Title: THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TORC
Publisher: Gollancz
Author: Simon Green
Edition released: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-575-07939-7
362 pages
Reviewed by: Adam Donnison

Edwin Drood has a bit of a secret. He is a shaman, and goes by the name of Bond, Shaman Bond. He is part of a secret family who fights a never ending war against evil to keep you safe from the nasties. With demons trying to possess politicians and an all out attack on the bastion of the family, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TORC is not short of action.

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TORC is meant to be a spoof of all of those James Bond thrillers, with a supernatural twist. On page one I was laughing. By page 50 the joke was starting to pall. I never got to page 100. While the premise has promise, the delivery was basically a series of gags that really didn't do the story any justice.

Simon Green has created what may appeal to a vast number of readers, but to me it was a pale imitation of Charles Stross, who does this so much better.