The Fall of the TowersCome and enter Samuel Delany's tomorow, in this trilogy of high adventure, with acrobats and urchins, criminals and courtiers, fishermen and factory-workers, madmen and mind-readers, dwarves and ducheses, giants and geniuses, merchants and mathematicians, soldiers and scholars, pirates and poets, and a gallery of aliens who fly, crawl, burrow, or swim. |
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Page 197
... Duchess began quickly , “ We're not sure . We heard him call out as we were coming towards the throne room . Then suddenly he ran across the floor and collapsed . " " He's alive , " Jon repeated . " But you'd better get a doctor to him ...
... Duchess began quickly , “ We're not sure . We heard him call out as we were coming towards the throne room . Then suddenly he ran across the floor and collapsed . " " He's alive , " Jon repeated . " But you'd better get a doctor to him ...
Page 287
... Duchess . With the forest guard , she moved across the room to where Jon and Alter sat . The owner preceded them like a diesel - powered slug . " Her Grace , the Duchess of Petra , wonders if you would be so kind as to allow herself and ...
... Duchess . With the forest guard , she moved across the room to where Jon and Alter sat . The owner preceded them like a diesel - powered slug . " Her Grace , the Duchess of Petra , wonders if you would be so kind as to allow herself and ...
Page 324
... Duchess were receiving . Jon touched Alter's shoulder , and she turned , silver brows vaulting above large blue eyes . " I think they have a mo- ment . " He took her arm . They made their way across the floor to the emerald - clad Duchess ...
... Duchess were receiving . Jon touched Alter's shoulder , and she turned , silver brows vaulting above large blue eyes . " I think they have a mo- ment . " He took her arm . They made their way across the floor to the emerald - clad Duchess ...
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Alter asked aquariums Arkor barrier began blinked breath camera dollies Catham caught Chargill Clea corner cried Curly dark Devil's Pot door Duchess edge enemy eyes face feet fingers Flames forest guard frowned Geryn girl guess guys hair hand Jeof Jon and Alter Jon asked Jon Koshar Jon's King Kino laughed light looked Lord loudspeaker mainland malis mind morning moved neanderthal night nodded once palace paused Petra Ptorn pulled Quorl Rara remember rock Rolth screamed shadow shook his head shoulder Shrimp shrugged side smiled someone sound stepped stood stopped street suddenly talk tank telepaths tell Telphar tetron there's theremin thing thought told Tomar Toromon Toron towers TOWERS OF TORON transit-ribbon Triton trying turned unified field theory Uske voice Vol Nonik walked wall What's whispered window woman