Doc Savage - The Ice Genius" written by William Murray, based on a concept by Lester Dent, released by Radio Archives.
Just finished listening to "Doc Savage - The Ice Genius" written by William Murray, based on a concept by Lester Dent, released by Radio Archives.
Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the original run of Doc Savage novels written during the Golden Age of Pulp is that Doc Savage and his men, while they interacted with and defeated NAZIs and outwitted the Soviet Union, Doc and his team never really had a proper adventure which they had to deal with the aftermath of Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Prior to that particularly dark day in American History, archaeologist William Harper Littlejohn is on a dig in Mongolia, when after defending his site from a band of marauders, uncovers a tomb that had been hidden away for five hundred years - a tomb of ice - and inscribed on the ice walls of the tomb are the words: "IF I STILL LIVED, MANKIND WOULD TREMBLE!"
History buffs will recall these are the actual words on the tomb of Amir Timur, also known as Tamerlane or Timur the Lame - the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia. Excited, but running out of ammunition to protect his discovery, Littlejohn sends a desperate message via radio to Doc Savage for help. The mighty Man of Bronze quickly assembles his men in New York City, and they fly out to Mongolia, but not before making a stop to pick up Renny at the Crime College - which proves to have devastating consequences for Dock Savage and his men as they later find out as one of the inmates of the Crime College, someone who has not gone through the program, stowaways on their plane.
Events further spiral out of control when Timur is revived from his ice tomb and begins on a quest to conquer all of China again, and then the rest of the world.
Mild Spoiler Alert - If you're squeamish, there are rather horrific scenes in "The Ice Genius" which remain true to the historical Timur.
Perhaps must intriguing of all is that for the first time, one of Doc Savage's men - in this case Littlejohn - has an intense emotional breakdown over what he had inadvertently unleashed into the world again, and considers retiring and going back to teaching/
Michael McConnohie gives his usual sterling performance and brings Doc Savage, his team, and the story to resounding life.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
FIVE STARS!
https://www.radioarchives.com/Doc_Sav...
Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the original run of Doc Savage novels written during the Golden Age of Pulp is that Doc Savage and his men, while they interacted with and defeated NAZIs and outwitted the Soviet Union, Doc and his team never really had a proper adventure which they had to deal with the aftermath of Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Prior to that particularly dark day in American History, archaeologist William Harper Littlejohn is on a dig in Mongolia, when after defending his site from a band of marauders, uncovers a tomb that had been hidden away for five hundred years - a tomb of ice - and inscribed on the ice walls of the tomb are the words: "IF I STILL LIVED, MANKIND WOULD TREMBLE!"
History buffs will recall these are the actual words on the tomb of Amir Timur, also known as Tamerlane or Timur the Lame - the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia. Excited, but running out of ammunition to protect his discovery, Littlejohn sends a desperate message via radio to Doc Savage for help. The mighty Man of Bronze quickly assembles his men in New York City, and they fly out to Mongolia, but not before making a stop to pick up Renny at the Crime College - which proves to have devastating consequences for Dock Savage and his men as they later find out as one of the inmates of the Crime College, someone who has not gone through the program, stowaways on their plane.
Events further spiral out of control when Timur is revived from his ice tomb and begins on a quest to conquer all of China again, and then the rest of the world.
Mild Spoiler Alert - If you're squeamish, there are rather horrific scenes in "The Ice Genius" which remain true to the historical Timur.
Perhaps must intriguing of all is that for the first time, one of Doc Savage's men - in this case Littlejohn - has an intense emotional breakdown over what he had inadvertently unleashed into the world again, and considers retiring and going back to teaching/
Michael McConnohie gives his usual sterling performance and brings Doc Savage, his team, and the story to resounding life.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
FIVE STARS!
https://www.radioarchives.com/Doc_Sav...
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