Across the frozen cliffs they loomed—the unbelievably
ancient towers with the unimaginable engines deep inside
them still pouring out their endless power. Dr. Sidney Lee,
back from living death, vowed to find the secret of ...
The TOWERS of TITAN
By BEN BOVA
Illustrated by EMSH
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Amazing Stories January 1962.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
The landing port at Titan had not changed much in five years.
The ship settled down on the scarred blast shield, beside the same trio of squat square buildings, and quickly disgorged its scanty quota of cargo and a lone passenger into the flexible tube that linked the loading hatch with the main building.
As soon as the tube was disconnected, the ship screamed off through the murky atmosphere, seemingly glad to get away from Titan and head back to the more comfortable and settled parts of the Solar System.