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Tower of Babylon

Submitted by riverhorse on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 16:18
Author: 

Ted Chiang

The is an excellent re-imagining of the biblical story of the tower of Babylon, told from the viewpoint of a miner called in to help tunnel through to the vault of heaven once the tower has reached it. To tell you more would ruin the joy of this book, but I recommend it highly.

Favorite Thing: 
The details of life in the tower
Tower of Babylon book cover
Book Length: 
Shorter
Part of Series: 
Not part of a series
Stand Alone: 
Yes
Stickiness: 
Moderate
Categories: 
Fiction
Fantasy and Steampunk

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Disclosures: 
None