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The last ten major changes to the site.
- 12/04/2024 - Author Pam Robertson has created a set of four novellas about , an agent for an organization called ACTI. Morgan would be a darned good agent under any circumstance but considering that she is also "most definitely psychic" (as I put it in my About the Series description) really helps a lot. It also makes these stories extra interesting. In addition to liking the character and liking the writing style of the author, I very much appreciate the shorter size of the stories and I hope she will write more.
- 12/03/2024 - Today's entrant into the compendium is not a spy. Not even close. And what he does is nowhere close to being cloak and dagger work. So why is the 4-adventure graphic series by Basil Wolverton from 1942 being added, if he is not a spy and does not do spy stuff? Well, it's because the publisher decided to pronounce boldly in large letters the fact that these tales were about an "Underground Secret Agent". Apparently, that is . You need to read the entry here to be able to shake your head like I did.
- 12/02/2024 - The organization today's entrant works for is Majic-12 and it investigates and counters some pretty fun and sorta spooky stuff. I say in My Comments "This series is a pretty inventive and creative combination of spy-fi and sci-fi." I am talking about David Mannes' five-book series about . I really liked Wynter and I especially liked his partner, Michelle. Lots of action and suspense here.
- 12/01/2024 - Welcome to December!. Let us also say welcome to Tiana Mathews, aka . She is an agent with an organization known as IC3. She is also a top-tier fashion model who uses that legitimate line of work as a cover for her missions. That was the premise for a movie, and possibly a string of movies, starring the alluring actress Sybil Danning, the idea being created and worked on by Mike Frankovich, jr. back in the early 80s. The project fell through and no movie/series was ever made. That is a shame as I would have loved to watch it. What was made, though, and the reason for this entry is a short series of darn good graphic adventures done as a tie-in to that movie.
- 11/30/2024 - Welcome to Saturday, the last day of November. I present for membership today a series designed for teenage readers which I recommend in My Comments as one to offer to those new to the genre as a way of interesting them in it in a tasteful and enjoyable way. The concept behind the two-book series about , written by Glenn Carter, is that terror organizations are putting in a lot of effort radicalizing younger people to do some pretty bad things and sending older agents to infiltrate such groups won't work so ... recruit your own set of operatives. Fox is one such fellow and he is particularly good at it because he is almost uncanny in seeing things that "just aren't right".
- 11/29/2024 - Okay, today is an ... unusual ... entry. It comes to us from 1965, a date that had 007 ruling the box office and Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin the small screen (well, for us spy fans, anyways). There were also a good number of excellent authors of espionage adventures penning wonderful stories that are still being enjoyed so many years later - Fleming, Le Carre, Hamilton, Deighton, Aarons, and many more. As for this entry, well, the same cannot be said. Imagine, if you can, a jaguar. A real one. But have him anthropomorphized, walking and talking like normal humans, but with a libido that is ... unusual. His name? . Not joking here. And there are 78 - yep - almost four score - graphic adventures about him written and drawn by very talented Bob Powell. The publication that were stories were published in was ... unusual ... as well - the very risqué and lecherous Jaguar, one of the many men's publications on the truckstop magazine rack at the time.. You really have got to read about this entry and then you will agree it is ... yep ... unusual.
- 11/28/2024 - Happy Thanksgiving!! Heading to my elder daughter's home for wonderful food and great companionship. Before I go, though, here is today's entrant into the compendium. In a series started a decade ago and still going strong with - so far - 20 adventures, author Ace Collins take readers back to the early days of American involvement in World War Two. The extremely interesting is an agent for the American President. Meeker has a special relationship with the Chief Executive, calling him Uncle Franklin, and he is well aware of her intelligence and tenacity and makes constant use of both. I really enjoyed the books and especially the main character.
- 11/27/2024 - Today's entrant is a military/spy adventure about , a young man that the CIA has been monitoring for some time before offering a position. I note in My Comments that the way it is written is "both kinda intriguing and way sorta spooky. I liked it!!" There are two books in this series penned by Pete Zaccagnino.
- 11/26/2024 - Today's entrant into this compendium is a former spy, as he reminds people now and then that his time in the field was 'a lifetime ago'. Now manages Shady Fields, a 'care home with a difference'. This difference is that it is the final home for secret agents. Image a rest home filled with former operatives, most of whom were trained to kill. What a delightful idea and author Wendy Charlton pulls it off beautifully in this three-book series.
- 11/25/2024 - Any good series should follow the adage of "always leave 'em wanting more" and today's entrant does that. Warren Ray's three novelettes which comprise the series about do come to a close so no cliffhangers here but ... I really wanted to know more! Of course, that is asking a whole lot of Ms. Wheeler because when we talk about the lady being a retired CIA field agent, we really mean retired .. as in 40 years ago. Ms. Wheeler is no spring chicken, but that is part of the charm.
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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!!