The Infernal Buddha (Doc Savage)
By Kenneth Robeson (Will Murray & Lester Dent)
Altus Press www.altuspress.com/
ISBN #978-16182770597
302 Pages
Price $24.95
Rating 5-Stars
During Japan’s occupation of China, a Buddhist Monk
discovers a weapon so destructive it could bring the world to disaster. When
Mark and Mary Chan escape with a “toe” of the deadly “thing”, it starts a
rollicking adventure that will soon bring in the Man of Bronze, Doc Savage. But
before even the mighty superman can save mankind he encounters pirates,
cutthroats, and the Japanese fleet.
All I can say is wow! The book starts out with a fantastic
cover by Joe DeVito, and then heads full steam into the action, never ceasing
in wild adventure to the final page. Even Doc Savage is captured numerous
times, and seems destined to fail at every turn. The author’s writing is
superb, and he has taken Lester Dent’s notes and turned them into one of the
best Doc Savage adventures to-date. We may have loved Lester Dent, and his
creation Doc Savage, and the formula he used for the adventures were fantastic,
but I think Will Murray has succeeded in turning Doc Savage into his own.
“The Infernal Buddha” lives up to all the expectations. The
best so far!
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