Burning Tower, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Burning Tower, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
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Burning Tower

Author: Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 11 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2012

Synopsis

Return to the vivid and unusual (Kirkus Reviews) world of Larry Niven and Jerry PournellesThe Burning City, where the fire god has retreated into myth, leaving the residents of Teps Town unprotected for the first time in their history. Unfortunately, a fiery fate isnt the only danger Teps Town is facing. Monsters are coming forth from the desertgreat birds with blades instead of wings, driven by some unknown force. Although they can be killed, the threat these terror birds pose is worse than death. Danger on the roads means no trade; no trade means the extinction of Teps Town. Sent to discover the source of the terror birds, Lord Sandry and his beloved, Burning Tower, must travel into a world where magic is still strongand where someone or somethingwaits to destroy them. Filled with the sweeping adventure, memorable characters, and imaginative world-building that have defined the novels of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle,Burning Toweris another triumph.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin

Burning Tower picks up a year after Burning City concludes, Yangin-Atep is myth, the Greenroad is open, and no one knows how Tep's Town will survive exposure to the outside world. The focus of the book is on the budding romance between Sandry, the finest young Lord of his generation, and Burning Tow......more

Goodreads review by JRStern

Set later in Niven's "Warlock" universe, directly after "Burning City", the title is actually a girl's name, that girl on the cover, riding the unicorn. I've been an N&P fan since day one, and I love the setting here, Azatlan/magic age Los Angeles, San Diego, and the American southwest. OK there's a......more

Goodreads review by David

Two of my favorite authors, but had never liked the look of this series. Picked up a copy in a used bookstore, so pushed through it. Writing is comfortable and easy. I am glad to be done and will not pick up the other book in the series, but it was entertaining. Just do not think the magical fantasy......more

Goodreads review by Jay

This book is based on a Native American culture back at the fall of Atlantis. They have horses and chariots. The land is magical but losing it in areas. Burning Tower is the female lead and Sandry is her love interest. The first from a tribe of traders, the male a soldier. It is not a bad story exce......more

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