The Fall of the Towers

The Fall of the Towers

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image_caption = Covers of first omninus edition
author = Samuel R. Delany
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cover_artist = Kelly Freas
country = United States
language = English
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genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Ace Books
release_date = 1970
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media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 413 pp
isbn = NA

The Fall of the Towers is a trilogy of science fiction books by Samuel R. Delany.

First published in omnibus form in 1970, the trilogy was originally published individually as "Captives of the Flame" (1963, rewritten as "Out of the Dead City" in 1968 [cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=136| date=1974|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1] ), "The Towers of Toron" (1964), and "City of a Thousand Suns" (1965). The first two books were considerably rewritten for the omnibus edition.

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