This quiet man of letters must become a man of action. But if he hopes to find his wife, he will have to do more than just survive. He must survive betrayal, assassination, and the long guns of a flying fortress. Senlin's search for Marya carries him through madhouses, ballrooms, and burlesque theaters. The luxurious Baths of the Tower seem an ideal destination for a honeymoon, but soon after arriving, Senlin loses Marya in the crowd.īefore he can find Marya, Senlin must first discover himself. Thomas Senlin, the mild-mannered headmaster of a small village school, is drawn to the Tower by scientific curiosity and the grandiose promises of a guidebook. While honeymooning in the Tower of Babel, Senlin loses his wife, Marya. It is a world of geniuses and tyrants, of airships and steam engines, of unusual animals and mysterious machines. his intelligence, and more than anything his undying love for his wife Marya. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds unnumbered ringdoms, warring and peaceful, stacked one on the other like the layers of a cake. Josiah Bancrofts Senlin Ascends is one of my favorite books of all time. The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel of the Silk Age. The Books of Babel, Book I: Senlin Ascends
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