The Ebony Tower Author:John Fowles "The Ebony Tower" is a short novel. This book also includes the stories: "Eliduc," "Poor Koko," "The Enigma" and "The Cloud." "Impressive...beautifully paced and rich in nuance...mood, theme, and setting explore the ambiguities and ironies of courtly and carnal love, and of loyalty and deception....strong social conventions collide with equall... more »y strong human passions." From a review by the New Yorker.« less