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Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers , and the establishment of modern intelligence agencies.
Tiger/Avinash Singh Rathore, from the Indian Tiger film series, part of the YRF Spy Universe; Tobin Frost and Matt Weston, the main characters in the 2012 film Safe House; Tom Quinn in Spooks; Tony Almeida in the Fox TV series 24; Tuck Henson in This Means War; Twilight in Spy × Family; Vishwanath in the Indian spy films Vishwaroopam (2013 ...
The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers.The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction.
Spy fiction writers (3 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Spy fiction" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Prior to writing Slow Horses, Herron primarily wrote detective fiction whilst he was working in the legal department of an employment-issues research firm. [5] In 2005, Herron was commuting to work when the London Underground Bombings struck. [6] The experience inspired Herron to shift from writing detective to spy fiction.
James Bond 007: Role-Playing In Her Majesty's Secret Service is a spy fiction tabletop role-playing game based on the James Bond books and films. It was designed by Gerry Klug and published by Victory Games, a subsidiary of Avalon Hill. The game and its supplements were published from 1983 until 1987, when the license ended.
The Moto novels are spy fiction and adventure novels set in the Orient, which in the 1930s was considered mysterious and exotic. Mr. Moto is a spy for the Imperial Japanese government and often deals with people who are accidentally involved in his work. Marquand traveled to China to gather information and atmosphere for his Moto novels.
Spider and Web is a piece of interactive fiction written by Andrew Plotkin. Spider and Web begins innocuously enough: the player's character, an apparent tourist, has wandered into a blind alley. Upon trying to leave the alley, however, the character is confronted by a voice sneering that this is a lie and threatening dire consequences if the ...