The Black Tower (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Richard A. Lupoff (Author), Robert Gould (Illustrator), Philip José Farmer (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1988

The return of a classic 'shared world' fantasy series created by Philip Jose Farmer, award-winning author of the RIVERWORLD saga. Plunging into a vast prison that spans a planet, Clive Foliott faces a fantastic world of dwarves, cyborgs and aliens unlike anything he has ever imagined. It is a multi-levelled collection of beings from the hidden folds of time and space. Trapped somewhere inside is Neville Foliott, Clive's twin brother and no creature in the Dungeon will stop Clive from finding him!

--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 353 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Spectra (July 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553273469
• ISBN-13: 978-0553273465
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, August 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dungeon (Mass Market Paperback)

First 2 books of this series, now collected in one volume are pulpy, wonderful scifi fantasy at its best. Middle 2 are decent. The very last however is so bad that it effectively destroys the purpose in purchasing

Buy this volume, and STOP. It will be hard, because they are wonderful. Trust me - come up with your own ending

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, very good series, January 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Black Tower (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

The first book of the Dungeon series is terrific. Very exciting and interesting, it sets the way for the rest of the series. Characters are fairly well developed, and many plot hooks, unexplained events, characters, and ideas are introduced. This leaves much for the rest of the books in the series. The rest of the books are important for a sense of closure and understanding. The Tower is a great first book. The series is a wonderful idea, a playground for the authors. They build upon each other, creating a world and keeping a complex plot on a track the develop as they write. Some aspects of the characters do change from book to book, but that is to be expected with multiple authors. The last book is a great letdown, awful to tell the truth, but the other five make up for it. I read them over and over, some of the ideas are so fascinating and adventures great. I definitely recommend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Series! A must read for true sci-fi fans!, October 15, 1999

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This review is from: The Black Tower (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read the entire series. (More than once!) The characters are all very memorable. The adventures are awesome. It almost makes you want to get lost in the Dungeon. It's only weakness is the final 6th book. But after the first awesome 5, you won't care!