Title: The Man
with the Golden Torc
Author: Simon R.
Green
Series: Secret
Histories #1
Synopsis: “The
name’s Bond. Shaman Bond.
“Actually,
that’s just my cover. I’m 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, my 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 I wore the
golden torc, I killed monsters, and I protected the world. I loved my job.
“Right up to
the point when my own family declared me rogue for no reason, and I was forced
to go on the run. Now the only people
who can help me prove my innocence are the people who can help me prove my
innocence are the people I used to consider my enemies.
“I’m Shaman
Bond, very secret agent. And I’m going to prove to everyone that no
one does it better than me.”
Review: I’ve been
very lucky with the books I’ve been choosing lately. It has been awhile since I read a book I didn’t
like. (I originally made a typo and
typed that as lick, a book I didn’t lick.
Well… If I like it well enough maybe…) I liked The Man with the Golden
Torc. I didn’t love it, but I liked
it. At first I had trouble getting into
it. I’m not sure why. Perhaps it was the alignment of the
moon? The writing is good, the
characters and story are entertaining, and yet I kept finding myself putting it
down. But I persevered because I was intrigued
by the story and the plot, and I wanted to see how Green was going to pull
Shaman Bond, uh… I mean Eddie Drood, out of his tight spot. Once I reached the midpoint of the novel that
was it. There was no more putting it
down. I had to finish and find out what
was going to happen as quickly as possible.
I wasn’t disappointed and you won’t be either. I’ll be buying the next in the series soon.
Publisher: Penguin/ Roc
ISBN: 978-0451462145
If you like this book you may want to read:
Daemons are Forever (Secret Histories #2) by Simon R.
Green
The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne (See BookGirlR's review of Hounded here)
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
I've been curious about Green's books for years now. I liked Hounded and Storm Front so I should give this one a try. Glad you enjoyed it =)
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks for reading my review. I hope you enjoy it too! Let me know what you think when you read it, I like to know how my recommendations work out.
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