High Citadel – The Bagley Brief

A Guernsey Donkey and his Arbalest Crossbow

on May 24, 2018February 16, 2026 By The Bagley Brief

Desmond Bagley High Citadel © 1965, 2016 Steeger Properties/ Mike Mikos.

A Guernsey memory of Desmond Bagley and his arbalest crossbow, a weapon mentioned in his 1964 novel High Citadel.

Bagley audio roundup

on March 29, 2017February 14, 2026 By The Bagley Brief

The Bagley Brief provides the script for the 9th Desmond Bagley Podcast featuring Running Blind.

Discover the latest audio adaptations of Desmond Bagley’s works, including audiobooks, radio dramas, and podcasts, in this comprehensive Bagley Audio Roundup.

High Citadel book bonus in Argosy Magazine – 1965

on September 5, 2016February 14, 2026 By The Bagley Brief

Argosy Men's Magazine - August 1965 © 1965, 2016 Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved.

Explore Desmond Bagley’s High Citadel featured as a book bonus in Argosy Magazine (1965), shedding light on a historical literary publication.

Feature Articles: The Bagley Brief

Caravan to Vaccarès, nemesis of a Running Blind movie adaptation

Discover the history of film producers Geoffrey Reeve and Richard Morris-Adams’ ill-fated 1973 production of Desmond Bagley’s novel Running Blind, and its connection with Alistair MacLean’s Caravan to Vaccarès.

Writer – An Enquiry into a Novelist

Explore the unpublished autobiographical work of Desmond Bagley. Writer – An Enquiry into a Novelist reveals his early life, influences, and path to becoming a bestselling author. Edited and annotated by Philip Eastwood with foreword by Mike Ripley.

Project American – DECLASSIFIED

Read Project American – DECLASSIFIED, an early science-fiction tale by Desmond Bagley reproduced in full — a rare speculative story first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.