Book description
The orphan had always known she wasn't what people described as
'normal'. Whether merely precocious or a mutant freak, she had always
been able to link minds with an equally weird mutated lion and skip into
the worlds of the fourth dimension.
What the heck, it sure beat staying in school on Earth - that is until
she realized that some of her fellow dimension-hoppers from other
planets had more in mind than just a romp in the swamp.
They were launching an inter-dimensional war of imperialism, and she
alone held the secret which could save her home world - if she could
only escape the truant officer long enough to pull it off! Doris
Peserchia (1928 - )
Doris Piserchia was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, where she grew up
as part of a large family. She attended Fairmont State College and
worked as a lifeguard while earning a teacher's degree in Physical
Education. Upon graduating in 1950, Piserchia realised that she didn't
want to become a teacher and so instead joined the Navy, where she
served for four years. It was during her time studying for a Master's
degree in educational psychology at the University of Utah that she
discovered science fiction and began to write, although her works were
not published until 1966, beginning with the humorous short story
'Rocket to Gehenna'. Despite her military experience, age, and
preference for older SF, she is often associated with the New Wave, with
her works being described as 'darkly comic' by admirers. Piserchia has
not published any new work since 1983.
