Captain Steven Hawklin is known worldwide as an adventurer, explorer, and hero. Mantles put to the test when he is faced with humiliation after the destruction of the Osiris Project.
Unable to face failure, Steven takes a dark path, turning his back on his dreams, his career, and his friends. When he is approached by Alla Sokol, a Russian scientist on the run from her government after the failure of a secret Soviet project, Steven finds a path to his own redemption in the frozen wastelands of Siberia.
They are pursued by a relentless Russian Major, hell bent on eradicating anyone involved in the experiment. Can Steven prevent him from killing Alla, stop the invisible creature created by the insidious research, and deal with his own demons in the process?
Captain Hawklin and the Invisible Enemy is a throwback to times gone by, in the tradition of Doc Savage, Flash Gordon, Indiana Jones and the Rocketeer.
Charles published his first book in 1999 and he hasn't looked back. Having written 20 books in the Science Fiction/Pulp genres. His latest work, Captain Hawklin and the Lost Land is due to be released in spring 2020 and Book II of the his Origin Trilogy: Origin Equation will be published in Late May 2020
Charles lives in Southeastern, Ohio with his wife and two sons.
This is my 2nd Captain Hawklin adventure. This time around, although it's 1931, you're starting to see the seeds of what will become the Cold War beginning to be planted, which is why the Invisible Enemy has come to be. Charles Millhouse has a natural talent for new pulp and it is evident in the larger than life characters and world that he's created. All I have to say is that it's been much too long since I visited this world and will definitely return soon!
I didn't know what to expect. I thought it might be aDoc Savage pastiche but it was not. Hawkins is his own character with very human qualities. The adventures itself was action-packed and sucks you in from the beginning all the way to the end. I am very glad there are more Capt. Hawkins books to read and I look forward to that!