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The Beasts of Valhalla (A Mongo Mystery, #4)
The novel that radically altered the nature of the Mongo series, this book blends a classic detective style with elements of science fiction and fantasy. Chesboro takes readers on a wild roller-coaster ride, using the structure and elements of Wagner's Ring Cycle and Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings."
Mass Market Paperback, 0 pages
Published
October 1st 1987
by Dell
(first published 1985)
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An enjoyable novel that goes from murder mystery to James Bond film. The lead character is interesting, an ex-circus dwarf turned criminologist, karate expert, and private investigator. He has little trouble with anything a dwarf deals with on a daily basis. I can suspend my disbelief for mad scientist shenanigans, but can a dwarf drive an unmodified car? Petty, I know, but this is the main character we're talking about. I forgot he was a dwarf, and it felt like the author did, too. It's a good...more
Aug 23, 2009
Mark Zieg
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2 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
fans of George R.R. Martin's Tyrion
Recommended to Mark by:
SFBC
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I read this when it first came out, then promptly forgot author and title. For decades it has haunted me, half-formed vestigal images of a dwarf detective, gorilla communicating through chest-slung speak-and-spell, and the fantastic final chapter featuring all humanities woes set to a triumphant 17hr screening of Wagner's Ring Cycle. It was actually through Goodreads that I finally tracked down the title which had left such indelible yet hazy impression, and I was filled with nostalgia when Amaz...more
"Thermonuclear war may destroy human life--indeed, all life--over the planet, but not necessarily so. In fact, the solutions to the equations indicate that the outside parameters for our existence may be as much as three or four hundred years. But no more. The means by which we destroy ourselves cannot be predicted mathematically--and are, in any case, irrelevant. It is of no value to look around for the catastrophe that will come; in an evolutionary sense, we are the catastrophe, a unique speci...more
A good story, but not much mystery. Far more of an adventure thriller with some Michael Crichton science and some Lord of the rings thrown in. I liked the main character a lit, and will probably read at least one more book with him.
This was not the first in the series but they gave enough background to be understandable.
This was not the first in the series but they gave enough background to be understandable.
Great book. Very engaging. A very different main character. Amazing foreshadowing of the directions things were to go but the book does read as dated since the cutting edge technology of the time is very outdated now.
The fourth, and best yet of the Mongo mysteries, though I must say, I am a little disappointed in the resolution. It felt a bit like the old Star Trek TV show, (and the newer ones as well), wherein the danger to the crew is real and palpable, until the writer seems to take pity on his creations, and simply wipes away the danger with a few strokes of his keyboard. Also, as usual, the level of coincidental happenings make it difficult to suspend disbelief. (Sure I'll believe in cyborg talking gori...more
I can see the flaws in this a lot more clearly than when I read it as a teenager (including some bad biology - ick!), but I still ate it up with a spoon.
One of my all time favorites from my younger years.
I question why I read this awful book.
you need to completely suspend your disbelief for this one, but it was a fun ride
Apr 27, 2013
Mistie
marked it as recently-purchased
Jan 20, 2013
Michael Angrisani
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Dec 01, 2012
Annie Tevis
marked it as to-read
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George C. Chesbro was an American author of detective fiction. His most notable works feature Dr. Robert "Mongo the Magnificent" Fredrickson, a private detective with dwarfism. He also wrote the novelization of The Golden Child, a movie of the same name starring Eddie Murphy.
Chesbro was born in Washington, D.C. He worked as a special education teacher at Pearl River and later at rockland Psychiatr...more
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Chesbro was born in Washington, D.C. He worked as a special education teacher at Pearl River and later at rockland Psychiatr...more
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