War of the Citadels

Name: War of the Citadels
Brand: Oasis Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Alex Raymond
ISBN: 9781645551614

Author: Alex Raymond, Ron Goulart

Series: Flash Gordon #8

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 4 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Paperback Classics

Published: 03/10/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

Sent on a rescue mission by the leaders of the planet Earth, Flash Gordon and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov find themselves involved in an intricate war plan which threatens the existence of the entire universe. Each step they take propels them further into the complex plots and counterplots of two warring worlds.

About The Author

Ron Goulart (b 1933) Aka Kenneth Robeson, Frank S. Shawn, Joseph Silva, Con Steffanson Ron Goulart is a professional author having worked over several decades and has over 180 books to his credit, including more than 50 science fiction novels and over 20 mysteries. He’s received two Edgar Award nominations and is considered one of the country’s leading authorities on comic books and comic strips, as shown in his 2000 book, Comic Book Culture. Ron lives with his wife, Frances, also a writer, in Connecticut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

This was a fun collection. I really enjoyed the expansion of Mongo, with Flash, Dale and Zarkov briefly back on earth and having a military adventure before heading back to a whole new continent on Mongo! Loved the designs of the Gryphs, Brazor’s hover tanks and the zero G fun of the Magnetic Mounta......more

Goodreads review by Michael

Raymond must have had a new writer for these strips, for some of the usual cliches are missing, though, unfortunately, not all. The two stories begin with Flash and company back on Earth for a battle against a WW2ish dictator. This may be the best FG story of them all. Then, alas, it is back to Mong......more