برج (دنیای عنکبوت، جلد دوم)

Product Description Spider World The Tower Colin Wilson Among the multitude of tiny life forms who share our planet, there is on that inspires fear by its mere existence. Imagine a world where such creatures are no longer small - where the few remaining humans must spend their lives in hiding or become servants of that which they most fear - creatures who use their terror-inspiring abilites to paralyze the minds of those who might oppose them. But one boy has the gift of seeing into the minds of other living things, disclosing them for what they are; and suddenly it is "the masters" who are afraid... - From the author of more than eighty works of fiction and nonfiction including "The Outsider" (in print since 1956) - A classic on par with great visionary epics of the twentieth century-destined to be reborn in the emerging Visionary Fiction genre - Compelling, disturbing, and wonderfully imaginative - Colin Wilson at his best - Allows us to explore extraordinary possiblities and strange new worlds from the comfort of home - Amazon.com customer reviews consistently ask for Wilson's novels to be returned to print Among the multitude of tiny life forms who share our planet, there is one that inspires fear by its mere existence. Imagine a world where such creatures are no longer small where the few remaining humans must spend their lives in hiding or become servants of that which they most fear: creatures who use their terror-inspiring abilities to paralyze the minds of those who might oppose them. But one boy has the gift of seeing into the minds of other living things, disclosing them for what they are; and suddenly it is the masters who are afraid. This 1988 edition is the first - and so far only - version of "The Tower" that does not include the contents of "The Desert" and "The Fortress"; all other editions, including the original 1987 one, combine the three books into a single volume, also called "The Tower". With mankind enslaved by a race of giant spiders, Niall, a young man with a psionic brain, believes that the mysterious Tower holds the key to freedom The scorpion gave its dry, menacing hiss, and retreated before the flames and the smoke.