Stairway to Foreve

by Robert Adams

Book Overview

Fitz Fitzgilbert has survived the battlefield, personal tragedy and economic hardship; now all he wants is peace. He moves into an isolated, ramshackle house built--oddly--on an earthen mound. Then he uncovers a hidden passageway beneath the house and falls into another world.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671654349
• ISBN13: 9780671654344
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Baen Books
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

the end of a series

In my opinion this is a great series. Unfortunatly the author died before he could finish it acording to what i could find on the internet so in that case it is kindof a let down.

whatever happened to this series???

This is a very nice fantasy/adventure book, about a guy who discovers a stairway to an alternate world. I especially enjoyed all the detailed preparations for the journey, the description of all the various supplies and the realistic consequences and repercussions in the real world. That, plus the scenes about the initial discovery of the ancient shipwreck was actually much more fun than the adventure that followed, which is the more typical monsters/swords/talking animals stuff. The book ends on a cliffhanger and it took me many years to find the sequel, "Monsters and Magicians". It is somewhat of a letdown, about the gods of the magic world summoning the hero for a quest. Yawn. But the story doesn't end there either, and the concept is nevertheless interesting enough to make me wish there was a third book to tie up the loose ends. I'm still searching for it, and I still don't know whether Adams actually wrote the third part or just abandoned the series. If anybody knows, please speak up.

One of the Best. Leaves you on the edge of your seat at end

I really loved this book. It makes you think about all of the conections and possibilities out there. The author is a master.

An excellent book of "other possibilities".

An ordinary man stumbles into a dreamlike realm of awesome sights, and awesome dangers.