Like many of
Roger Zelazny's other
stories, the book Doorways in the Sand begins with a puzzling
mystery and reads with a good
seasoning of
film noir detective style. And again, like many of his other stories, it's an
enchanting read,
upbeat,
off-key, and with extreme
wit at every turn.
The
protagonist is a
University undergraduate who's made it his
goal to postpone
graduation as long as he can, and, oh yeah, he's an
acrophiliac, too. (He likes to climb things). When he becomes
unwittingly linked to the disappearance of the Star Stone, a priceless alien
artifact given to the people of Earth as part of an
interstellar exchange program, his peaceful,
campus life becomes a scrambling dash for
answers and
self-preservation.
Doorways in the Sand is one of the most
clever,
poetic, and
fun SF novels I have ever had the
privilege of
reading.
CAN YOU SMELL ME DED?