Pulp fiction's legendary Man of Bronze returns in two of his most engrossing adventures. In "Resurrection Day", first published in 1936, the Man of Bronze perfects a method for resurrecting a dead human being -- but only one person can be revived. Who will Doc choose? In "Repel" (1937), a strange new element is expelled in a South Pacific volcanic eruption, but falls into the hands of Cadwiller Olden, Doc Savage's most formidable foe. This volume includes a foreword by Peter David ("Star Trek", "The Incredible Hulk"), the original pulp covers by Robert Harris, interior illustrations by Paul Orban, and historical articles by Will Murray.
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Two of the Very Best Doc Savage Adventures,
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This review is from: Doc Savage #2: "Resurrection Day" and "Repel" (Paperback)
Anyone familiar with Doc Savage will immediately recognize that these two stories are among the very best that Lester Dent (Kenneth Robeson was a Street and Smith house name) wrote. They contain some of Dent's best writing, although "Repel" starts as if Dent or his editor threw away the first two chapters. The novel starts in second gear and doesn't stop until the end. "Resurrection Day" really turns the Doc Savage conceit on its ear: Doc resurrects a "famous person" from the past to help with the current troubles of Depression Era America (although the Great Depression was never mentioned in the Doc Savage novels of the 1930s). Everything, of course, goes haywire and that's where the fun begins. If you're new to Doc Savage, you couldn't go wrong with this series.
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Two of the Best,
By Howard Hopkins "Author of Night Demons & The... (Old Orchard Beach, ME USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Doc Savage #2: "Resurrection Day" and "Repel" (Paperback)
These new Doc Savage and Shadow volumes get better and better with each issue. Not only are the two novels amongst the best in the series but cover reproduction of the original pulps is excellent and the bonus articles and material are worth the price alone. Highly recommend these to those who are long time Doc fans and those who have never had the pleasure of following the Man of Bronze on his perilous adventures.The lead title is one of Doc's most unusual adventures where he has the pwoer to resurrect one person from history. Who will it be? The second novel features a villain second only to John Sunlight in the series, the deadly dwarf himself, as he struggles to gain control over a mysterious force of incredible power.
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Pushing the limits, Once again!,
This review is from: Doc Savage #2: "Resurrection Day" and "Repel" (Paperback)
This 2nd volume of Doc Savage stories is a very fun follow up to volume one. I had never read either story in the past, so this was a set of entirely new tales for exploring. Doc Savage stories have varying levels of realism. Many stories are like Scooby Doo, in that there is no magic or incredible discovery. It is all a trick by a master criminal. But, lots of other stories take the view of "what if" and assume that something utterly fantastic is possible and follows it to its conclusion. These are two examples of "What if" science fiction.Resurrection Day, the first story, asks a very good question (If you could bring one person back to life, who would it be?) and then spins a fun yarn regardless of who you think is the right answer. Imagine planning on resurrecting the wisest person in history and instead you resurrect an evil ruler from ancient Egypt! Then, finding out the treasure he has hidden away over the centuries requires you to solve traps and tricks, while being chased by a gang eager to claim the riches for themselves! Repel is the second story, and actually my favorite of the two. Again, taking a page from then-modern science, we look at a "what if" scenario. If Gravity is a force, and nature prefers a balance, what would an equal and opposite force be? And what would happen if that incredible force fell under the control of a criminal genius? Who would like this book? Doc Savage Fans SCIENCE fiction fans Fans of action films; such as Indiana Jones, The latest Mummy films, etc. Anyone who likes to read action that keeps moving from the first page to the last.
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