Traitors Gate (Gregory Sallust Book 7)

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Poor, an unexciting, uninteresting thriller. The only redemption is that it's part of a sequence. It's flabby nostalgic and uninteresting. There's no sense of danger. Added to this in the interval between the wartime books and this the premise for Sallust had been re-applied to another character, and Mr. Bond is rather more dangerous and compelling Poor, an unexciting, uninteresting thriller. Bond is rather more dangerous and compelling. I doubt it shall stop me reading the last of the sequence, but it ought to.

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Dennis Yeats Wheatley] was an English author.

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His prolific output of stylish thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors in the s and s. His first book, Three Inquisitive People, was not immediately published; but his first published novel, The Forbidden Territory, was an immediate success when Dennis Yates Wheatley 8 January — 10 November [Born: His first book, Three Inquisitive People, was not immediately published; but his first published novel, The Forbidden Territory, was an immediate success when published in , being reprinted seven times in seven weeks.

He wrote adventure stories, with many books in a series of linked works. In the thirties, he conceived a series of whodunit mysteries, presented as case files, with testimonies, letters, pieces of evidence such as hairs or pills. The reader had to go through the evidence to solve the mystery before unsealing the last pages of the file, which gave the answer.

Four of these 'Crime Dossiers' were published: In the s his publishers were selling a million copies of his books per year. A small number of his books were made into films by Hammer, of which the best known is The Devil Rides Out book , film His writing is very descriptive and in many works he manages to introduce his characters into real events while meeting real people.

He also wrote non-fiction works, including accounts of the Russian Revolution and King Charles II, and his autobiography. He was considered an authority on the supernatural, satanism, the practice of exorcism, and black magic, to all of which he was hostile. During his study of the paranormal, though, he joined the Ghost Club. From through he edited a series of 45 paperback reprints for the British publisher Sphere under the heading "The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult", selecting the titles and writing short introductions for each book.

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This series included both occult-themed novels by the likes of Bram Stoker and Aleister Crowley and non-fiction works on magic, occultism, and divination by authors such as the Theosophist H. His estate library was sold in a catalogue sale by Basil Blackwell's in the s, indicating a thoroughly well-read individual with wide-ranging interests particularly in historical fiction and Europe. This increased his travels and that increased his adventures and escapades and those brought him to the attention of Sir Pellinore Gwaine-Cust, head of one of England's several Intelligence organizations.

Gwaine-Cust and Sallust hit it off immediately as the elder saw himself years before in Sallust and also saw a brilliant tool to do the odd job when needed. Sallust admired the older rascal and knew he was being used and loved every exciting minute of it. No matter what job Sallust was officially employed in, be it as a reporter or later as a business fix-it man for a group of industrialists, he was available for ad-hoc missions for the government.

It would be during the Second World War that he would be of the most value since his experiences and his contacts all over Europe allowed him to move across enemy lines almost effortlessly. The jobs he did to stymie and harass the Axis would become legend. And all the while he did this jobs, before, during, and after WWII, Sallust's love of the fairer sex would rival and at times exceed his love of adventure. Even as he would age and his ability to saunter slowed down, he would retain and display a charm that few could resist, if ever they wanted to.

There are really two Gregory Sallusts in this series. A couple of commentators have considered there being three but I go with just the two to make things simpler. Allow me to explain. According to what I have read, the author, Dennis Wheatley created what was likely to be a one-off adventure novel. It was titled Black August and though written in , it took place roughly 30 years in the future where a dystopic Great Britain was on the verge of collapse.

As one of the people fleeing the cities to the countryside for survival, Gregory Sallust takes on a role of leader, albeit one with his own agenda and not a little self-interest. In his mid-to-late thirties, Sallust is a former reporter who knew that that life was ending so he packed up and left. This novel was a glimpse of a very bleak future and a satire of sorts on the type of man one had to be to survive.

About two years later, the author had an idea for an adventure taking place in his contemporary times, , with Europe gearing up for war and spies and agent-provocateurs every where.

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He wanted a strong, resourceful hero to do the dashing about that the story contained and he created him in a handsome, sophisticated, former reporter about to start a new job as a troubleshooter for a band of rich English industrialists. So, two Gregory Sallusts, both in their 30s but one doing so in and the other in circa The future Sallust was often a every-man-for-himself kind of guy but the 30s Sallust was far more the heroic type. Both were, the author described, "egoists" but the 30s Sallust was a good guy which is not something one really could pin on the 60s version.

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Why the two versions? Some have offered their takes on it but the author did not, as far as I know, ever explain. There is no doubt, though, that he really liked the name. This relationship would prove a good one and profitable such that he released the next book in the now-a-series 6 months later and yer another 4 months after that. A year and a half would pass Wheatley was busy in the real life war effort and then another adventure with Sallust in the war came out. Each of these wartime adventures covered a successive period though all took place in the early years which is understandable because they were written in those very times.

For several years after the end of hostilities, Wheatley worked on other books and other characters, including his Napoleonic spy series, Roger Brook.

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He was also continuing his Duke de Richleau series and his work dubbed the Black Magic novels. It would be six years after his last Sallust book that he returned to that character, this time for an adventure far away from the dark alleys of wartorn Europe. The Island Where Time Stands Still takes Sallust, a bit older and wiser, in search across thousands of miles of Pacific Ocean to China and then back to find the true heir to a island Chinese kingdom. This is the third Gregory Sallust some talk about but I prefer to think of him as the second just a few years later.

Four years after Sallust's oriental sabbatical, the author returns with him to WWII and the heady years of that conflict with Traitor's Gate , an adventure that spans the years Another four years pass before Sallust is called to duty again but this time it is some time after the War, probably some time after the Island adventure. A Sallust in his 60's but still in pretty good shape for his age, gets involved in a hunt for sunken treasure to help a young ruler better his people's lives.

So the first Sallust is a scondrel who lives 30 years after the second Sallust who is a hero worth rooting for. And that second Sallust or a third if you go with the other hypothesis ages nicely and stays active years after the War ends. In my opinion, the first book, which I number as '0', is alright but if you skip it until later, I would not blame you. The second book should not be missed as it really gets you knowing the character.

And then the 7 War Year books should be read in order. Finally, feast on the two non-spy adventures. It was a good thing for me and my appreciation of Gregory Sallust that I first encountered him in Contraband in the very early 70s.