Saturday, March 9, 2013

Review - Sea Fangs

Sea Fangs
By L. Ron Hubbard
Director: Jim Meskimen
Voice Cast: Gino Montesions, R.F. Daley, Shane Johnson, Jim Meskimen, Kristin Proctor, Phil Proctor
Studio: Galaxy Press
Release Date: June 18, 2010
ISBN:  978-1592122233
Running Time: Approx. 2 hours

Review: 

Before there was the internet, television, video games, and cell phones in every home, the people of the 1930s and 1940s (otherwise known as the Golden Age) spent their time going to the theater, listening to the radio shows, and reading cheap novels and pulp fiction magazines. Many famous authors wrote countless short stories that were published in brown pulp paper magazines, including the late L. Ron Hubbard.

Galaxy Press has been releasing audiobooks versions of Hubbard's short stories for the past few years and they have kindly sent me a few free copies in exchange for my honest review. I had the privilege to listen to Sea Fangs, which originally appeared in the June 1934 issue of Five Novels.

Sea Fangs is a fast-paced action adventure with Bob Sherman, a sailor, who tries to save the yacht Bonito from being destroyed by a powerful hurricane off the shores of Venezuela. What is he doing on the yacht in the first place? Well, a few years earlier a man named Herbert Marmion greedily stole the land and the drilling business that belonged to Bob, who now finds himself on the very yacht owned by Herbert. The only thing that is on his mind is revenge. That is until he meets the stunning raven-haired Phyllis Marmion, who happens to be his enemy's daughter.

The hurricane is the least of his problems as the ship is attacked by bloody pirates and everyone aboard is kidnapped. Before he knows it, he is thrown into a dirty dungeon on the Island of Death.

The audiobook cover doesn't give the story justice as it looks like an old harlequin novel, so I wasn't too thrilled about listening to it. Let's just say my week has not been the greatest as there has been a death in my family, another family emergency, and my allergies have been acting up. I wasn't feeling well on Thursday morning, so I popped the CD into the stereo, sat back in the recliner, took a few sips of my morning coffee, and began to listen to Sea Fangs. Like I said, the cover doesn't give it justice as I was hooked into this romantic adventure tale after the first five minutes. There were many twists and turns that kept me glued. The voice cast was excellent and the sound effects were amazing. Overall, Sea Fangs is my favorite Stories from the Golden Age audiobook and I recommend it to everyone. 


1 comment:

  1. I remember L. Ron Hubbard's constant commercials for his book Dianetics in the 80s. I've never read any of his fiction, but I hear he was quite popular in his time. Hope the allergies have cleared up - it's been miserable so far this year.
    Ann

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