''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
John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. He also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen.
Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Ach ...
's ''
The Eyes of the Overworld
''The Eyes of the Overworld'' is a Picaresque novel, picaresque fantasy literature, fantasy fix-up novel by American writer Jack Vance, published by Ace in 1966, the second book in the Dying Earth series that Vance inaugurated in 1950. Retitled ...
'' (a.k.a. ''Cugel the Clever'').
Reception
Dave Langford reviewed ''A Quest for Simbilis'' for ''
White Dwarf
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'' #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."
Reviews
*Review by Dave Bischoff (1974) in
Thrust
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, #5 1974
*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
ermanby Hermann Urbanek
s by H. Urbanek(1977) in Er kam aus der Sonne
References
1974 American novels
1974 fantasy novels
DAW Books books
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