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Tower Of Fear (Mass Market Paperback)

by Glen Cook (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition edition (Nov 27 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765358972
ISBN-13: 978-0765358974
Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.6 x 2.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 182 g

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Cook, author of military science fiction paperbacks, makes his hardcover debut here. The Tower of Fear is the last temple of Gorloch, the ancient and bloodthirsty god of the city of Qushmarrah, now supplanted by a gentler god, Aram. Gorloch's high priest, the wizard Nakar, was killed by the wizard Ala-eh-din Beyh, an ally of the invading Herodians. Nakar's wife, "the Witch," froze the two combatants at the moment the fatal blow was struck. Now, after six years of Herodian occupation, an uneasy peace has returned to Qushmarrah, but the threat of Nakar's resurrection hangs over the city as his wife searches for his soul. The story seethes with the conflicts and intrigues within and between the occupying Herodians, their desert allies the Dartars, and Qushmarrah's organized resistance, "the Living." Adding to his sword-and-sorcery adventure a touch of The Arabian Nights , Cook adroitly weaves a complex tale, tying all its threads in a satisfying resolution.
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As a group of Qushmarrahan rebels traffics in dark sorcery to free their city from the conquering Herodians, an ex-soldier turned carpenter begins to question the price of freedom. Nomad mercenaries, effete politicians, and ordinary folk caught in extraordinary circumstances occupy the dark, foreboding fantasy world created by the author of the popular "Black Company" series. Highly recommended for fantasy collections.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Glen Cook novel, Sep 5 1999

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Set in a city resembling Carthage during the Punic Wars, Cook has written a masterpiece of intrigue, patriotism and desperation surrounding the events after the fall of a great city. If you like your anti-heroes to be frighteningly competent, you'll love Azel. The novel is very dark and should please anyone who has read Mr. Cook's Garrett or Black Company novels.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Totally New Fantasy Fiction, Aug 25 1998

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Cook has the ability to wright in a way that few others do. His plot twists in this book are particularly indepth. He creates a new world, completly diffrent from most fantasy fiction novels, it is a kind of Lorance of Arabia meets the Black Company. Cook takes a personl approach to the characters which makes the reader become more involved. The book is not the best Cook has ever written but it ranks up there (maybe the best story line). The book is a great read with several diffrent plot lines, a must for the Glenn Cook fan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Craftsmanship and Art, Jun 16 1998

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While most authors tend toward a creativity based either on the "art" behind prose, or the "craft" of storytelling, Glen Cook apparently decided to encompass both within this novel. In a genre that is possibly threadbared by overuse of quasimidieval settings (knights/English Castles/etc.), Cook developed a Jerusalem-like city that was completely believable from a socio-political viewpoint, and threw in economic, artistic, and philosophical elements as well. Artistically, the novel is lavish with minutae that make the very architecture come to life. The craft of writing is taken to its summit via the best characterizations one may ever encounter, coupled with a plot that proves Cook to be one of the more inspired authors in the genre.

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5.0 out of 5 stars As complex and intricate as the Dune series in just one book
The Tower of Fear perhaps the best example of Cooks ability to intertwine plots and scemes. The amazing thing is, that while he must have had to use a flow chart to create the... Read more

Published on Feb 2 1998