Doorways in the Sand

Doorways in the Sand is a novel by author Roger Zelazny. It was originally published in serial form in the magazine Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact; the paperbound edition was published in 1976.

Plot

Fred Cassidy, perpetual student and expert building climber, finds himself hunted by gangs of criminals and government agents. He discovers that a priceless jewel, on loan to the earth from an extra-terrestrial civilisation, has gone missing and he may be the last person to have seen it. He decides to do his own investigating with help from friends and some strange, rogue galactic policemen.

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