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 103
... Jon did not pause to respond to each answer to each question. For example, it may have been tempting to ask Kerry what was wrong with her eyesight, when she mentioned this as a reason she could not be a pilot. But Jon asked a question ...
... Jon did not pause to respond to each answer to each question. For example, it may have been tempting to ask Kerry what was wrong with her eyesight, when she mentioned this as a reason she could not be a pilot. But Jon asked a question ...
Page 269
... Jon said. “I'll see what I can do.” “If you want this done tonight,” Michael said, “there are still obstacles.” “Is it the safe?” Jon asked. “I'll get into the safe,” Michael said. “But I can't get past the guard on Sublevel Six.” “What ...
... Jon said. “I'll see what I can do.” “If you want this done tonight,” Michael said, “there are still obstacles.” “Is it the safe?” Jon asked. “I'll get into the safe,” Michael said. “But I can't get past the guard on Sublevel Six.” “What ...
Page 409
... Jon asked. “I'm afraid we're currently out of lenses, and—until our medical equipment is back online—we aren't equipped for ocular implantation.” Hannah wheeled Jon closer to her. “We'll find you a new pair as soon as we're done here ...
... Jon asked. “I'm afraid we're currently out of lenses, and—until our medical equipment is back online—we aren't equipped for ocular implantation.” Hannah wheeled Jon closer to her. “We'll find you a new pair as soon as we're done here ...
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