G.O.G. 666

G.O.G. 666  

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author(s) John Taine
Cover artist John T. Brooks
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher Fantasy Press
Publication date 1954
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 256 pp
ISBN NA
OCLC Number 1625086

G.O.G. 666 is a science fiction novel by author John Taine (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell). It was first published in 1954 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 1,815 copies.

Plot introduction

The novel concerns Russian genetics experiments resulting in a being that is half ape, half brain.

Reception

Anthony Boucher received the novel unfavorably, describing it as "slow and muddled" and saying that "Neither story nor science can stand comparison with Taine's best work."[1] P. Schuyler Miller reported that "it's not the best Taine."[2]

References

  1. ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, September 1954, p.93.
  2. ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, January 1955, p.153