· The Sword of the Lictor is the third volume in Wolfe's remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.. Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" is one of speculative fiction's most-honored series. In a poll, Locus Magazine rated the series behind only . · — Gene Wolfe, The Citadel of the Autarch. On Thursday, I finished reading The Book of the New Sun quartology by Gene Wolfe. Gene Wolfe writes this series as a first person narrative account of Severian, a novice guild torturer. In brief, and without spoilers, this is about the narrator’s journey and transformation. The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. Valuable First Edition, hardcover. Binding tight and hinges without wear. Pages clean, no library stamps, no annotations, no marks. Original dustjacket in excellent condition. An excellent copy of this rare, collectible work of literature by Gene Wolfe.
The Book of the Long Sun () is a series of four science fantasy novels or one four-volume novel by the American author Gene bltadwin.ru is set in the same universe as The Book of the New Sun series that Wolfe inaugurated in , and the Internet Science Fiction Database catalogs them both as sub-series of the "Solar Cycle", along with other writings. Sword of the Lictor, The (The Book of the New Sun) [Gene Wolfe, Jonathan Davis] on bltadwin.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sword of the Lictor, The (The Book of the New Sun). The Book of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun #) Published June 1st by SFBC. 1st Science Fiction Book Club Edition, Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Gene Wolfe. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English.
The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. Valuable First Edition, hardcover. Binding tight and hinges without wear. Pages clean, no library stamps, no annotations, no marks. Original dustjacket in excellent condition. An excellent copy of this rare, collectible work of literature by Gene Wolfe. The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe’s most remarkable work, hailed as “a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis” by Publishers Weekly, and “one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century” by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. From dust jacket notes: " Blending the lyric extravagance of fantasy and the keen edge of science fiction, The Book of the New Sun weaves a powerful tapestry of awesome terror and dreamlike beauty. It begins in a future so distant our civilization is no longer even a memory, and the remnants of our science seem like magical forces.
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