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Shandy
Famous and Classic Science Fiction Novel
Shandy was a teddy bear, a lion,
an ape, a rival for Nancy Tanner's
affections.... But what else was he?
Shandy was a teddy bear, a lion,
an ape, a rival for Nancy Tanner's
affections.... But what else was he?
Kindle Edition
Published November 7, 2019
About the author
Ron Goulart
607 books98 followersPseudonyms: Howard Lee; Frank S Shawn; Kenneth Robeson; Con Steffanson; Josephine Kains; Joseph Silva; William Shatner.
Ron Goulart is a cultural historian and novelist. Besides writing extensively about pulp fiction—including the seminal Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of Pulp Magazines (1972)—Goulart has written for the pulps since 1952, when the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction published his first story, a sci-fi parody of letters to the editor. Since then he has written dozens of novels and countless short stories, spanning genres and using a variety of pennames, including Kenneth Robeson, Joseph Silva, and Con Steffanson. In the 1990s, he became the ghostwriter for William Shatner’s popular TekWar novels. Goulart’s After Things Fell Apart (1970) is the only science-fiction novel to ever win an Edgar Award.
In the 1970s Goulart wrote novels starring series characters like Flash Gordon and the Phantom, and in 1980 he published Hail Hibbler, a comic sci-fi novel that began the Odd Jobs, Inc. series. Goulart has also written several comic mystery series, including six books starring Groucho Marx. Having written for comic books, Goulart produced several histories of the art form, including the Comic Book Encyclopedia (2004).
Ron Goulart is a cultural historian and novelist. Besides writing extensively about pulp fiction—including the seminal Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of Pulp Magazines (1972)—Goulart has written for the pulps since 1952, when the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction published his first story, a sci-fi parody of letters to the editor. Since then he has written dozens of novels and countless short stories, spanning genres and using a variety of pennames, including Kenneth Robeson, Joseph Silva, and Con Steffanson. In the 1990s, he became the ghostwriter for William Shatner’s popular TekWar novels. Goulart’s After Things Fell Apart (1970) is the only science-fiction novel to ever win an Edgar Award.
In the 1970s Goulart wrote novels starring series characters like Flash Gordon and the Phantom, and in 1980 he published Hail Hibbler, a comic sci-fi novel that began the Odd Jobs, Inc. series. Goulart has also written several comic mystery series, including six books starring Groucho Marx. Having written for comic books, Goulart produced several histories of the art form, including the Comic Book Encyclopedia (2004).
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May 3, 2020
Ron Goulart. As good as Asimov, Bester, Bradbury and the rest.
I'm biased, in that I've been reading Ron Goulart's books since I first started visiting used bookstores in Downtown Detroit back in the 1960s. Somehow the Science Fiction books were always stacked haphazardly in a big pile in the furthest corner of these stores. Which, sadly, are gone now.But, I digress, the story ar hand is a charming bit of Ronism that shows it's age in how the Male character talks to the female character. The premise rests on Shandy, who is a shapeshifter. In Goulart's oeuvre the character of a shapeshifter appears again and again. It's a charming read and I'd hope it gives you the same touch of whimsy that can be found in all of Goulart's books and stories.
I'm biased, in that I've been reading Ron Goulart's books since I first started visiting used bookstores in Downtown Detroit back in the 1960s. Somehow the Science Fiction books were always stacked haphazardly in a big pile in the furthest corner of these stores. Which, sadly, are gone now.But, I digress, the story ar hand is a charming bit of Ronism that shows it's age in how the Male character talks to the female character. The premise rests on Shandy, who is a shapeshifter. In Goulart's oeuvre the character of a shapeshifter appears again and again. It's a charming read and I'd hope it gives you the same touch of whimsy that can be found in all of Goulart's books and stories.
October 2, 2025
Drink enough shandies and you may see a shandy.
Drink too many shandies and you may be a shandy.
Drink too many shandies and you may be a shandy.
October 30, 2025
Weird, scifi, short story, nicely put together
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