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The last ten major changes to the site.
- 12/19/2022 - About the series I enter today into the compendium I wrote that "It is light-hearted enough to let us know to sit back and just enjoy while serious enough to make us really interested in what is going on." The adventures of MI5 agent is a very enjoyable two-book series you should check out.
- 12/17/2022 - When you read at the beginning of a series that the main character, or one of two in this case, is concerned with saving the lives of millions (good for him) and saving his job (not so admirable but definitely human), you know you have an interesting start. Luckily the rest of the three-book (so far) series keeps that interest going and I really enjoyed the adventures. The author or publisher's name for the series is Vector, by the way. Just wanted to let you know that I know. Check this pair out!
- 12/15/2022 - In My Comments section for today's entrant into the compendium, "I took a huge liking to from the very beginning and never wavered in my feelings". The character is interesting and fun to follow and the writing of author A.M. Adair is really good and enjoyable making the three books (so far) a pleasurable pool to dive into.
- 12/13/2022 - From Down Under from back in the late 70s comes a two-book series about a man who kinda does private eye work for an outfit that is mostly on the legit side of things. finds himself tossed into the middle of trouble that has international consequences and thus earns a spot in this compendium. That and the books are not bad at all!
- 12/11/2022 - Today's entrant into the compendium is ... well, unusual. Is he an operative in Her Majesty's Secret Service - almost certainly no. This makes it pretty certain he is not, as he believes, James Bond. But he acts like he is and they say that if you tell a falsehood often and loudly enough ... This series, titled , is, as I said, unusual. And sometimes a lot of fun.
- 12/09/2022 - A terrific series about one pretty fascinating female operative set during the time before and during the Second World War joins the compendium today. It is a wonderfully well crafted set of five novels and one novelette and I hope there will be more coming about .
- 12/07/2022 - Once in a while, the CEO of a large company will do something that throws that person into trouble and gives reason for his/her membership in the compendium. That is the case today with who did not ask to have to tangle with terrorists more than once but did so anyways. Good entertainment here with the two-book (so far) series. Especially when co-star Nichole Lewis is on the scene.
- 12/05/2022 - A support character in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine television series gets his own entry today in the compendium. This is because the fellow went on to have important roles in several of the books as well as the television episodes and a couple of books about him alone. is the Cardassian secret agent who was a hoot to follow.
- 12/03/2022 - Truck drivers have a tough life, no matter if they are in the States or on the Continent. They do not need the added aggravation of being asked to take a break to save the world, or at least a part of it. Except in the case of today's newcomer to the site, .
- 12/01/2022 - "The tsunami of revenge". That is how a blurb describes the new entrant into the compendium, , and when you read his adventures, especially the trilogy that starts the series, you will understand it is pretty accurate. O'Reilly is a disgraced agent of the CIA who is out to get even with the SOB who framed him and he is not letting anything get in his way.
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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!!