A review by tobin_elliott
The Sea Magician by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This one was a bit bizarre, and kind of felt thrown together at the last minute. It starts with Johnny in an extended sequence, and the balance of the book likely has as much Monk and Ham as it does Doc Savage. Savage comes across as a secondary player in his own book. Considerable time is spent with the side characters.

There was, as per usual, no doubt as to who the hidden villain was. I mean, it's usually obvious, but this one pretty much screamed it.

Overall, definitely not one of the better Savage yarns.