Glory Lane

{{Short description|1987 novel by Alan Dean Foster}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox book |

| name = Glory Lane

| image = Glory Lane (Alan Dean Foster novel - cover art).jpg

| caption = First edition

| author = Alan Dean Foster

| country = United States

| language = English

| translator =

| cover_artist = Jim Gurney

| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Ace Books

| release_date = August 1987

| media_type = Print (Paperback)

| pages = 295

| isbn = 0-441-51664-5

| oclc= 16392250

}}

Glory Lane (1987) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book takes place outside of either of Foster’s two usual universes, Spellsinger and the Humanx Commonwealth.{{cite news |last= Easton|first= Thomas|date= April 1988|title= Glory Lane|url=|work= Analog Science Fiction and Fact|location= |access-date= }}{{cite news |last= D'Ammassa|first= Don|date= September 1987|title= Glory Lane|url=|work= Science Fiction Chronicle|location= |access-date= }}

Plot summary

Teenage punk rock fan and high-school dropout Seeth (née Seth) and his older brother, geeky graduate student Kerwin, rescue a stranger from arrest at a bowling alley in their hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, only to discover that the cops are killer aliens and that the bowling ball the stranger carries is intelligent. Seeth, Kerwin and the stranger, quickly joined by a valley girl-type named Miranda, soon find themselves on the run, not just on the streets of Earth, but among the stars as well, and in the middle of an intergalactic battle for Izmir, the "bowling ball".

Reception

Dean R. Lambe of Thrust wrote: "Between the covers is more than simple fluff, and a lot of honest laughs. You won't regret trading some of your beer money for this one."{{cite news |last= Lambe|first= Dean R.|date= Winter 1988|title= GLORY LANE by Alan Dean Foster|url=https://archive.org/details/Fantasy_Science_Fiction_v029n01_1965-07_PDF/page/n81/mode/2up?q=%22space+oper%22|work= Thrust|location= |access-date= 20 February 2025}}

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