I was sad to learn a few years ago that Craig Thomas had died. I read most of his books in the 1990's discovering him because of the Clint Eastwood film Firefox. The character of Hyde was who I most identified with at the time of reading. I approaching my 60's now and have a few kindle copies to re-read. Thanks for the video.
He's my favourite Espionage writer. I was not late to reading my first Spy novel - but I was late to reading Spy fiction regularly. And I started reading Espionage fiction regularly because of Craig Thomas... When I was about 12, I decided to read outside my comfort zone of whodunits and space opera picks, and read this thing around the house called Eye of the Needle. I had never read anything like it, and it seemed much more interesting than what I was getting from admittedly very entertaining James Bond movies starring Roger Moore. But didn't at that time start reading Spy fiction. Maybe dribs and drabs, but not much. In 1991, I was in a huge bookstore (that no longer exists), and there was this big standing display full of the latest Craig Thomas paperback, The Last Raven. I recalled how much fun a long Espionage novel could be, and they had done up a nice-looking edition of whatever this Last Raven thing was, so I decided to sample Craig Thomas's stuff. He became an addiction, and is responsible for me reading tons of Spy fiction - many of them Action Thrillers, some slow burns, many morally complex, some with not much action at all but lots of suspense. But no one has quite got me reading title after title as they came out - plus backtracking - like Craig Thomas. Aubrey and Hyde will always be two of my favourite characters. I have watched a lot of Spy movies, mostly picked from two competing lists of recommended films, "100 Best Spy Movies", and a rival list, surprisingly containing many titles not on the longer list, of "50 Greatest Spy Films". Firefox makes the list of 50 - which is the list with more fun on it, a few more popcorn films instead of the more historical spy films from the "100 Best" List. Anyway, I wish there had been more films based on the works of Craig Thomas...but for a TechnoThriller movie about an airplane, Firefox actually makes a terrific Spy film, especially in the early section. Even once Mitchell Gant is in flight, the cat-and-mouse airplane action and suspense almost plays out like spies feinting and battling, with gadgets and wits, but in the air. I was sad when I learned that he had passed away. But I have not yet read all the novels, so there are a few gaps to fill. Thanks for the video about one of my all-time favourite writers.
Thank you for watching and commenting. It's really interesting to hear about how you 'discovered' Craig Thomas. I'd definitely encourage you to seek out the books you haven't read and perhaps reread some you have and see if they stand up to your original impressions.
I’m a huge fan of Craig’s work, the founder of the Techno Thriller. The rights to his books were auctioned off for circa £36,000 in 2021. Hopefully the new owners will do more than just re-release the books again. Would love to see a range of audio books on the market.
I agree it would be nice to have some new audiobooks, although I don't know whether that will happen they seem to have gone all in on ebooks and a few paperbacks of the more well known titles. Maybe they're waiting to see how the sales do before committing to different editions?
I was sad to learn a few years ago that Craig Thomas had died. I read most of his books in the 1990's discovering him because of the Clint Eastwood film Firefox. The character of Hyde was who I most identified with at the time of reading. I approaching my 60's now and have a few kindle copies to re-read. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching. I hope that you enjoy reading those Kindle editions as much as you did the first time around 👍
I've never heard of Craig Thomas but I do remember when Firefox came out in theaters.
Obviously I recommend checking out his work 😉
He's my favourite Espionage writer.
I was not late to reading my first Spy novel - but I was late to reading Spy fiction regularly. And I started reading Espionage fiction regularly because of Craig Thomas...
When I was about 12, I decided to read outside my comfort zone of whodunits and space opera picks, and read this thing around the house called Eye of the Needle. I had never read anything like it, and it seemed much more interesting than what I was getting from admittedly very entertaining James Bond movies starring Roger Moore. But didn't at that time start reading Spy fiction. Maybe dribs and drabs, but not much.
In 1991, I was in a huge bookstore (that no longer exists), and there was this big standing display full of the latest Craig Thomas paperback, The Last Raven. I recalled how much fun a long Espionage novel could be, and they had done up a nice-looking edition of whatever this Last Raven thing was, so I decided to sample Craig Thomas's stuff.
He became an addiction, and is responsible for me reading tons of Spy fiction - many of them Action Thrillers, some slow burns, many morally complex, some with not much action at all but lots of suspense. But no one has quite got me reading title after title as they came out - plus backtracking - like Craig Thomas. Aubrey and Hyde will always be two of my favourite characters.
I have watched a lot of Spy movies, mostly picked from two competing lists of recommended films, "100 Best Spy Movies", and a rival list, surprisingly containing many titles not on the longer list, of "50 Greatest Spy Films". Firefox makes the list of 50 - which is the list with more fun on it, a few more popcorn films instead of the more historical spy films from the "100 Best" List. Anyway, I wish there had been more films based on the works of Craig Thomas...but for a TechnoThriller movie about an airplane, Firefox actually makes a terrific Spy film, especially in the early section. Even once Mitchell Gant is in flight, the cat-and-mouse airplane action and suspense almost plays out like spies feinting and battling, with gadgets and wits, but in the air.
I was sad when I learned that he had passed away. But I have not yet read all the novels, so there are a few gaps to fill. Thanks for the video about one of my all-time favourite writers.
Thank you for watching and commenting. It's really interesting to hear about how you 'discovered' Craig Thomas. I'd definitely encourage you to seek out the books you haven't read and perhaps reread some you have and see if they stand up to your original impressions.
Ok you may have convinced me to try one. Seems like an author my dad would have liked so I will check his bookshelves while I am down at the weekend 😊
I agree it seems like the sort of thing he would have been interested in. I await to hear what you find!
I’m a huge fan of Craig’s work, the founder of the Techno Thriller. The rights to his books were auctioned off for circa £36,000 in 2021. Hopefully the new owners will do more than just re-release the books again. Would love to see a range of audio books on the market.
I agree it would be nice to have some new audiobooks, although I don't know whether that will happen they seem to have gone all in on ebooks and a few paperbacks of the more well known titles. Maybe they're waiting to see how the sales do before committing to different editions?