A tough but fair review of The Fourth Door. Paul was cutting his teeth as novelist, as was I as a translator. Who’s to say whether the rawness came from the Frenchman or the Englishman? Be that as it may, “a swing at the fences” accurately reflects the ambition, the execution and the future promise:
The Fourth Door by The Green Capsule
Actually, the first novel written by Paul Halter was La Malediction de Barberousse. However, it was published much later