Roger zelazny the doors of his face5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On the one hand, this is a traditional monster adventure story, and in the straightforward SF tradition Zelazny describes the technology employed to catch the monster. You can see in this story why Zelazny had such a successful career. The plot of the story follows a macho man playboy who is a little down on his luck after a disastrous attempt to catch the monster fish, and a sexy female celebrity come to Venus with a film crew to land the fish for publicity purposes. Venus's vast oceans are haunted by a colossal fish, a monster 300 feet long, and sports fishermen, for years, have been vying to be the first to catch one. There are, however, a small number of adventurer types. It is the 21st century, and there is a sizable colony on Venus most of the inhabitants are government or industrial research staff. ![]()
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