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Tower of Glass

Tower of Glass

DystopianScience Fiction
Pages
300
Published
1970
Language
English

Synopsis

Simeon Krug, a man of immense wealth and ambition, dreams of communicating with the stars. He constructs a colossal glass tower in the Arctic tundra, staffed by seemingly perfect androids who view him as their creator. However, when these androids uncover the truth of Krug's mortality, their anger threatens to unleash destruction far beyond the tower itself. This tale explores the incredible hubris of a man whose actions, driven by self-aggrandizement, wreak havoc on all within his sphere of influence.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingTensePhilosophical
First ContactVillain Protagonist

Genres

Dystopian Science Fiction Space Opera

About the author

R
Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg

Characters

Simeon KrugProtagonist
All characters in Tower of Glass