21/2024 - For the newest member of the compendium, I asked in My Comments: "Want to be pals with an experienced assassin who used to go by one of the names of the Angel of Death?" Strange question until you meet and see him in action. Lots and lots of action. Very exciting and loads of fun.
- 03/20/2024 - We head Down Under for a 4-adventure comicbook series from 1949 about an Australian Secret Service operative. is his name - though I would guess the 'Red' was not his given name. His turf is the Far East and he sees a good deal of action but unfortunately, not much is available to us today.
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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!!