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The Towers of SilencePaul Scott

Volume 3 of 4 · The Raj Quartet

The Towers of Silence

Paul Scott

First published 1971

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397
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about 7 h
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Part of a seriesThe Raj QuartetVolume 3 of 4
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The Towers of Silence is the 1971 novel by Paul Scott that continues his Raj Quartet. It gets its title from the Parsi Towers of Silence where the bodies of the dead are left to be picked clean by vultures. The novel is set in the British Raj of 1940s India. It follows on from the storyline in The Day of the Scorpion.

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Reading order · The Raj Quartet

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  1. The Jewel in the Crown
    The Jewel in the Crown1966 · 9 ratingsStart here
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  2. The Day of the Scorpion
    The Day of the Scorpion1968 · 3 ratings
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  3. The Towers of Silence
    The Towers of Silence1971 · 4 ratingsThis book
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  4. A Division of the Spoils
    A Division of the Spoils1975 · 4 ratings
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