Captain Rescue's latest adventure can
best be described with one word used several time in the book itself,
Audacity. To write a full length book starring a do-nothing hero
takes a combination of cluelessness and courage equal to the hero of
such a book, and that's a good thing. Only someone with their inner
critic well under lock and key could have produced this epic of the
genre.
While many writers create a do-nothing
hero as a lark or divergence it takes dedication to produce more than
one attempt and down-right commitment, or commitability, to to create
a series of works. The old saying goes, "It takes a tough man to
make a tender chicken." In this case it takes a weird man to
make a useless hero.
Of course you can't just have a
do-nothing hero wandering about, especially when zombies are
everywhere. So Mr. Price gives our non-hero a wonderful cast of
supporting characters. Each of these characters makes up for one or
more of Captain Rescue's many character flaws.
I have to admit something embarrassing
here. I grew up and matured into puberty watching bad science fiction
and horror movies on late-night television. In that time I gained a
perhaps overly active affection for evil females. The character of
Dr. Malevolent stirs well the longings of my youth. A powerful,
intelligent woman dressed in leather and carrying a big stick...I
need a moment alone.
So, to the details, they're not
important. The book is silly, some stuff makes no sense, but it is
thoroughly enjoyable. If you are not a fan of do-nothing heroes this
book will not win you over to the genre, but if you're looking for a
pile of silliness this is your book.
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