Golem in the Gears

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Golem in the Gears
First edition
Author	Piers Anthony
Cover artist	Darrell K. Sweet
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Del Rey Books
Publication date	February 1986
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	279 (paperback 7th printing)
ISBN	0-345-31886-2
OCLC	27954053
Preceded by	Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn
Followed by	Vale of the Vole

Golem in the Gears is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the ninth book of the Xanth series.^[1]

Plot introduction

Grundy, a man only a few inches high, is desperate to prove himself and gain respect. He volunteers to ride the Monster Under The Bed to find his friend Ivy's long lost dragon, Stanley Steamer.

After many adventures, he rescues Rapunzel from the villainous Sea Hag. It seems too good to be true that she could become any size she wanted! A perfect match, seemingly. But that would have to wait until they shook off the pursuing Sea Hag...and Stanley still needed to be found!

Characters

Grundy
Rapunzel
Sea Hag
Snortimer

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Golem in the Gears for White Dwarf #86, and stated that "Like some legendary D&D campaigns, Xanth is so full of whimsy and casual magic that no situation can threaten for long: the storyline lurches drunkenly from pun to banal pun."^[2]

Reviews

Review by Bob Collins (1985) in Fantasy Review, December 1985^[3]
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #82 July 1986
Review by Andy Sawyer (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #64
Review by Ken Brown (1987) in Interzone, #20 Summer 1987

References

^ Bernard Alger Drew (1997). The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-56308-615-1.
^ Langford, Dave (February 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 86. Games Workshop. p. 6.
^ "Title: Golem in the Gears".

v t e Xanth series by Piers Anthony
Novels: 1970s	A Spell for Chameleon The Source of Magic Castle Roogna
Novels: 1980s	Centaur Aisle Ogre, Ogre Night Mare Dragon on a Pedestal Crewel Lye Golem in the Gears Vale of the Vole Heaven Cent Man from Mundania
Novels: 1990s	Isle of View Question Quest The Color of Her Panties Demons Don't Dream Harpy Thyme Geis of the Gargoyle Roc and a Hard Place Yon Ill Wind Faun & Games Zombie Lover Xone of Contention
Novels: 2000s	The Dastard Swell Foop Up in a Heaval Cube Route Currant Events Pet Peeve Stork Naked Air Apparent Two to the Fifth Jumper Cable
Novels: 2010s	Knot Gneiss Well-Tempered Clavicle Luck of the Draw Esrever Doom Board Stiff Five Portraits Isis Orb Ghost Writer in the Sky Fire Sail
Novels: 2020s	Jest Right Skeleton Key ...
Other	List of Xanth characters Companions of Xanth (video game)

"Rapunzel" by the Brothers Grimm

Literature

Grimms' Fairy Tales (1812)
Rapunzel (1998)

Related myths

Adaptations

Film	Barbie as Rapunzel (2002) Tangled (2010) soundtrack Tangled Ever After (2012) Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)
Literature	Rapunzel (1998) Cress (2014)
Television	The Mind Robber (1968) "The Tower" (2014) Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
Video games	Tangled: The Video Game Kingdom Hearts III