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The Spy Who Haunted Me (Secret Histories #3)
Eddie Drood's evil-stomping skills have come to the attention of the legendary Alexander King, Independent Agent extraordinaire. The best of the best, King spent a lifetime working for anyone and everyone, doing anything and everything, for the right price. Now, he's on his deathbed and looking to bestow all of his priceless secrets to a successor, provided he or she wins
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In this third installment in Simon R. Green's Secret Histories series, we find Eddie Drood back out in the field as Shaman Bond, no longer heading his family, but no closer to finding the traitor either. There is a brief escapade as Eddie as Shaman has to protect the Tower of London, but this seems more to point out that Eddie is no longer the head of the Droods and he likes it that way. He is then invited to play a high-stakes game with several of the best secret agents in the business for the...more
Third in the Secret Histories urban fantasy series about the Drood family who are the hidden protectors of the world.
My Take
Well, this was interesting. It was a lot of short stories woven into a larger tale of six of the world's greatest secret agents invited to play a game with the winner to gain all of Alexander King's, the Independent Agent's, secrets. And Green has brought Walker from the Nightside in as one of the participants.
I love it! The Hiring Hall is incorporated as Pound of Flesh, I...more
My Take
Well, this was interesting. It was a lot of short stories woven into a larger tale of six of the world's greatest secret agents invited to play a game with the winner to gain all of Alexander King's, the Independent Agent's, secrets. And Green has brought Walker from the Nightside in as one of the participants.
I love it! The Hiring Hall is incorporated as Pound of Flesh, I...more
Dec 06, 2011
Tal
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
sf-fantasy,
library-book
The legendary Independent Agent is dying ...so who will inherit his hoard of secret information and fabulous secrets? For most of the last century, he was the greatest spy in the world, but now The Independent Agent is retiring, he has decided on one last great game - the six greatest spies in the world today must work together - and compete against each other - to solve the six greatest mysteries in the world. Whoever wins the game will also win The Agent's priceless treasure-trove of informati...more
I love Simon R Green's books and the Secret Histories series is normally quite good...but this is the worst book in the series. Don't get me wrong I like the story and the action (although it gets really over the top in some places) but this book has a lot of mistakes in it.
And I know some people are thinking that I'm just talking about "well the character were a red shirt in that particular scene but it's really supposed to be blue" type thing. But I'm not. I'm talking rather big mistakes like...more
And I know some people are thinking that I'm just talking about "well the character were a red shirt in that particular scene but it's really supposed to be blue" type thing. But I'm not. I'm talking rather big mistakes like...more
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Eddie Drood, a.k.a. Shaman Bond, is a top-rated secret agent. His family, the dreaded Droods, have from time out of mind protected the world from everything from vicious ETs to the forces of Hell itself. Now Eddie and five other of the greatest secret agents have been chosen to play a deadly game by Alexander King, the Independent Agent, the greatest secret agent in the world, who is dying. Only one can win, and the winner will inherit King's deepest secrets, the most valuable commodities in the...more
Jun 20, 2009
Joshua
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
James Bond fans who also like the urban fantasy genre
Shelves:
sci-fi-and-fantasy,
urban-fantasy
This is the third book in Green's Shaman Bond/Eddie Drood series. If you're thinking about reading this book, chances are that you know what you'll be getting into: a good urban fantasy romp with a tinge of Lovecraft and a dash of shaken not stirred James Bond. Green has always been one of my favorite writers, but with this new volume, I feel like Green is still searching for where to send this series and this one is just a quiet thriller before the inevitable universe hits the fan Green appears...more
This is the third book in Simon R. Green's Secret Histories series, and there seems to be a traitor in the Drood family.
Of course, Eddie's determined to find out who it is but in order to do that he has to deal with something else first. He needs to be Shaman Bond, the spy, in order to take part in a quest for the dying legendary Independent Agent. IA happens to be the best spy in the world and is willing to pass on all his knowledge to whoever solves/survives his little contest.
The six best se...more
Of course, Eddie's determined to find out who it is but in order to do that he has to deal with something else first. He needs to be Shaman Bond, the spy, in order to take part in a quest for the dying legendary Independent Agent. IA happens to be the best spy in the world and is willing to pass on all his knowledge to whoever solves/survives his little contest.
The six best se...more
It's really a 3.5, but it's a significant step above his normal work, so I had to give it a boost. Not that I don't like his other books, I've read most of them. But they aren't always that well done. The books in this series are longer and somewhat more complex than his other books. There is just a bit more story and depth. Not tons, but more.
The series reminds me of a mix between James Bond and Xanth. Lots of puns, take-offs, and pop culture references. I'm sure I missed a lot of them, but I...more
The series reminds me of a mix between James Bond and Xanth. Lots of puns, take-offs, and pop culture references. I'm sure I missed a lot of them, but I...more
Book 3 of the Secret Histories seies.
I am about halfway through and have found 3 contiguity problems between book 2 and book 3.One is very minor and the other two are larger.The small one is about Eddie. In book 2, he basically states he has seen too many James Bond movies,but in book 3 he tells the Matriach that he doesn't watch spy movies.The next one is about Subway Sue.In book 3, she is called one of the walking wounded and teamed up with Callan Drood. Unfortunately she was dead at the book...more
I am about halfway through and have found 3 contiguity problems between book 2 and book 3.One is very minor and the other two are larger.The small one is about Eddie. In book 2, he basically states he has seen too many James Bond movies,but in book 3 he tells the Matriach that he doesn't watch spy movies.The next one is about Subway Sue.In book 3, she is called one of the walking wounded and teamed up with Callan Drood. Unfortunately she was dead at the book...more
The legendary Independent Agent is going into retirement so he invites 6 of the world's best agents (well 5 of the world's best agents and his grandson, who is a corporate spy) to compete in a contest. The group is to solve 5 mysteries, and the prize for the winner (there can be only one) is the Independent Agent's vast horde of secrets, including the name of the traitor inside the Drood family.
I believe three of the other competitors are new characters, but readers of Green's Nightside series w...more
I believe three of the other competitors are new characters, but readers of Green's Nightside series w...more
Jun 21, 2009
Jeffrey
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
urban fantasy fans with a taste for violence, green fans
Shelves:
urban-fantasy,
read-in-2009
Simon Green who penned the space opera Deathstalker series has turned his eye to urban fantasy and has a winner, I think, in the tales of his secret agent Shaman Bond a/k/a Eddie Drood. The Droods are a family of super secret agents who combat evil with the armor that encases them from a torc around their necks. Green has populated their world with all sorts of foul murderers, magical creatures, elfs, aliens, witches and spies. Eddie Drood, the grandson of the Matriarch of the clan Drood is one...more
If you have not read the first two books in this series then you should do yourself a favor and read them before you read this one so you will have all of the background. That being said, you could read this one only or first and not miss a lot but you will not find the characters as endearing if you read them out of order. This is the third in the series and the best so far. I enjoyed seeing a more human side of Walker from the "Nightside" in this one. I also enjoyed seeing how Green tackled al...more
Just the simple things:
I really like that Simon Green combines characters from his different series. Walker was an awesome choice, but why not Mr. Taylor himself?
Also, if either Eddie or John T. are suiting up for a book, then I'm going to read and mostly enjoy the show.
The contest was an interesting plot idea but it did seem strange to not have Molly along for the ride.
The other contestants never really got under my skin as a reader. Just found out as they died off one by one that they hadn'...more
I really like that Simon Green combines characters from his different series. Walker was an awesome choice, but why not Mr. Taylor himself?
Also, if either Eddie or John T. are suiting up for a book, then I'm going to read and mostly enjoy the show.
The contest was an interesting plot idea but it did seem strange to not have Molly along for the ride.
The other contestants never really got under my skin as a reader. Just found out as they died off one by one that they hadn'...more
A good mix of action, mystery and fantasy. Part "Around the World in 80 Days", part "Most Dangerous Game" and part "Ten Little Indians". Edwin Drood has been invited by the legendary Independent Agent; Alexander King, to compete with a group of rival agents for the secret legacy of the dying King. Along the way Eddie must work with amongst others, his old rival and sometimes friend the Blue Fairy. What follows is a quest for answers to various myths and legends including Loch Ness. Along the way...more
Plot summary: Alexander King, The Independent Agent, is on his deathbed, and is looking for a successor to take over the name and his secrets. A group of six of the world's best are in the running for the title, and King wants them to solve five of the world's great mysteries. They must work together, but also watch their backs. Because at the end of the day, only one can win.
Thoughts: I actually enjoyed this a lot more than the previous Eddie Drood book. It was a lot more like the first book in...more
Thoughts: I actually enjoyed this a lot more than the previous Eddie Drood book. It was a lot more like the first book in...more
This is the third book in the series by Simon Green and as always a scientific fictional fantasy. Only this time there are many many incidents tied together and each different from the other. And there are many more interesting characters thrown together to give you much more than the previous one.
As usual the book starts out with the introduction to Shaman, the drood and what all supernatural capabilities his torc gives him. The characters of the previous novel are given just a brief refresh an...more
As usual the book starts out with the introduction to Shaman, the drood and what all supernatural capabilities his torc gives him. The characters of the previous novel are given just a brief refresh an...more
I haven't read other books in this series, but I think that was ok. Some things didn't make sense in the mythology and references to earlier battles/magic/people, etc., but because I have read a lot of the Nightside series, I was able to pick up this one without a problem. Walker is in it! An interesting Nightside character that I don't think gets enough page-time. Nice to see him out of his element, but still very much in charge of himself and unflappable. The Droods (the actual family this ser...more
I don't think Simon Green could write a bad book if he tried. I read the first one in this series and decided the main character was too much like the lead character of the Nightside. So I skipped the second one, then picked up the third (this one) because I was desparate for some urban magic. It's a long wait for the latest Dresden File book at my local library.
At any rate, it was better than the first one by far and even had some of the characters from the Nightside in this book. The story wa...more
At any rate, it was better than the first one by far and even had some of the characters from the Nightside in this book. The story wa...more
Thus, fans return to the world of Eddie Drood aka Shaman Bond, secret agent extraordinaire, Drood family rebel, and field agent sworn to protect humanity -but most importantly, constant cheesy James Bond reference that never gets old. The Spy Who Haunted me is third book in author Simon R. Green's series about Eddie, and what was originally meant to be the final book of the series before it was later expanded before a trilogy.
In Spy Who Haunted Me, Eddie is faced with another wild road of unexpe...more
In Spy Who Haunted Me, Eddie is faced with another wild road of unexpe...more
Facing friends and enemies, Eddie Drood must solve the great mysteries of the modern age in order to gain the secrets that the Independent Agent, Alexander King, is leaving on his deathbed, secrets that the Drood family fears will be left in the hands of others who would misuse them. Eddie and five other agents from various agencies around the world compete to solve mysteries that only one of them will be able to walk away with. Simon R. Green takes us on a quest to find the truth behind the Loc...more
I enjoy Green's sense of humor, so it really hurts when his plots are so weak. Eddie Drood is an interesting character and faces some devastating situations but a lot of the potential leaks out through the big holes in the story line. I get the feeling that Green's purpose for Drood is to use up ideas that don't fit into the Nightside series. Too bad, because it's not fair to characters or the reader. And Green uses ellipses with a frequency that is very nearly insulting to the reader. I can int...more
Harry Dresden meets Ian Fleming. I haven't read any of his other series, but these Secret Histories involving the Droods (from the Druids) and their quest to protect the human race of all enemies foreign and domestic, magical and scientific, space-alien and demon and former Soviet spy, is great fun.
It is sometimes wearying to have to encompass the meeting on our little plane of untold numbers of dimensions, unplumbed depths of spiritual and magical powers heavenly, satanic, and eldritch, adding...more
It is sometimes wearying to have to encompass the meeting on our little plane of untold numbers of dimensions, unplumbed depths of spiritual and magical powers heavenly, satanic, and eldritch, adding...more
More popcorny, brain candy goodness.
This time around we get to see Edwin finally away from the family and Molly, which is a nice change of pace and gives the reader a chance to get to know the character on his own better.
He faces off against other field agents in a game run by one of the Legends in their field. Along the way there's the usual slew of monsters to fight and mysteries to solve. With a bit of betrayal and a whole lot of golden armoured ass kicking. Add in a guest appearance from th...more
This time around we get to see Edwin finally away from the family and Molly, which is a nice change of pace and gives the reader a chance to get to know the character on his own better.
He faces off against other field agents in a game run by one of the Legends in their field. Along the way there's the usual slew of monsters to fight and mysteries to solve. With a bit of betrayal and a whole lot of golden armoured ass kicking. Add in a guest appearance from th...more
Eddie Drood, back in the family graces (as much as he ever is) finds himself offered a prize of the family dreams' - the name of the family traitor if he wins a contest being ran by a rogue agent.
The contest, on the surface, seems simple - 5 agents from various places must all solves 5 great mysteries of the world - and in the end the best agent (or surviving one) wins. But of course, a Drood agent is involved - even if he was invited - so nothing is simple.
What really makes this book a standou...more
The contest, on the surface, seems simple - 5 agents from various places must all solves 5 great mysteries of the world - and in the end the best agent (or surviving one) wins. But of course, a Drood agent is involved - even if he was invited - so nothing is simple.
What really makes this book a standou...more
I love Simon R. Green's work. I really enjoyed his Deathstalker series, which is what brought me to the Shaman Bond/Drood Saga in the Secret Histories.
They're a fun meld of magic and super-spy in the vein of James Bond. Green writes action and thriller well, while keeping it light enough to be an absolute page turner.
They're a fun meld of magic and super-spy in the vein of James Bond. Green writes action and thriller well, while keeping it light enough to be an absolute page turner.
The thirs novel in "The Secret Histories" series by Simon R. Green has a classic action plot. The greatest agents in the world are selected to compete in a deadly game as they must reveal the greatest mysteries in the world - what is hidden in the murky depths of Loch Ness, what haunts the forests of Arkansas, what happened in the Tungusia Event, what was the Philadelphia Experiment really about and, of course, what is the truth behing the Roswell legend. Eddie Drood represents his powerful fami...more
The secret Histories #3 starts off a little bit after the Dead Gods War that took place in book #2 of the series. The Drood family is pretty much back to normal, and Edwin Drood (Shaman Bond) is once again a mostly rogue agent for the family, no longer leading the family and pretty much happier that way, but there still is a traitor in the family. The Independent Agent is a spy of nearly mythological proportions, he appears to know everything, has done nearly everything and is apparently dying....more
Aug 01, 2011
Jessica
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
humor,
urban-fantasy
Does anyone else think that Eddie is like the superpowered Marty Stu version of Severin von Kusiemski? No? That's just me? Ok then.
Eddie is sent on a scavenger hunt around the world in order to receive the secrets of a legendary, dying spy. Winner take all; there can be only one. His competitors include the spy's grandson, Walker from the Nightside (love him!), the Blue Fairy, and Honey, a dangerous damsel occasionally in distress (depends on the scene, she mostly seemed to be the token girl). M...more
Eddie is sent on a scavenger hunt around the world in order to receive the secrets of a legendary, dying spy. Winner take all; there can be only one. His competitors include the spy's grandson, Walker from the Nightside (love him!), the Blue Fairy, and Honey, a dangerous damsel occasionally in distress (depends on the scene, she mostly seemed to be the token girl). M...more
This is the third in the series, and IMO the weakest. The author chose the "Trials of Hercules" motif, which provides a great architecture, but also constrains the story. As a result, there are too many secondary characters who get too little development, and the main character spends too much time explaining and less time swashbuckling and interacting with the characters. In addition, there is a lot of deus ex magica, where everything is known and little is learned.
To be fair, the author has cr...more
To be fair, the author has cr...more
In the third book in the series, Eddie is in a game to see who is the best spy in the world. A group of them have to solve some of the greatest mysteries of all time. From Loch Ness to Roswell they travel and compete but one of them is killing of the others one by one. Can Eddie save the day once again?
I really enjoyed this one. It was fun and showed Green's massive imagination. I liked that he included Walker from the Nightside series. Missed Mollie, though.
I really enjoyed this one. It was fun and showed Green's massive imagination. I liked that he included Walker from the Nightside series. Missed Mollie, though.
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Simon Richard Green is a British science fiction and fantasy-author. He holds a degree in Modern English and American Literature from the University of Leicester. His first publication was in 1979.
His Deathstalker series is partly a parody of the usual space-opera of the 1950s, told with sovereign disregard of the rules of probability, while being at the same time extremely bloodthirsty.
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His Deathstalker series is partly a parody of the usual space-opera of the 1950s, told with sovereign disregard of the rules of probability, while being at the same time extremely bloodthirsty.
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“Eddie Drood: Is this why we become agents? To play games, to chase after secrets that are rarely worth all the blood spilled on their behalf...To end up stabbed in the back, just when you thought you'd won, bleeding out in some nameless backstreet...With most people never even knowing who you were, or what you did, or why it mattered?”
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