Tower of Glass (1970)
by Robert Silverberg
Simeon Krug, a fantastically wealthy entrepreneur, endeavors to communicate with the stars in this fascinating tale of a man's incredible hubris and the destruction it wreaks on all within his sphere of influence--which includes the entire world.
Every one of Krug's actions appears to be motivated by the need for self-aggrandizement, although he would probably be shocked to hear it; this blindness is a fascinating aspect of the character.
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| "Test Tube Children" (German) |
Krug wants to stretch his presence across this universe, so he is building a mile-high glass tower on the northern tundra that will house a tachyon projector.
He needs workers for his project, so he creates androids that are capable of the full range of human emotion and presses them into service.
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| "The Glass Tower" (Spanish) |
Some reviewers have complained that the novel ends on an inconclusive note, but, if you read this story, just think about the havoc that Krug causes through his single-minded attachment to his own grand schemes without adequate thought to their consequences.
Robert Silverberg has penned a worthy cautionary tale about the danger of pairing too much power and ambition with too little ability or desire to imagine any result but what the great man intends.
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| "The Glass Tower" (French) |
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| "Crystal Tower" (Italian) |
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| "The Crystal Tower" (Portuguese) |
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| "The Glass Tower" (Portuguese) |
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