Meteor Menace

1930's pulp action-adventure. Doc Savage and the Fabulous Five on a mission to rescue a missing astrophysicist, which takes them from Chile to Tibet. Battling rival criminal factions who want control of the mysterious Blue Meteor, a strange celestial phenomenon that has a devastating effect an all who see it.

This probably takes longer to read than it did to write - turn off your brain and enjoy a superficial, but rip-roaring, non-stop adventure.

This book continues the weak dialogue and poor characterization found in the first two volumes of Doc Savage by Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent). This one has the weakest plot of the run so far. I'd say these books were written for young kids because of the complete lack of characterization for the lead and supporting cast, but there is some pretty explicit violence/killings in it that skew the age much older. If you enjoy well thought out characters, great dialogue or a plot that makes sense, you're best looking elsewhere. If all you need is some quick action bits without anything holding them together, then this is the book and series for you.

F/SF