The Man with the Golden Torc

Secret Histories, Book 1

De: Simon R. Green

Narrado por: Stuart Blinder

New York Times best-selling 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....

©2007 Simon R. Green (P)2016 Audible Studios

Loved it

I absolutely loved it the man with the golden torc I chuckled often within th narration just loved it!!!!

Good counter

This is a good counter to the night side series where more emphasis is placed on secrecy rather than brute force and bluffing

one of my favorite series

I did not like the narration. He did not do it justice. I didn't feel my Eddie.

So glad Simon R. Green is on Audible

I recently discovered a lot of Simon’s books on Audible. Mostly because I had read them a while ago. Enjoying them in audio format is a real joy! I may listen to them all—even though I read them before!

love this book

I am a die-hard Simon r Green fan. I have read this series before in paperback, and the audiobook does not disappoint! any sci-fi or dark urban fantasy fan should read any part of any of the Simon r Green series that they can get their hands on!

The first book I read when I started reading

When. I decided to read as a adult this was the first book I read. It was a pleasant to revisit it as a audiobook.

Great story!

I really enjoyed this audiobook. The story goes from one crisis to another, yet provides great details during each event. It grabs your attention as you follow Edwin Drood and his confrontations with his family. Stuart Blinder narrates the story well!

Interesting world building

Overall I liked it. But pacing was slow and women voiced like they were drag queens. Perhaps that was the style at that time?

Final act was overwrought. At every turn, Eddie gives a monologue even when danger is approaching. It halted momentum every time. I had to up the speed to 1.2x to get a normal cadence.

A mixed bag

The book had a bit too much teenage boy ego, even though the MC was older than that. It was creative and decently, written, but Overly convenient and sometimes a bit all over the map.

The narrator made most women sound like walruses.

great narration and a great twist on "old" trophs.

really enjoyed getting to know this character and love all the Bond references, the Druidic roots with a whole new world that I want to know more about!!!