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"The permanent government now is the anchorpeople. They don't get elected, and year after year they're responding emotionally to this or that."
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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.
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. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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