A Quest for Simbilis

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| image = A Quest for Simbilis.jpg

| caption = First edition (publ. DAW Books)

Cover artist: George Barr

| pub_date = January 1, 1974

| isbn = 978-0-879-97092-5

| author = Michael Shea

| publisher = DAW Books

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A Quest for Simbilis is a novel by Michael Shea published in 1974.

Plot summary

A Quest for Simbilis is a novel in which the plot is a sequel to Jack Vance's The Eyes of the Overworld (a.k.a. Cugel the Clever).

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed A Quest for Simbilis for White Dwarf #74, and stated that "Vance can be relied on for unwavering polish, but tends to recycle old plot elements; Shea, though more rough-hewn, adds innovations plus a touch of true, murky hellfire from an imagination fuelled by Hieronymus Bosch."{{cite magazine | last =Langford | first =Dave | author-link =David Langford | title =Critical Mass | magazine =White Dwarf | issue =74 | pages =11 | publisher =Games Workshop | date = February 1986 }}

Reviews

  • Review by Dave Bischoff (1974) in Thrust, #5 1974{{Cite web |title=Title: A Quest for Simbilis |url=https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?433 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=isfdb}}
  • Review by L. Sprague de Camp (1974) in Amra V2n62, October 1974
  • Review by Lin Carter (1975) in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories
  • Review by Chris Marler (1975) in Astral Dimensions #2, Winter 1975-1976
  • Review [German] by Hermann Urbanek [as by H. Urbanek] (1977) in Er kam aus der Sonne

References

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Category:1974 American novels

Category:1974 fantasy novels

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