Who Would Like This Book:
Step into a delightfully quirky world where beer-loving goblins, time-traveling Neanderthals, and aliens on wheels rub shoulders at a futuristic university! 'The Goblin Reservation' is a wonderfully light and inventive blend of science fiction and fantasy, packed with humor, oddball characters, and a mystery to solve. If you love lighthearted adventures, classic sci-fi with a twist, or stories that don't take themselves too seriously, this one's for you. Fans of Douglas Adams, Robert Sheckley, or anyone intrigued by the idea of Shakespeare arguing about his authorship in a bar, will find a lot to enjoy here.
Who May Not Like This Book:
If you're looking for dense, hard-hitting social commentary or tightly plotted, high-stakes drama, you might find this book a bit too whimsical or meandering. Some readers may also feel it's not quite as deep or emotionally charged as Simak's more serious works. The lighter tone, dated elements, and focus on a playful mashup of genres may also leave epic fantasy or hard sci-fi purists wanting more.
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'The Goblin Reservation' by Clifford D. Simak is a unique blend of science fiction and fantasy elements, set in a far future world that resembles late 60's America with advanced technology. The plot revolves around a man named Peter Maxwell who, after returning from a research trip, discovers he was duplicated and died under suspicious circumstances. With the help of various characters including a Neanderthal, a ghost, and a biomechanical sabre-toothed tiger, Maxwell navigates through a world filled with goblins, trolls, aliens, and time travel, all while dealing with bureaucratic challenges and a sinister alien race.
Simak's writing style in 'The Goblin Reservation' is described as humorous, fast-moving, and filled with imaginative elements. The book features witty narration, quirky characters, and a mix of fantastical beings like aliens on wheels, goblins, and trolls. The story is a mix of science fantasy with scientific explanations for fantastical elements, set against the backdrop of a space opera universe mainly on Earth, making it a fun and enjoyable read with a touch of dry wit and slapstick humor.
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From The Publisher:
From science fiction Grand Master Clifford D. Simak, an interstellar adventure of aliens, fairies, and time travel. Until the day he was murdered, Professor Peter Maxwell was a respected faculty member of the College of Supernatural Phenomena. Imagine his chagrin when he turns up at a Wisconsin matter transmission station several weeks later and discovers he's not only dead but unemployed. During an interstellar mission to investigate rumors of dragon activity, this alternate Maxwell was intercepted by a strange alien race that wanted him to carry knowledge of a remarkable technology back to Earth, and it seems someone does not want the information shared. Suddenly, it's essential for Maxwell to find his own killer. He enlists the aid of Carol Hampton of the Time College, along with her pet saber-tooth tiger, a ghost with memory issues, and the intelligent Neanderthal Man recently rescued from a prehistoric cooking pot. But the search is pointing them toward the goblins, fairies, and assorted Little Folk living in reservations on campus, and into the dangerous heart of an interspecies blood feud that has been raging for millions of years. Ingeniously inventive and unabashedly tongue-in-cheek, this novel demonstrates multi-award-winning fantasy and science fiction favorite Clifford D. Simak operating at the imaginative peak of his considerable powers.
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About the Author:
During his fifty-five-year career, Clifford D. Simak produced some of the most iconic science fiction stories ever written. Born in 1904 on a farm in southwestern Wisconsin, Simak got a job at a small-town newspaper in 1929 and eventually became news editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, writing fiction in his spare time. Simak was best known for the book City, a reaction to the horrors of World War II, and for his novel Way Station. In 1953 City was awarded the International Fantasy Award, and in following years, Simak won three Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award. In 1977 he became the third Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and before his death in 1988, he was named one of three inaugural winners of the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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