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DRAWING DOWN LEVIATHAN
“Welcome to the shakedown cruise of the world’s biggest and ugliest sardine can.”
The US Navy submarine cruiser SC-1 Launched in 1936 under the command of Captain Dave Bannon as an exploratory vessel and test-bed, the largest submarine boat in the world and her crew soon discover that world is a lot stranger than they could ever imagine.
Off the United States’ Atlantic coast, a huge and deadly something lurks hundreds of feet below the surface.
When secret Royal Navy test ships south of Greenland are wrecked, the sub investigates — only to run into a towering aquatic nightmare.
An incredible flying boat and a seaborne carrier of fantastic size threaten the submarine, her crew, and world stability.
Three exciting tales of undersea adventure in the tradition of Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
The US Navy submarine cruiser SC-1 Launched in 1936 under the command of Captain Dave Bannon as an exploratory vessel and test-bed, the largest submarine boat in the world and her crew soon discover that world is a lot stranger than they could ever imagine.
Off the United States’ Atlantic coast, a huge and deadly something lurks hundreds of feet below the surface.
When secret Royal Navy test ships south of Greenland are wrecked, the sub investigates — only to run into a towering aquatic nightmare.
An incredible flying boat and a seaborne carrier of fantastic size threaten the submarine, her crew, and world stability.
Three exciting tales of undersea adventure in the tradition of Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
100 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 31, 2024
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June 7, 2024
Good pulpy fun. Update: here's my full review.
Mike Chinn’s 3 novelets collected in the volume “Drawing Down Leviathan” is simply fun, wholesome, pulpy adventure. The action takes place on a new experimental US submarine set in the late 1930s at the ramp-up to WW2. These tales are high sea battle romps with enough navy lingo to lend credibility and verisimilitude but not so much as to get in the way of the story.
First two tales (‘Cradle of the Deep’ and ‘Echoes of Days Passed’) involve a bit of sea monster mystery - man vs supernatural beast trope. Entertaining, nothing ground-breaking, but they definitely hit the right notes of cinematic nostalgia - think of the childhood excitement of shows like “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” or “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.”
The opening story features the author’s pulp-styled action hero protagonist, Damian Paladin and his enigmatic sidekick, Leigh Oswin; and it ends with a sly bit of nomenclature humor. I was hoping for a return of Paladin in the second story, but the tension and mystery weren’t lacking even though the focus switched to the submarine captain and his crew. (BTW, Paladin appears in a couple different collections of the author’s stories, namely, “The Paladin Mandates” and “Walkers in Shadow.” Worth looking up if you enjoyed ‘Cradle of the Deep’.)
In the final story ‘Drawing Down Leviathan’, we have an encounter with a dangerous female ‘bad guy’ – the Captain-Admiral of a floating fortress. I liked the steampunk feel to this story, my mind going to Jules Vern’s famous antagonist, Captain Nemo. Action-packed and satisfying. I’d like to read more stories where our brave submarine captain and crew go up against this evil mastermind.
If you’re on the lookout for some quick adventure (about 100 or so pages) that brings back the pulpy action heroics from your childhood, this short collection is just the thing.
Mike Chinn’s 3 novelets collected in the volume “Drawing Down Leviathan” is simply fun, wholesome, pulpy adventure. The action takes place on a new experimental US submarine set in the late 1930s at the ramp-up to WW2. These tales are high sea battle romps with enough navy lingo to lend credibility and verisimilitude but not so much as to get in the way of the story.
First two tales (‘Cradle of the Deep’ and ‘Echoes of Days Passed’) involve a bit of sea monster mystery - man vs supernatural beast trope. Entertaining, nothing ground-breaking, but they definitely hit the right notes of cinematic nostalgia - think of the childhood excitement of shows like “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” or “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.”
The opening story features the author’s pulp-styled action hero protagonist, Damian Paladin and his enigmatic sidekick, Leigh Oswin; and it ends with a sly bit of nomenclature humor. I was hoping for a return of Paladin in the second story, but the tension and mystery weren’t lacking even though the focus switched to the submarine captain and his crew. (BTW, Paladin appears in a couple different collections of the author’s stories, namely, “The Paladin Mandates” and “Walkers in Shadow.” Worth looking up if you enjoyed ‘Cradle of the Deep’.)
In the final story ‘Drawing Down Leviathan’, we have an encounter with a dangerous female ‘bad guy’ – the Captain-Admiral of a floating fortress. I liked the steampunk feel to this story, my mind going to Jules Vern’s famous antagonist, Captain Nemo. Action-packed and satisfying. I’d like to read more stories where our brave submarine captain and crew go up against this evil mastermind.
If you’re on the lookout for some quick adventure (about 100 or so pages) that brings back the pulpy action heroics from your childhood, this short collection is just the thing.
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