Where the Evil Dwells, Clifford D. Simak
Where the Evil Dwells, Clifford D. Simak
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Where the Evil Dwells

Author: Clifford D. Simak

Narrator: Dan Calley

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/17/2024

Synopsis

The renowned Science Fiction Grand Master makes a foray into fantasy, with this tale of perilous adventure in a land of trolls, wizards, and terrifying malevolence.

In an alternate Europe where the Roman Empire never fell, the expansive Empty Lands are inhabited by forces known collectively as the Evil. Yet Charles Harcourt is honor-bound to venture into that dangerous area to find his long-lost fianceé. He is joined on his trek by an abbot who hopes to locate a crystal prism that hold the soul of a saint; the non-human Knurly Man, who craves release from his pitiful existence; and the beautiful Yolanda, who seeks the answer to a secret mystery.

But their arrival and their purpose had been foretold. The denizens of the Empty Lands are girding for war. And beyond the Evil lurk ancient dark powers waiting patiently for the humans whose souls will set them free.

About Clifford D. Simak

During his fifty-five-year career, Clifford D. Simak produced some of the most iconic science fiction stories ever written. Born in 1904 on a farm in southwestern Wisconsin, Simak got a job at a small-town newspaper in 1929 and eventually became news editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, writing fiction in his spare time.

Simak was best known for the book City, a reaction to the horrors of World War II, and for his novel Way Station. In 1953 City was awarded the International Fantasy Award, and in following years, Simak won three Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award. In 1977 he became the third Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and before his death in 1988, he was named one of three inaugural winners of the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on December 18, 2024

This is a light fantasy quest novel with a group of characters who aren't especially likable, which matches the ending, all three of which are a little atypical for Simak, a long-time master of the science fiction genre. He threw in all of the fantasy tropes he could think of, I believe, whether the......more

Goodreads review by Isen on March 18, 2018

Where the Evil Dwells is set in an alternate timeline where in late antiquity Central Europe was swarmed by a horde of ogres, trolls, fairies, dragons, harpies, and other beasts collectively known as the Evil. Some of the Evil are more beastly than others, but altogether they are not a divided band......more

Goodreads review by Walter on April 28, 2016

Fantasy is clearly not Simak's best genre, but this is an interesting diversion. A bit of alternate history, a bit of sword and sorcery, and a quest that might not be a good idea. I like the little twists -- people aren't quite what they seem, the evil is more out of place than really evil, and the......more

Goodreads review by Michael on September 04, 2019

I remember this author from my youth, in college and my first years as a teacher. Along with Andre Norton, Madeleine L'Engle, and Arthur C. Clarke, he helped open the possibilities of Fantasy and Science Fiction to me. Thank you, Mr. Simak. I read and loved your book.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on July 14, 2019

Really great story. I wasn't sure it would wrap up by the end of the book, but it did, and wrapped up well.......more

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