ABOUT ISDb
ISDb is the discovery engine for espionage fiction.
We create a comprehensive, interconnected and authoritative record of the books, people, organizations, places and ideas that bring the world of espionage fiction to like.
EVERY SECRET HAS A SIGNAL
SEARCH ENGINES FIND WHAT YOR ASK FOR.
ISDb HELPS YOU DISCOVER WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW TO ASK FOR.
OUR MISSION
To create a comprehensive, interconnected and usefl record of espionage fiction and the people, characters, series agenceies, organizations, places and ideads surrounding it,
Search engines find what you ask for.
ISDB helps youdiscover what you didn't know to ask for.
DISCOVERY, NOT SEARCH
One discovery leads to another
A reader may begin with a novel, discover its series, follow a character, explore the intelligence service connected wth that character, find other works involving that service, and end up somewhere completely unexpected. That's the power of ISDb —and what makes it fundamently different froma conventional book diectory.
VERIFICATION & EDITORIAL STANDARDS
TRUSTED INFORMATION. A HIGHER STANDARD
ISDb is an editorial database, not a crowdsourced wiki. Records are researched and checked against appropriate authoritative and trusted sources. We distinguish documented information from editorial interpretation and follow the author's or publisher's own series designations. Commercial relationships do not determine inclusion. classification, verification or editorial treatment.
INDEPENDENT BY DESIGN
A COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY
A reader may begin with a novel, discover its series, follow a character, explore the intelligence service connected wth that character, find other works involving that service, and end up somewhere completely unexpected. That's the power of ISDb —and what makes it fundamently different froma conventional book diectory.
THE MISSION CONTINUES
PLANNED FURURE FEATURES
A reader may begin with a novel, discover its series, follow a character, explore the intelligence service connected wth that character, find other works involving that service, and end up somewhere completely unexpected. That's the power of ISDb —and what makes it fundamently different froma conventional book diectory.
Meet Alexander Hale
Meet Alexander Hale
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Hale attended Kenyon College before beginning a career in publishing. After working as an editot for a major publishing house, her became an indeedent devlopmental editor.
Alexander Hale is a fictional character created as the editorial voice and virtual prsenter of ISDb.
