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The planet Murdstone in the Barnum System has an inexhaustible supply of spies and detectives and undercover agents and reporters who encounter all manner of quirky cyborgs and oddball androids and weird robots on their way to save beautiful heroines from mad scientists and crazy dictators and all manner of other such vile perils. Not to mention all of the mutants and genetically manipulated creatures who variously help and hinder things... and Goulart wrote many stories about them. This one is
See my review of "Wildsmith".
Pure Goulart SF/Spy Novel satire.
Humorous action-adventure 'who-dun-it' sci-fi. Written in a campy, simple detective novel style, this short book follows the (mis)adventures of special agent Torres as he tries to discover the fate of a diplomat who disappeared under mysterious circumstances on a loopy mismanaged planet. It is probably a parody of 60’s politics and social norms—which I didn’t get – but still fun for a quick read when you have nothing else going at the moment.
Seriously mediocre. The front cover said it was going to be funny, but I don't think I laughed once. I'm pretty sure I saw the parts where I thought it was supposed to be funny, but they didn't really work. I guess this is what happens when you buy books you've never heard, by authors you've never heard of, just because they look old and are sitting on the shelves of your not-that-great small-town bookstore.I was going to give it two stars and say, "The plot was mildly compelling." Then I though...
I didn't know this was the third book in a series until I finished it. Oops?I think the most memorable thing about this book was discovering a cigarette ad right in the middle. It was mildly amusing at times but perhaps the humor translates poorly with time?Basic premise is this detective...ish person hunting for some diplomat. He has both really awful and really good luck. I couldn't tell if he was part robot or not since at one point his neck moves like a machine after being struck (not sure i...
Despite the other poor reviews, I rather enjoyed this light-hearted sci-fi story. A splash of humor with an interesting plot line that kept me entertained...all in a nice short read.
Goulart, Ron. Shaggy Planet. Prestige, 1973.Goulart has written a group of novels set in—wait for it—the Barnum System. That is to say that Shaggy Planet is somewhat less serious than The Spy Who Shagged Me. Shaggy Planet is shaggy in every sense of the word. It has women stripped naked by android cougars, android St. Bernards trained as doctors, and any number of assassins, human and otherwise, to threaten our soldier of fortune hero and his allies. 4 stars because why not?
I know there's an outrageously surreal, unknown sci-fi paperback out there. It will completely blow my mind. This wasn't it.
This was billed as funny. I have a pretty good sense of humor. It wasn't.
Good light reading. A "mercenary" (closer to a private investigator) is asked to look into a man's disappearance on a planet with a government suppressing dissenters. The journey to find the man is more of an adventure - it doesn't have the feel of a detective solving a mystery. Some amusing aspects.
