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Andrew Doran #0·5–3 omnibus
Andrew Doran Omnibus: Volume 1
FROM ARKHAM TO THE ANTARCTIC. FROM BERLIN TO NAMIBIA. ANDREW DORAN IS ALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN US AND ANNIHILATION.
Andrew Doran’s life has been plagued by knowledge. The knowledge that we are not alone in this universe or the next hindered by the knowledge that the things we share our universes with are malevolent and manipulative.
What does one do with that knowledge? That power?
Dr. Andrew Doran uses that knowledge to spend every moment of his life keep the world safe from the horrors that creep at the edge of your dreams. With the resources of Miskatonic University and a ragtag team of misfits and adventurers, he travels the globe to secure threats to our reality.
Nightmares might plague him, threaten his friends and family, or drive him mad, but he won’t stop.
He cannot stop.
*****
“A great combo of Urban fantasy and a period thriller.” -The Bookwyrm Speaks
“Plenty of Pulp Action.” -MarzAat
“A fantastically pulpy, fists-swinging, guns-blazing, magical lightning-hurling action-adventure that readily proves that not all Mythos tales need to be grim, foreboding and often achingly depressing in order to be successful or authentic.” -Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer
“Always Entertaining.” -Booknest.eu
Andrew Doran’s life has been plagued by knowledge. The knowledge that we are not alone in this universe or the next hindered by the knowledge that the things we share our universes with are malevolent and manipulative.
What does one do with that knowledge? That power?
Dr. Andrew Doran uses that knowledge to spend every moment of his life keep the world safe from the horrors that creep at the edge of your dreams. With the resources of Miskatonic University and a ragtag team of misfits and adventurers, he travels the globe to secure threats to our reality.
Nightmares might plague him, threaten his friends and family, or drive him mad, but he won’t stop.
He cannot stop.
*****
“A great combo of Urban fantasy and a period thriller.” -The Bookwyrm Speaks
“Plenty of Pulp Action.” -MarzAat
“A fantastically pulpy, fists-swinging, guns-blazing, magical lightning-hurling action-adventure that readily proves that not all Mythos tales need to be grim, foreboding and often achingly depressing in order to be successful or authentic.” -Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer
“Always Entertaining.” -Booknest.eu
- GenresFantasy
828 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 18, 2021
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About the author
Matthew Davenport
50 books54 followersMatthew Davenport hails from Des Moines, Iowa where he lives with his wife, Ren, and daughter, Willow.
He puts up a new chapter every Wednesday on his Patreon. http://patreon.com/matthewdavenport
You can keep track of Matthew through his twitter account @spazenport.
Matt updates his blog from time to time at authormatthewdavenport.wordpress.com
He puts up a new chapter every Wednesday on his Patreon. http://patreon.com/matthewdavenport
You can keep track of Matthew through his twitter account @spazenport.
Matt updates his blog from time to time at authormatthewdavenport.wordpress.com
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February 27, 2023
The Andrew Doran Omnibus is a fantastic collection of the three Andrew Doran novels as well as a half-dozen short stories as well as novellas that are as often as enjoyable as the main books. Andrew Doran is a Indiana Jones-esque character that just so happens to live in HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
However, he's more precisely living in a pulp fiction version (perhaps Chaosium's Puilp Cthulhu) where the cosmic horror is downplayed for two-fisted action as well as tales of derring do. Those who don't like shoggoths being chopped up by magic swords or zombie Nazis reanimated by Herbert West's serum should turn around and walk away.
The books are, above all things, fun and thus should probably be labeled as science fiction or fantasy over horror. Andrew Doran usually manages to pull victories out of the jaws of defeat and the Lovecraftian horrors are more mustache twirling evil versus inscrutable aliens. That doesn't mean Matt Davenport isn't a master of Lovecraftian lore, though. There's references and homages to virtually every story that HPL wrote. The serialized format means our (anti)hero goes from supernatural adventure to adventure with barely a pause for breath.
Despite the fact that it is a mostly black and white story of humanity vs. monsters, Allies versus Axis, and hero versus cultists, there's some clever twists as well. Andrew Doran is arrogant, proud to a fault, and this leads to him making numerous mistakes in his handling of the supernatural. He also isn't as control of his magic as he thinks he is. Andrew's disdain for monsters and belief they're all evil is usually right but usually isn't 100% accurate. Unlike the original pulp heroes, Andrew isn't always 100% right. I think most readers will have a strong opinion on one of Andrew's actions involving his love interest, Olivia, and whether or not it was justified.
Matt Davenport's skill at writing increases across each volume and while the original book feels like a collection of a dozen serialized pulp magazines (a deliberate artistic choice), I enjoyed the sequels even more. My favorite being "Andrew Doran and the Scroll of Nightmares" where we see that Andrew's actions have dire consequences. I also love the novellas, "Andrew Doran and the Forever Gate" and "Andrew Doran and the Journey to the Serpent Temple."
This is a fantastic buy at 6.99 and even more so on Kindle Unlimited. Fans of the Cthulhu Mythos, Indiana Jones, or just plain looking for a fun romp will love this book.
However, he's more precisely living in a pulp fiction version (perhaps Chaosium's Puilp Cthulhu) where the cosmic horror is downplayed for two-fisted action as well as tales of derring do. Those who don't like shoggoths being chopped up by magic swords or zombie Nazis reanimated by Herbert West's serum should turn around and walk away.
The books are, above all things, fun and thus should probably be labeled as science fiction or fantasy over horror. Andrew Doran usually manages to pull victories out of the jaws of defeat and the Lovecraftian horrors are more mustache twirling evil versus inscrutable aliens. That doesn't mean Matt Davenport isn't a master of Lovecraftian lore, though. There's references and homages to virtually every story that HPL wrote. The serialized format means our (anti)hero goes from supernatural adventure to adventure with barely a pause for breath.
Despite the fact that it is a mostly black and white story of humanity vs. monsters, Allies versus Axis, and hero versus cultists, there's some clever twists as well. Andrew Doran is arrogant, proud to a fault, and this leads to him making numerous mistakes in his handling of the supernatural. He also isn't as control of his magic as he thinks he is. Andrew's disdain for monsters and belief they're all evil is usually right but usually isn't 100% accurate. Unlike the original pulp heroes, Andrew isn't always 100% right. I think most readers will have a strong opinion on one of Andrew's actions involving his love interest, Olivia, and whether or not it was justified.
Matt Davenport's skill at writing increases across each volume and while the original book feels like a collection of a dozen serialized pulp magazines (a deliberate artistic choice), I enjoyed the sequels even more. My favorite being "Andrew Doran and the Scroll of Nightmares" where we see that Andrew's actions have dire consequences. I also love the novellas, "Andrew Doran and the Forever Gate" and "Andrew Doran and the Journey to the Serpent Temple."
This is a fantastic buy at 6.99 and even more so on Kindle Unlimited. Fans of the Cthulhu Mythos, Indiana Jones, or just plain looking for a fun romp will love this book.
December 21, 2021
Andrew Doran and his adventures do an incredible job of combining Lovecraft and Indiana Jones and it's great to finally have all of his adventures in one place. I hope this leads to more adventures! We can never have too much Doran.
And honestly, magical weapons, Lovecraftian nightmares, and a Wendigo secretary, what more could you want?
And honestly, magical weapons, Lovecraftian nightmares, and a Wendigo secretary, what more could you want?
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