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Doorways in the Sand

1976 novel by Roger Zelazny
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Summary

Doorways in the Sand is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Roger Zelazny[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4]
  • Language of work or name: English[5]
  • Country of origin: United States[6]
  • Publication date: March 1976[7]
  • Has edition or translation: Doorways in the Sand[8]
  • Nominated for: Hugo Award for Best Novel[9], Locus Award for Best Novel[10], Nebula Award for Best Novel[11]
  • Title: Doorways in the Sand[12], La Pierre des étoiles[13]
  • Form of creative work: novel[14]

Why It Matters

Doorways in the Sand has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

literary work Roger Zelazny United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 116ef0a1-dcb6-407a-9e62-297d0af9e3b5
    Sitelink count → 7
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'ru', 'uk', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Bookbrainz work id: 116ef0a1-dcb6-407a-9e62-297d0af9e3b5, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325280604|Doorways in the Sand (#325280604)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-mat"
  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Genre → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ڈور ویز ان دی سینڈ]]"
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