Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: The X-Files: Goblins by Charles Grant ISBN: 0-06-105414-3 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.28 (18 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I've read better--I've read worse...
Comment: I was surprised about the previous comments about profanity. I don't recall it bothering me that much. I thought there were some uneven aspects to the pace and plot but overall, it was enjoyable, though certainly not the best x files book. If you're not a fan, then this book will bore you, but even if you are an avid watcher, you might be disappointed in the depictions of Mulder and Scully. However, this is an OK read if you're stuck at an airport or have a long plane flight ahead of you...
Rating: 3
Summary: The first novel based on The X-Files
Comment: Published in 1994, Goblins was the very first novel based on The X-Files television series, which at that time was relatively new, original, and growing in popularity. The action, in this case, takes place not long after the X-Files had been shut down and then reopened by the FBI (which basically puts it somewhere in the second season time period). This is a book that has its good points and its bad points. It is not a bad story in and of itself, but it doesn't fully capture the X-Files spirit; its primary weakness is the addition of two unknown agents working beside Mulder and Scully on the case at hand: Hank Webber, a gung-ho agent of the annoying type, and Licia Andrews, a cold and disagreeable person who certainly doesn't seem to be made of FBI material. Webber's association with Mulder's new supervisor Arlen Douglas (who is not Mulder's biggest fan) is used to cast a suspicious backdrop to the story, but this little subplot doesn't go very far.
The case that forms the framework of this novel consists of a series of brutal murders by an "invisible man" of sorts - witnesses, none of which are completely trustworthy, report seeing a hand and blade come out of nowhere and then disappear once the deed is done. An old reporter friend asks Mulder to investigate the first murder because the victim was his cousin's boyfriend, but Mulder has no real interest in the matter until Douglas sends him to New Jersey (alongside Scully, Webber, and Andrews) to investigate that very case; they soon meet with unexpected danger. There is basically a lot of running around talking to the locals, working with the local sheriff, and sniffing out the truth of a mysterious Department of Defense project associated with a nearby military base. Mulder comes up with his wild theory, Scully argues against it, etc. - the same drill you typically saw on the television series. Grant's characterization of Mulder and Scully is actually pretty commendable, but the other two agents are simply annoying, unrealistic, and a source of constant frustration for both Mulder and myself. Grant does keep the level of suspense at a nice level throughout the novel, largely by keeping the reader in the dark when it comes to the identity of the "goblin," and I think this makes the story much more entertaining than it would be otherwise. Looking back on the novel as a whole, the plot does hold together, but there are definitely some frayed ends and other imperfections evident in the craftsmanship. Goblins isn't likely to win The X-Files any new fans, but it makes for a fairly interesting diversion for those of us already devoted to the show and its characters.
Rating: 1
Summary: Ack. Ackackackackack
Comment: Sheesh, not what I've come to expect from an X-Files book. The characters were badly portrayed. (what is it with everyone calling Scully by her first name?). Also I thought there was too much of that one guy hitting on Scully, and Mulder checking girls out. I mean, really. The profanity was kinda bad, but no worse than you hear at my school. The plot line was interesting (human chameleons) but it wasn't really taken anywhere, and the ending didn't explain much. Read WHIRLWIND, it's much better.
 |
Title: Antibodies (The X-Files) by Kevin J. Anderson ISBN: 0061056243 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
 |
Title: X-Files: Skin by Ben Mezrich ISBN: 0061056448 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
 |
Title: X Files #01 X Marks the Spot by Les Martin ISBN: 006440613X Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 31 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
 |
Title: The X-Files: Ground Zero by Kevin J. Anderson, Chris Carter ISBN: 0061056774 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
 |
Title: X Files #08 Voltage by Easton Royce ISBN: 0064406431 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 30 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
