THE MINISTRY OF THUNDER
By Davide Mana
Acheron Books
340 pages
Shanghai
in 1936 is overrun by foreign agents all vying to align themselves with various
political factions they believe will survive the coming global conflict and
emerge victorious. Amidst this cauldron
of intrigue and espionage, Italian mercenary pilot Felice Sabatini finds
himself caught up in a bizarre expedition that will lead to mysterious peeks of
Tibet
in search of an ancient artifact that could easily tilt the balance of power to
whoever possesses it.
Guiding him along this dangerous quest is a beautiful Asian
femme-fatale with the anglicized name of Pat Neal. Their enemy is a blonde
German vixen who commands a giant black airship with a Nazi swastika painted on
its hull. Along the way, Sabatini and Neal confront both human and magical
advisories to include a group of Ninja like monks, Japanese agents, a
three-eyed demon and talking green dogs. Author Mana has crammed more fantasy adventure
in this one pulp tale than we’d normally find twice as many.
“The Ministry of Thunder,” is a rollicking tongue-in-cheek
over-the-top pulp winner that completely won me over within its first few
chapters. It’s Indiana Jones meets Bill Barnes with a touch of Kung-Fu thrown
in to spice things up. It is the first
Davide Mana book we’ve read and we certainly hope not the last.
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