William F. Buckley’s death on February 27th, 2008 is in many ways the end of a political era. Buckley came to prominence with the publication of his scathing critique of campus liberalism God and Man at Yale in the early 1950s. He went on to found the conservative journal National Review, and in conservative political circles from the 1960s until his death Buckley brought to the American political landscape a biting wit, a fervent libertarian perspective, and a love for language.
But Buckley was not solely a political writer/commentator. He took delight in fiction writing and published nineteen novels between 1976 and 2007. Buckley’s first foray into fiction was Saving the Queen. The initial title in his Blackford Oakes series, the series chronicles the adventures of CIA agent Oakes as he fights the Cold War in a witty, Bond-esque style (complete with romance and sex). Reviewers note Buckley’s strength in plot development and humor, while sometimes commenting on the lack of depth to the stories. They are, nonetheless, fun spy thrillers, with a clever and appealing hero. Buckley’s stand-alone titles also reflect his conservative political leanings, often centered around Cold War espionage and political skulduggery. Buckley’s delight in language was obviously passed on to his son, Christopher Buckley, whose biting satires owe some debt to his father’s style.
While he is not necessarily every reader’s cup of tea (or perhaps more appropriately, glass of Scotch), fans of literate, humorous, and sometimes impassioned spy fiction lament the passing of author William. F. Buckley.
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As one of the key intellectuals who sought an increased role of religion in America, Buckley was responsible for undermining the best of the pro-Capitalism foundations of the GOP. He set the country back many decades and dealt a huge blow to Capitalism and free-market ideas.
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