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This edition contains probably the two best Dr. Nikola stories, A Bid For Fortune and the best of the lot Dr. Nikola, wherin our hero/villain travels in disguise to Tibet as always seeking secrets that will lead him to his goal of immortality.
These books are typical of their era in many respects, bland hero flings copious ammounts of woo at a virtuous and flawless beauty before winning out in the end, because virtue always trumps villainy. But Dr.Nikola bucks that trend in many ways, he's the villain shoved centre stage and you can't help but root for him. All this aside, the story that bears his name is a rattling good yarn, old fashioned but still exciting and it had me not exactly on the edge of m seat but near enough to go out and hunt down the rest of the Nikola stories.
These books are typical of their era in many respects, bland hero flings copious ammounts of woo at a virtuous and flawless beauty before winning out in the end, because virtue always trumps villainy. But Dr.Nikola bucks that trend in many ways, he's the villain shoved centre stage and you can't help but root for him. All this aside, the story that bears his name is a rattling good yarn, old fashioned but still exciting and it had me not exactly on the edge of m seat but near enough to go out and hunt down the rest of the Nikola stories.
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