The Man with the Golden Torc, Simon R. Green
The Man with the Golden Torc, Simon R. Green
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The Man with the Golden Torc

Author: Simon R. Green

Narrator: Stuart Blinder

Unabridged: 17 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/30/2021


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Simon Green introduces a new kind of hero, one who fights the good fight against some very old foes in the first novel in the Secret Histories series.

The name’s Bond. Shaman Bond. Actually, that’s just his cover. His real name is Eddie Drood, but when your job includes a license to kick supernatural arse on a regular basis, you find your laughs where you can.

For centuries, his family has been the secret guardian of Humanity, all that stands between all of you and all of the really nasty things that go bump in the night. As a Drood field agent he wore the golden torc, he killed monsters, and he protected the world. He loved his job.

Right up to the point where his own family declared him rogue for no reason.

Now, the only people who can help Eddie prove his innocence are the people he used to consider his enemies …

“Packed with enough humor, action, and plot twists to satisfy fans who prefer their adventure shaken, not stirred.”—Publishers Weekly

About Simon R. Green

Simon R. Green is the New York Times bestselling author of Drinking Midnight Wine, Beyond the Blue Moon, Blue Moon Rising, The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher, and the Deathstalker series. A resident of Bradford-on-Avon in England, he is currently working on the next Deathstalker novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on January 10, 2011

Another where I'd like to have either a "half star" or 10 star system. I was torn here as there are 4 star books I've liked better but I believe it rates more than 3. So...3.5+ equals a 4 star rating I guess. The book is good, it's recognizably Green I believe if you've read any Nightside. Eddie (or......more

Goodreads review by Cait on September 09, 2009

It's like the Nightside books, except that nearly half of the weird stuff presented actually had a purpose! So, despite the fact that the protagonist spent more time congratulating himself for being clever and bad-ass than he did actually being clever or, y'know, halfway competent, I'll be looking f......more

Goodreads review by Shaitarn on October 12, 2022

3.5 stars. Enjoyable urban fantasy mixing the supernatural with James Bond. Plenty of action and flashes of dark humour. And three cheers for a British author setting a book in Britain (especially London) and getting the feel of the place right.......more