Eddie Drood's evil-stomping skills have come to the attention of the legendary Alexander King, Independent Agent extraordinaire. The best of the be...
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Aug 20, 2011
Aliyyah
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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
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Dec 06, 2011
Tal
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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
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Aug 23, 2011
Andrew Shuping
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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 rathe 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 rathe More...
Dec 20, 2009
Yael
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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
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Jun 20, 2009
Joshua
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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
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Jan 01, 2011
Yolanda
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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.
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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.
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Jun 16, 2009
Cathy
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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 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 More...
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Feb 03, 2012
David
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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 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 More...
Jul 23, 2009
Schnaucl
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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 Night More...
I believe three of the other competitors are new characters, but readers of Green's Night More...
Jun 21, 2009
Jeffrey
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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 o
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Jun 22, 2010
Dave
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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 f 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 f More...
Oct 03, 2011
Emily
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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
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May 20, 2010
jD
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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 bo 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 bo More...
Jan 11, 2012
Amanda
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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.
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In Spy Who Haunted Me, Eddie is faced with another wild road More...
Sep 12, 2010
Thara
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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 ca
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May 15, 2010
Joffre
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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 eldr 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 eldr More...
Apr 03, 2011
Ala
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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 gues 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 gues More...
Jun 04, 2009
Sammy
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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 reall 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.
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Aug 27, 2009
Jp
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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. More...
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. More...
Jun 01, 2011
Darth
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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 pow
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Sep 12, 2010
Hali
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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
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Aug 01, 2011
Jessica
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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 toke 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 toke More...
Oct 03, 2011
Yvonne
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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.
Sep 02, 2009
Donna
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Edwin Drood has been voted out of control of the Drood family and has been sent back into the field to enter a contest to win the secrets of a famous international spy. Edwin does still have his alien torq which gives him an edge. Of course, the contest is pretty cut-throat as the spy says only one person can win and get his secrets. Murdering other contestants is expected.
Like all Drood books, this was is written with wit and humor, making It a fun read
Like all Drood books, this was is written with wit and humor, making It a fun read
Sep 04, 2009
Courtney
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I'm very much enjoying the continuing adventures of Eddie Drood and his eccentric family and friends. I only have two complaints. One, as much as I like Walkers' character from the Nightside series, I would have preferred to see John Taylor in his place. Eddie and John need to have themselves a teamup! Two, if Alexander King was really putting together a group of the best agents in the world to take part in his little contest, than where the heck was Batman?! I really felt he should have been
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Sep 27, 2010
Haley
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So far, I enjoyed The Spy Who Haunted Me the most out of the Secret Histories series, simply for the fact that Green and indeed Eddie Drood take the time to offer in-universe explanations for some of our most perplexing mysteries: Tunguska, The Philadelphia Experiment, etc and they make you say, Hey, why not? It's fun, fast, and ridiculous and I loved it.
Mar 04, 2010
Beth
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Nice tie in to the Nightside! Now I know where Walker got that evil plot he was going to use on John Taylor, and really I like that Green can tie His alternate realities together. Missed Molly, but hey, I see why she didn't exactly fit into this story. If you want sassy sarcastic wit, with a large side of fantasy action, well green delivers yet again!
Oct 18, 2011
Patricia
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I enjoyed this book, but didn't find it quite as compelling as the two previous. This is probably my own quirk; in this book Eddie Drood takes on one urban legend after another--from Loch Ness to Roswell to Siberia and beyond. The idea of several agents working together (even as they competed with one another) in a game that will ultimately give the winner a set of important "spy" secrets was a solid premise, but the episodic nature of "one urban legend after another" wasn't
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Apr 25, 2011
Joni
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I`m a completist so I`ll read all of the books in a series no matter what...but this was my least favourite book in the Secret Histories so far. Still a good story, but it didn`t hold my attention as well as the others did - even with Walker and a quick side trip to Nightside. I like Eddie Drood well enough, but I still much prefer John Taylor :)
Nov 30, 2010
Amy
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At first, I thought this book was going to be formulaic. Go to some strange locale, find weird monster, take pictures of it, move on to the next. While I still think some of the "mysteries" were a little lame (a Hyde? really?), the ending of the book made up for it.
This was definitely a good read, though there were a few slow moments that were somewhat tough to get through. There was a lot of Green's trademark awful creatures, colorful characters with interesting names More...
This was definitely a good read, though there were a few slow moments that were somewhat tough to get through. There was a lot of Green's trademark awful creatures, colorful characters with interesting names More...
