The House of Doors

[rmcfarlen]

I'm new to the forum. I read the original necroscope books years ago. I also read a book called House of Doors and its sequal Maze of Worlds. Has anybody else read these? And has anyone seen the movies Epoch, and Epoch Evolution?

[kenny]

Firstly, welcome rmcfarlen good to hear from a fellow Lumlian fan. You say you read Necroscope years ago, well well aren't you missing out. I read House of Doors for the first time only a few weeks ago(2nd visit a long time ago) and wished i had done it sooner, great books but much prefered Dreamlands, Primal Lands, etc.
Never heard of these films, are they any good?

[rmcfarlen]

The reason I asked is because about the movies is because those two movies have a very close plot with the House of Doors books, down to the main character having a ability to quickly understand new technology. But there is no credit given to Brian Lumely. Since the books came out several years before the movies I was wondering if anybody new anything about it.

[sdkdmd]

Welcome to the board, rmcfarlen.

I'm sure I've watched these movies, but I don't remember making any connection to the books. I'll have to check them out again.

[rmcfarlen]

Well it has been a while since I read the books, but if I remember right does The main character in a book have an ability to figure out machines and is he also dying of some disease. I will have to rewatch the movies and find another copy of the books. LOL.

If I remember castle in the book, and the Monolith in the movie was both sent to judge mankind.

[Silver]

As it happens I'm re-reading House of Doors right now! awsome story, I love it, the first time I read it I was awe struck! From what you describe it does soound similar but I haven't seen or heard of those films either.

[nightshade]

POTENTIAL SPOILER FOR UNDER THE DOME BY STEPHEN KING FOLLOWING THIS:




I have just completed the book Under The Dome by Stephen King. Am I the only one who, while enjoying the King book, found a suspicious amount of duplicate story to the House of Doors/Maze of Doors stories?

Supposedly this is a book that King was thinking about in '70-something and didn't re-start until '07, but still, this is a seriously similar premise to the Doors books.

I don't know if anyone will notice this soon, but I am truely curious about this 'phenominon'.
And slightly drunk.
But I cannot force the circumstances of my finishing the King book by my sober-ness.

Brandy and 1800 Tequilia are fun.