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"I went back to science fiction to try a few experiments …and my first experiment was a disaster…"
- Alfred Bester
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| A disguise worn by an alien detective, allowing him to look just like a domestic canine. |
It's a little difficult to describe what is happening in Doorways in the Sand. It describes a near future in which contact has been made with a larger civilization encompassing many planets and races. Circumstances arise in which it becomes necessary for alien cops to keep an eye on certain people on earth - difficult, considering the fact that these aliens are not remotely human.
| The scruffy-looking dog rose and came to my bedside. "The Lon Chaney of the interstellar set" - I observed. "You make a lousy dog, Ragma." He unsnapped several sections of his disguise and accepted the cigarette. I could not make out what he looked inside. |
| From Doorways in the Sand,
by Roger Zelazny. Published by Harper Science Fiction in 1976 Additional resources -
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My other favorite alien from this book is Dr. Mrmm'mrm'mlrr (pronounced just like it looks) who is a sentient (and telepathic) psychotherapist plant who practices assault therapy on his patients.
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