The Fall of the Towers

TitleThe Fall of the Towers
Year for Search1966
AuthorsDelany, Samuel R[ay](b. 1942)
Date Published1966
PublisherAce Books
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsAfrican American author, Male author
Annotation

Authoritarian dystopia contrasted with a free, communal eutopia.

Additional Publishers

Contains revised versions of Captives of the Flame. New York: Ace Books, 1963; rev. as Out of the Dead City which was Delany’s original title. New York: Ace Books, 1966. U.K. ed. London: Sphere Books, 1968; Towers of Toron. New York: Ace Books, 1964. Rev. ed. London: Sphere Books, 1968; and City of a Thousand Suns. New York: Ace Books, 1965. Rev. ed. London: Sphere Books, 1969.

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Author Note

African American author (b. 1942)

Full Text

1966 Delany, Samuel R[ay] (b. 1942). The Fall of the Towers. New York: Ace Books. Trilogy containing revised versions of Captives of the Flame. New York: Ace Books, 1963; rev. as Out of the Dead City which was Delany’s original title. New York: Ace Books, 1966. U.K. ed. London: Sphere Books, 1968; Towers of Toron. New York: Ace Books, 1964. Rev. ed. London: Sphere Books, 1968; and City of a Thousand Suns. New York: Ace Books, 1965. Rev. ed. London: Sphere Books, 1969. PSt

Authoritarian dystopia contrasted with a free, communal eutopia. African American author.