 The collection was first published in paperback by Ace Books in February 1983, and reprinted in April of the same year.It was issued as the fourth volume of the standard edition of the Krishna novels, and its component parts were at the time of publication the fifth and sixth Krishna novels, chronologically.Afterwards, publication of "The Bones of Zora" (1983) put "The Tower of Zanid" seventh in order of chronology.