Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain, (Paperback)

from rayneofdarkness

I like the sci-fi mixed with humor in his writing. I like the ridiculous story ideas and how things turn out usually I'm too wound up in the story to even try to figure out what is going to happen next. If you like silly yet sci-fi/fantasy novels this is a definite must.

from Chris_El

I was lent this by a friend who asked me to pass it on to his sibling whom I would see in two weeks. Having just finished a somewhat depressing book I reluctantly decided to give this one a whirl while eating supper. My initial impression from the cover and title was that it looks like the sort o...

from Shrike58

A pastiche and a send-up of authors such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. Rider Haggard, H.G. Wells and the like, Martinez sends his protagonist (a humble-bragging, retired super-villain) on a madcap adventure where the enemy is always one step ahead of Mollusk and his disgruntled sidekick (whose miss...

from wifilibrarian

A review of the Audiobook edition. Very campy book set in our solar system but as if we had life on every planet. Main protagonist, Emperor/Warlord Mollusk is like an evil version of Dr Who. Though he conquerers earth without ever having to fire a weapon (or often mentioned death ray) he ends up ...

from TheDivineOomba

I was hoping for more from this book. It has an interesting premise, in that it takes most of the themes from the 1950's and 60's science fiction shows and puts them into a book from the view of the evil alien... only, he isn't so evil. While I like the premise, the characters, and this world, I ...