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Espionage: An Encyclopedia Of Spies And Secrets by Richard M. Bennett Pub: Virgin Books. 371 page hardback. Price: £20.00(UK),
$29.95(US). ISBN: 1-85227-942-7
Spying and other such skulduggery is frequently employed in SF. Close to home current day reality with an SF twist frequently uses it as well.
Even more so when this book goes paperback. As it got plaudits
from the 'Eye Spy' magazine who must see all sorts of books, made
me want to seek it out. [I do buy some of the books I review!] Apart from the various countries, there are case histories of various significant people within the community, various slang used - although it's a shame that an overall glossary wasn't provided and all kinds of other stuff. You won't find anything regarding Mata Hari and you really do have
to look for reference to espionage fiction writers - see 'Literary
Spies' - to find the good ones had connection to the secret service. I found this an interesting book reading from cover to cover but I suspect those of you who will buy this book will use it purely as a reference book. There is a tiny bibliography of books the author found useful plus a list of useful websites. If you're an ardent research of anything that might help with such a background then this book deserves to be on your shelf. GF Willmetts
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OTHER REVIEWS - October 2002
Other Reviews Books The Mammoth Encyclopedia Of Extraterrestrial Encounters Sorcery Rising (Book One of Fool's Gold) by Jude Fisher Strange But Not a Stranger by James Patrick Kelly Stargate SG-1: The Illustrated Companion Lord Soho: A Time Opera by Richard Calder Espionage: An Encyclopedia Of Spies And Secrets by Richard M. Bennett The Praxis: Book One Of The Dread Empire's Fall by Walter Jon Williams Through The Darkness (The Darkness Series Book 3) by Harry Turtledove Reality Dust by Stephen Baxter/Making History by Paul McAuley Elfsorrow: Legends Of The Raven by James Barclay Debt Of Bones by Terry Goodkind Thunderbirds: Classic Comic Strips Picture books: a website by Dandi Palmer Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan Inquisition (Book 2 of The Aquasilva Trilogy) From The Dust Returned: A Family Remembrance by Ray Bradbury The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse by Robert Rankin Dragonhenge by Bob Eggleton and John Grant Voyage of the Shadowmoon by Sean McMullen The Iron Grail (Book 2 of The Merlin Codex) by Robert Holdstock The Onion Girl by Charles De Lint Queen Of Camelot by Nancy McKenzie DVDs and Videos The Tomorrow People 2:1 - The Blue And The Green Airwolf: The Classic Collection Boxset 1
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Before
anyone says it, I'll do it for you: 'Just what does a book on current
day reality espionage doing in a Science Fiction review column?'
Having
an up-to-date book on the subject that outlines the secret services
of most countries before and after last year's 11 September attack
on the Twin Towers in New York makes this a handy volume to have
in your hands. 
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