- Paperback: 262 pages
- Publisher: Echelon Press Publishing (December 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 159080497X
- ISBN-13: 978-1590804971
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,524,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.8 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Barb Radmore, Jan 24 2007
By Front Street Reviews www.frontstreetreviews.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Melody of Vengeance (Paperback)
Melody of Vengeance is Michael Black's tribute to the wonderful world of 40's pulp fiction. And the genre is still as much fun now as it was then. A fun, tongue in cheek adventure that keeps the modern reader riveted to the end.
Doc Adams is a fine figure of a man- brilliant, rich and muscles to spare. He is the keeper of justice, dedicated to researching the effects of his surgeries on convicted felons. He considers the side effects of the surgeries, which have included brain damage and worse, are only unfortunate effects of this important work. It is truth and justice, Doc style. He is helped in his mission by his trusty sidekicks- the lawyer, the henchman and the beautiful newspaper woman.
Doc's beliefs are totally offended by the activities of The Wraith, a masked man who takes vengeance into his own hands when he thinks the justice system fails. Although the people of the city feel they have a new hero, Doc feels that the mysterious man of vengeance must be unmasked and stopped, once and for all. But the kidnapping of a local businessman's daughter takes the time and attention of Doc and his gang. time clicks down as Doc tries to find the daughter before it is too late. But he soon find that the two cases may be a part of each other. Could The Wraith be a part of the kidnappers? As Doc's sidekicks work on eliminating the possible real identities of The Wraith. Doc tries to concentrate on identifying the kidnappers.
The prose is dead on accurate of the flavor of the original pulp fiction. Each character is a wonderful stereotype that plays his or her part to perfection. Romping through dead bodies, masked adventures and damsels in distress is a fun adventure for all readers. It leaves the hope that Michaell Black enjoyed the writing process as much as the reader enjoys the results so that Doc and his friends might continue their activites in future installations.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Homage to the pulps!, May 3 2007
By M. Piper "Paper-based Adventurer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Melody of Vengeance (Paperback)
I enjoyed this story. Let me start with that. The plot was a good mystery and had some fun twists!
The reason I graded it down was the overdone imitations of Doc Savage, The Spider, and The Shadow (who was the inspiration for Batman). The premise, hinted but never baldly stated, is that Doc Atlas is the real-life inspiration for Doc Savage of the pulps! His two aides are the inspirations for Monk and Ham of Doc Savage's Fab Five.
I enjoyed the mystery and the plot twists, but the exagerated versions of the pulp heroes was a bit much. Doc Savage was an accomplished surgeon, but Doc Atlas gets shot, treats himself, and then proceeds to fight another villain who is in his gym? Sorry, that was just too much for me.
I did enjoy the book. But if I had choose a Doc Savage homage, I much prefer Doc Sidhe by Allston. That was an homage that followed the Doc Savage concept, but had a VERY original premise and could be enjoyed without being beat over the head with the Doc Savage comparisons!
If you are buying two books, get Doc Sidhe AND Melody of Vegeance. But if you can only get one, wait on this one.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not just a Doc Savage Clone, Jan 22 2007
By Darkendale "Raven" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Melody of Vengeance (Paperback)
This new pulp character will stand on his own two feet. The compassison between Doc Atlas and Doc Savage is too open to miss, but Atlas proves in the end to have life of his own. The Fab Five are reduced to two, and Doc actually has a social life and a girlfriend (who writes his pulp novels!) The character of The Wraith, with his ? calling card is obviously a Spider clone, but he also will stand on his own. Even the clone of Batman, (look close, he's there) would pass muster. To the author, Michael A. Black, as an avid pulp fan, I would say, write the next volume you hint at in the closing of the Melody of Vengeance, where Doc will meet a Tarzan clone! It will be a hit among us pulp readers! Quoth the Raven...
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