Goblins

The X-Files, Book 1

By: Charles Grant

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Opening the X-Files...

Meet Mulder and Scully, FBI - the agency maverick and the female agent assigned to keep him in line.

Their job is to investigate the eeriest unsolved mysteries in modern America, from pyro-psychics to death row demonics, from rampaging Sasquatches to alien invasions. These are the cases the Bureau wants handled quietly but quickly, before the public finds out what's really out there...and panics - the cases filed under "X".

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About average

The premise of the book starts out like an x-file but quickly loses the "x-file" feel. Mixed with worthless extra characters and a few missteps in the characterization of Mulder and Scully only gives the book an "okay" rating. The performance wasn't terrible but nothing to write home about either.

Government Experiment Gone Awry

This is a familiar tale for fans of X-Files as Scully and Mulder are off to New Jersey to investigate a murder. What makes it an X Files is a local resident insisting it is the work of a goblin. Through their work, our duo finds a military tie in that ultimately is at the heart of it all.

This is an okay X Files entry which I found overlong at six plus hours. It would have been much better condensed and part of the anthology X Files series which showcases multiple authors works in a novella format. I have listened to two of three in that series on X Files and found them much more entertaining. As far as the narration, I found nothing to complain about Mr. Lawlor, it was the story itself that dragged on and on.

oh the xfiles

you can't beat scully and mulder and their rubber monster stories ... so very classic

Enjoyed the story

A good storyline. Especially if you are an "X-files" follower. Recommend for light reading. Nothing deep.

great episode!

I found this thoroughly enjoyable. The novel manages to feel just like an episode of the television show. It kind of has a five-act structure where you can imagine the commercial breaks happen. The plot isn't fast-paced and the story is fun. It's interesting with a few twists and turns but not too many to ridiculously overcomplicate it. in short, if you like the x-files, especially early season episodes, you will like this book.