Review: Perhaps Nigel took his assignment a bit too seriously...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2012
"Legends" is an English translation of a short story written by noted French author Antoine Bello. In the story, the Falklands War (1982) has depleted the United Kingdom's supply of "legends," the imaginary characters created and maintained by intelligence agencies. Nigel, the story's narrator, has been asked to update the legends of three characters whose cover stories have been neglected. Against the advice of a more senior agent, Nigel accepted the assignment, which, as it turned out, would change his own life in ways he could never have imagined."Legends" was a fun story to read, seeing Nigel working diligently to shape his fictional characters into real people whose credibility would fool even the Soviet KGB. In hindsight, I suppose it was inevitable that Nigel's legends would become a bit too real to him, but who could have foreseen the consequences? Sometimes you can do your job too well!Note: A copy of "Legends" was given to me by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.