High Towers [Hardcover]

Thomas B. Costain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1949

Historical Fiction Novel- period piece.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1949 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday (June 1949)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385041942
• ISBN-13: 978-0385041942
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,870,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Historic fictional story of early Montreal and New Orleans., August 19, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: High Towers (Hardcover)

Many historical novels of today seem to fall into a seemy romance, or an action packed documentary. The High Towers was written well before this trend. It uses a real sounding story to bring to the reader a plausable and enjoyable adventure.

Costain is known for his Bible related novels and that purity of language and plot content translates to this novel.

If you want to learn more about early Montreal and New Orleans in a clean historical novel, then this is what you are looking for.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not every book can be a winner - this one isn't., January 25, 2010

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Richard Piatt "Rick Piatt" (Cranston, RI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Towers (Hardcover)

I've been enjoying myself as I work through the entire Thomas B. Costain set. I've read Below the Salt, The Moneyman, The Black Rose, For My Great Folley, and The Last Love. By and large I've enjoyed each book (well not The Last Love so much). I enjoy the way Mr. Costain takes characters from history and puts together a story that brings the past to life. Typically I enjoy the pace of the stories and find the characters beleivable.

With High Towers however I found that I just could not force myself to care about the characters at all. I thought the story moved along at a snail's pace. Also frustrating was two of the characters I liked the most went away ... one left the story line just after her introduction and the other was killed off.

Well, like I said in the title of this review not every book can be a winner. This one is the worst I've read of Mr. Costain's works. It was bad enough that I was forcing - literally FORCING myself to sit and read the book and finally just gave up around page 150. I can't even remember the last time I put down a book without finishing it ... yes for me this book was that bad.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my top ten authors, March 16, 2008

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Carole Rogers "Galley Queen" (San Francisco Bay Area USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Towers (Hardcover)

I love Thomas Costain's historical novels. They are brimming with excitement and enjoyment. From French Canadian settlers to the bayous of New Orleans, you will enjoy every page and read it again in a few years!