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Highlights
- There Are Doors is the story of a man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternate universe.
- About the Author: Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon.
- 313 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
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About the Book
A man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternate universe. She flees him, but he pursues her through doorways--interdimensional gateways--to the other place, determined to sacrifice his life, if necessary, for her love. For in her world, to be her mate . . . is to die.Book Synopsis
There Are Doors is the story of a man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternate universe. She flees him, but he pursues her through doorways-interdimensional gateways-to the other place, determined to sacrifice his life, if necessary, for her love. For in her world, to be her mate . . . is to die.
Review Quotes
"It may well be Wolfe's most perfect story." --Orson Scott Card
"Intricate, glowing, fascinating work." --Kirkus ReviewsAbout the Author
Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon. He was also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such award-winning volumes as Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe.
A recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six Locus Awards, among many other honors, Wolfe was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2012.