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Name: The Forbidden Tower
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Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley

📘 The Forbidden Tower by Marion Zimmer Bradley

In *The Forbidden Tower* two daemonially aligned forces collide as a small group challenges the matrix guardians, whose duty is to shield the planet of the ruddy sun from earthly materialism. The tale explores the stakes of defiance in a contested world.

First publish date: September 1, 1977

Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy

Authors: Marion Zimmer Bradley

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