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Doc Vandal Adventures #4
Giant Robots of Tunguska
When Vic’s cousin appears on Doc’s doorstep, it’s not long before the team is plunged into an adventure that will take them half way around the world on a mission of life and death.
Vic’s reaction to a strange alien mineral has made her the strongest being on Earth. It’s also killing her. Her only hope lies underneath a Soviet labor camp deep in the Siberian wilderness. Driven by a need she cannot comprehend Vic leads the team into a war zone with the fate of the very planet on the line.
Meanwhile, Doc and the rest have to try and save Vic without sparking a world war.
and what about those Giant Robots?
Vic’s reaction to a strange alien mineral has made her the strongest being on Earth. It’s also killing her. Her only hope lies underneath a Soviet labor camp deep in the Siberian wilderness. Driven by a need she cannot comprehend Vic leads the team into a war zone with the fate of the very planet on the line.
Meanwhile, Doc and the rest have to try and save Vic without sparking a world war.
and what about those Giant Robots?
182 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 6, 2017
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About the author
Dave Robinson
15 books20 followersI’m Dave, and I write. I’m also a father, a reader, gamer, a comic fan, and a hockey fan.
Unfortunately, there is a problem with those terms; they don’t so much describe me as label me, and the map is not the territory. Calling me a father says nothing about my relationship with my daughter and how she thinks I’m silly. It ignores the essence of the relationship for convenience.
It’s the same with my love of books, comics, role-playing games, and hockey; labels only say what, not how or why. They miss all the good parts.
If you want more of a biography: I was born in the UK, grew up in Canada, and have spent time in the US. I’ve been freelancing for the last seven years. Before that, and in no particular order, I’ve managed a bookstore, worked in a pawnshop, been a telephone customer service rep, and even cleaned carpets for a living.
As a freelancer, I’ve done everything from simple web content, to ghostwritten novels. I’ve even written a course on trading forex online. I’ve also edited everything from whitepapers to a science fiction anthology.
Unfortunately, there is a problem with those terms; they don’t so much describe me as label me, and the map is not the territory. Calling me a father says nothing about my relationship with my daughter and how she thinks I’m silly. It ignores the essence of the relationship for convenience.
It’s the same with my love of books, comics, role-playing games, and hockey; labels only say what, not how or why. They miss all the good parts.
If you want more of a biography: I was born in the UK, grew up in Canada, and have spent time in the US. I’ve been freelancing for the last seven years. Before that, and in no particular order, I’ve managed a bookstore, worked in a pawnshop, been a telephone customer service rep, and even cleaned carpets for a living.
As a freelancer, I’ve done everything from simple web content, to ghostwritten novels. I’ve even written a course on trading forex online. I’ve also edited everything from whitepapers to a science fiction anthology.
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June 28, 2023
Great Neo-pulp style story. Enjoyable series. Ver recommended
April 13, 2021
Doc Vandal and his associates may be many things, but foremost they are family. And a family always protects their own. Even, if a member of the family, thought to be dead long ago, suddenly appears on your doorstep covered in blood. Or, another, always thought to be human, but is, in actuality, something far more.
Strange, gigantically huge robots have appeared on the streets of New York. Demanding the return of Viktor Filitov, Doc Vandal and crew jump into action with the added benefit of testing out new powered armor of their own. But, as good as the armor appears to be, it soon becomes obvious that something incredible is happening to Vic. And, while that transformation helps end the immediate battle, it begins a new mission. One that will not only save her life but dozens of others, while having the unintending result of confronting a slumbering threat that could devastate the entire world. And the trigger is a one of their own.
Dave Robinson's 4th adventure in the stories of Doc Vandal proves one thing. Mr. Robinson knows how to write great pulp style stories. From the opening scene to the final resolution, this story could have been ripped directly out of you grandfather's favorite hero magazine of the 40s. Some may say that the author is simply emulating the stories of a certain bronze hued doctor, and, while these tales may contain some of those same elements, that's all they are. Robinson has breathed life into a world and people that are distinctly his. Plus, he has taken the solid tropes from the past and added a more contemporary view and approach that allows for a much more broad view of the times and the people from those times not so long ago.
As of this writing, there are 5 distinct journeys with Doc, Vic, Ming, Gus, Kehla, and Gilly, but Robinson has promised more and is nearing the release of even more adventures.
Can't wait....
Strange, gigantically huge robots have appeared on the streets of New York. Demanding the return of Viktor Filitov, Doc Vandal and crew jump into action with the added benefit of testing out new powered armor of their own. But, as good as the armor appears to be, it soon becomes obvious that something incredible is happening to Vic. And, while that transformation helps end the immediate battle, it begins a new mission. One that will not only save her life but dozens of others, while having the unintending result of confronting a slumbering threat that could devastate the entire world. And the trigger is a one of their own.
Dave Robinson's 4th adventure in the stories of Doc Vandal proves one thing. Mr. Robinson knows how to write great pulp style stories. From the opening scene to the final resolution, this story could have been ripped directly out of you grandfather's favorite hero magazine of the 40s. Some may say that the author is simply emulating the stories of a certain bronze hued doctor, and, while these tales may contain some of those same elements, that's all they are. Robinson has breathed life into a world and people that are distinctly his. Plus, he has taken the solid tropes from the past and added a more contemporary view and approach that allows for a much more broad view of the times and the people from those times not so long ago.
As of this writing, there are 5 distinct journeys with Doc, Vic, Ming, Gus, Kehla, and Gilly, but Robinson has promised more and is nearing the release of even more adventures.
Can't wait....
March 30, 2020
A new Doc
Doc Vandal and crew are slowly being the alternate version of who Doc Savage was. Vandal and his crew are the 21st Century version of who Doc Savage was. Vandal 's 1930's are a new reality of Doc Savage.
Doc Vandal and crew are slowly being the alternate version of who Doc Savage was. Vandal and his crew are the 21st Century version of who Doc Savage was. Vandal 's 1930's are a new reality of Doc Savage.
September 8, 2025
When Vic's cousin shows up in NYC pursued by exoskeleton-enhanced NKVD agents, Doc and team are sucked into the Soviet-Japanese conflict on the far side of the planet. Vic gains super-powers, but at a terrible cost, and it's all somehow linked to the 1908 Tunguska meteorite impact.
I was a little disappointed that Gus, Kehla, and Shard mostly sat this one out, for what seemed inadequate reasons. But it is otherwise a rip-roaring adventure.
I was a little disappointed that Gus, Kehla, and Shard mostly sat this one out, for what seemed inadequate reasons. But it is otherwise a rip-roaring adventure.
January 17, 2019
Great
I love this series. It has all the elements of pulp fiction as well as SciFi. I really like that all of characters have their own backstory.
I love this series. It has all the elements of pulp fiction as well as SciFi. I really like that all of characters have their own backstory.
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