This quiet man of letters must become a man of action. 16, 2018 In his debut novel, Bancroft takes readers into a steampunk world revolving around the great attraction and mystery that is the Tower of Babela colossal structure rising up into the heavens that devours the unwary with intrigue and danger. Josiah Bancroft (Author) 2,944 ratings Book 1 of 4: Babel Editors pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy See all formats and editions Kindle 6.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 45.16 3 Used from 44. But if he hopes to find his wife, he will have to do more than just survive. SENLIN ASCENDS by Josiah Bancroft RELEASE DATE: Jan. Senlin Ascends is the first book in Josiah Bancrofts Books of Babel series. Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel) Paperback Februby Mr. He must survive betrayal, assassination, and the long guns of a flying fortress. Senlin's search for Marya carries him through madhouses, ballrooms, and burlesque theaters. The luxurious Baths of the Tower seem an ideal destination for a honeymoon, but soon after arriving, Senlin loses Marya in the crowd.īefore he can find Marya, Senlin must first discover himself. Thomas Senlin, the mild-mannered headmaster of a small village school, is drawn to the Tower by scientific curiosity and the grandiose promises of a guidebook. But if he hopes to find his wife, he will have to do more than just endure. A mild-mannered headmaster of a village school, Thomas Senlin is drawn to the Tower by scientific curiosity and the grandiose promises of a guidebook. He must survive betrayal, assassins, and the illusions of the Tower. While honeymooning in the Tower of Babel, Senlin loses his wife, Marya. Senlin is determined to find Marya, but to do so hell have to navigate madhouses, ballrooms, and burlesque theaters. It is a world of geniuses and tyrants, of airships and steam engines, of unusual animals and mysterious machines.

Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds unnumbered ringdoms, warring and peaceful, stacked one on the other like the layers of a cake. The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel of the Silk Age.

The Books of Babel, Book I: Senlin Ascends

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