Looking for a book ...
Thursday, July 17, 2003 by Cavanaugh | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hi guys and gals - was wondering if any of you have read a sci-fi book about a girl who can travels dimensions from earth through rings that only a select portion of people can see - in each world people transform into (in the lava world) umm i think big blue bear/lizard thing, in the water world, mer-people - umm the only other things I can remember about it is that she was a bigger lizard thing than normal, and a smaller mer-person than normal (everyone else conserved mass) oh and she was an orphan -
i know - jumbled mess of memories - but i loved the book back in the 70's
thanks!
i know - jumbled mess of memories - but i loved the book back in the 70's
thanks!
IPlural
Reply #2 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:30 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:30 AM
Actually you might possibily be interested in Tad Williams new series Outland which is kind of the same thing but based in a Virutal Reality world run across the net which is also being controlled by a group attempting to take control of the world. People go into a coma and while in the coma live in the virutal word as if it is real.
It can get to be a long read at times with the different books, but over all it is really a wild read.
It can get to be a long read at times with the different books, but over all it is really a wild read.
Chris
Reply #3 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:49 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:49 AM
It sounds like Spaceling by Doris Piserchia. Published by DAW books in 78. The main character in this book is a deliquent girl named Daryl. She's got some mutation that allows her to see an walk through colored rings to other dimensions and take the form of the life-forms found there. You can find a short review of the book here to verify whether its the book you remember:
http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/sf/dani/PS_008.htm
If it is, it seems to be out of print, but you can pick it up at half.com:
http://half.ebay.com/cat/buy/prod.cgi?cpid=3224557&meta_id=1
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http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/sf/dani/PS_008.htm
If it is, it seems to be out of print, but you can pick it up at half.com:
http://half.ebay.com/cat/buy/prod.cgi?cpid=3224557&meta_id=1
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Chef Garry
Reply #4 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:55 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:55 AM
Or possibly the Fractal Mode series by Piers Anthony?
IPlural
Reply #5 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:58 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:58 AM
Chris ! that is the name I was trying to remember, yes it does sound like spaceling...
cosmo-alpha
Reply #7 Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:36 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:36 PM
Not just another bunch of pretty faces on this web site!! 
Though, there are a few of those too! 
Though, there are a few of those too! 
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Reply #1 Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:25 AM
Do you remember her name?
For some reason this reminds me of a couple of series and books but not exactly the same.