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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 5
Page 155
... panes light- ened , the musicians blew windy music from their tuned seashells , and above the marine chords the weaving voice of a theremin dipped and climbed . Emerald and coral gauze swirled from the the towers of toron 155.
... panes light- ened , the musicians blew windy music from their tuned seashells , and above the marine chords the weaving voice of a theremin dipped and climbed . Emerald and coral gauze swirled from the the towers of toron 155.
Page 158
... theremin halted abruptly , then plunged into the soaring theme of the Victory Anthem . " Come up to my suite immediately , " whispered the Duchess to Jon . " There's something I wanted you to see before this . Now it's imperative ...
... theremin halted abruptly , then plunged into the soaring theme of the Victory Anthem . " Come up to my suite immediately , " whispered the Duchess to Jon . " There's something I wanted you to see before this . Now it's imperative ...
Page 356
... theremin , opened the ball with the familiar anthems of Toromon . “ Mr. Quelor Da and party , " announced the loudspeaker . Jon glanced at the entrance as the brightly dressed figures , miniatured by the 356 samuel r . delany.
... theremin , opened the ball with the familiar anthems of Toromon . “ Mr. Quelor Da and party , " announced the loudspeaker . Jon glanced at the entrance as the brightly dressed figures , miniatured by the 356 samuel r . delany.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alter asked antimatter aquariums Arkor began blinked breath calliope camera dollies Catham caught Chargill Clea corner cried Curly dark Devil's Pot door Duchess edge enemy eyes face feet fingers fish Flames forest guard frowned Geryn girl green guess guys hair hand Jeof 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 prison Ptorn pulled Quorl radiation barrier Rara remember rock Rolth scream 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 Tloto told Tomar took Toromon Toron towers transit ribbon Triton trying turned unified field theory Uske voice walked wall What's whispered window woman