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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... turned sharply twice , widened . " Well , " said Alter . " Here we are . ” A red plaque hung over the door of the stone building . It was two stories - twice the height of the other structures . They entered . Beams ran the low ceiling ...
... turned sharply twice , widened . " Well , " said Alter . " Here we are . ” A red plaque hung over the door of the stone building . It was two stories - twice the height of the other structures . They entered . Beams ran the low ceiling ...
Page 60
... turned them over . " I'll divide you into groups . " He looked at the giant across the table . " Arkor , you take the first group . " He picked out six more men and three women . He turned to the white haired acrobat . " Alter , you'll ...
... turned them over . " I'll divide you into groups . " He looked at the giant across the table . " Arkor , you take the first group . " He picked out six more men and three women . He turned to the white haired acrobat . " Alter , you'll ...
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... turned and followed it . He had climbed over a three - foot wall of rock before it occurred to him that maybe it ... turned around . He walked maybe half a dozen long strides through the thicker mud before he slowed down and a frown ...
... turned and followed it . He had climbed over a three - foot wall of rock before it occurred to him that maybe it ... turned around . He walked maybe half a dozen long strides through the thicker mud before he slowed down and a frown ...
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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