Lexicon Urthus, Second Edition

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Publisher : Sirius Fiction
ISBN 13 : 0964279517
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Lexicon Urthus, Second Edition written by Michael Andre-Driussi and published by Sirius Fiction. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lexicon Urthus is an alphabetical dictionary for the complete Urth Cycle by Gene Wolfe: The Shadow of the Torturer; The Claw of the Conciliator; The Sword of the Lictor; The Citadel of the Autarch; the sequel Urth of the New Sun; the novella Empires of Foliage and Flower; the short stories "The Cat," "The Map," and "The Old Woman Whose Rolling Pin Is the Sun"; and Gene Wolfe's own commentaries in The Castle of the Otter. The first edition was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. This second edition, available for the first time in paperback, includes 300 new entries. When the first edition was published, Science Fiction Age said: "Lexicon Urthus makes a perfect gift for any fan of [Wolfe's] work, and from the way his words sell, it appears that there are many deserving readers out there waiting." Gary K. Wolfe, in Locus, said: "A convenient and well researched glossary of names and terms. . . . It provides enough of a gloss on the novels that it almost evokes Wolfe's distant future all by itself. . . . It can provide both a useful reference and a good deal of fun." Donald Keller said, in the New York Review of Science Fiction: "A fruitful product of obsession, this is a thorough . . . dictionary of the Urth Cycle. . . . Andre-Driussi's research has been exhaustive, and he has discovered many fascinating things . . . [it is] head-spinning to confront a myriad of small and large details, some merely interesting, others jawdropping."

Lexicon Urthus

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ISBN 13 : 9780964279506
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (795 download)

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Download or read book Lexicon Urthus written by Michael Andre-Driussi and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lexicon Urthus is an alphabetical dictionary for the complete Urth Cycle by Gene Wolfe: The Shadow of the Torturer; The Claw of the Conciliator; The Sword of the Lictor; The Citadel of the Autarch; the sequel Urth of the New Sun; the novella Empires of Foliage and Flower; the short stories "The Cat," "The Map," and "The Old Woman Whose Rolling Pin Is the Sun"; and Gene Wolfe's own commentaries in The Castle of the Otter. The first edition was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. This second edition includes over 1,200 entries. When the first edition was published, Science Fiction Age said: "Lexicon Urthus makes a perfect gift for any fan of [Wolfe's] work, and from the way his words sell, it appears that there are many deserving readers out there waiting." Gary K. Wolfe, in Locus, said: "A convenient and well researched glossary of names and terms. . . . It provides enough of a gloss on the novels that it almost evokes Wolfe's distant future all by itself. . . . It can provide both a useful reference and a good deal of fun." Donald Keller said, in the New York Review of Science Fiction: "A fruitful product of obsession, this is a thorough . . . dictionary of the Urth Cycle. . . . Andre-Driussi's research has been exhaustive, and he has discovered many fascinating things . . . [it is] head-spinning to confront a myriad of small and large details, some merely interesting, others jawdropping."

The Book of the New Sun

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Publisher : Gollancz
ISBN 13 : 9781473211971
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book The Book of the New Sun written by Gene Wolfe and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.

Solar Labyrinth

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595765378
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (957 download)

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Book Synopsis Solar Labyrinth by : Robert Borski

Download or read book Solar Labyrinth written by Robert Borski and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-05-20 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gene Wolfe's BOOK OF THE NEW SUN has been hailed by both critics and readers as quite possibly the best science fiction novel ever written. And yet at the same time, like another masterpiece of fiction, James Joyce's Ulysses, it's been deemed endlessly complex and filled with impenetrable mysteries. Now, however, in the first book-length investigation of Wolfe's literary puzzlebox, Robert Borski takes you inside the twisting corridors of the tetralogy and along the way reveals his solutions to many of the novel's conundrums and riddles, such as who really is Severian's lost twin sister (almost certainly not who you think) and why he believes the novel's main character may not even be the torturer Severian. Furthermore, and in essay after essay, Borski demonstrates how a single master key will unlock many of the book's secret relationships-all in the attempt to guide you through the labyrinth that is Gene Wolfe's BOOK OF THE NEW SUN.

Gate of Horn, Book of Silk

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Publisher : Sirius Fiction
ISBN 13 : 096427955X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Gate of Horn, Book of Silk written by Michael Andre-Driussi and published by Sirius Fiction. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this companion guide, Michael Andre-Driussi illuminates Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun and Book of the Short Sun science fiction series through dictionary-style entries on the characters, gods, locations, themes, and timelines of the novels. Gate of Horn, Book of Silk, is organized in two parts, with the first half covering the Long Sun series (Nightside the Long Sun, Lake of the Long Sun, Calde of the Long Sun, and Exodus from the Long Sun) and the second half covering the Short Sun series (On Blue's Waters, In Green's Jungles, and Return to the Whorl). "Languages of the Whorl," a section between the two parts, covers all the dialect, slang, and foreign terms used in the books--thieves' cant, flier language, Tick's talk, and more. Ten maps and diagrams are included. This is Michael Andre-Driussi's third guidebook to the rich tapestries of Gene Wolfe's worlds. As fans of of Lexicon Urthus and The Wizard Knight Companion have noted, that each book is both a convenient tool for a question while re-reading the novels but also an enjoyable read in its own right, from A to Z.

The Urth of the New Sun

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312863944
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book The Urth of the New Sun written by Gene Wolfe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-11-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction-roman.

The Shadow of the Torturer

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575114150
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book The Shadow of the Torturer written by Gene Wolfe and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So begins one of the most celebrated stories in fantasy literature . . . packed full of mystery, deep themes and incredible prose, meet Severian the Torturer and follow him on his journey across the great world of Urth Severian is a torturer, born to the guild and with an exceptionally promising career ahead of him . . . until he falls in love with one of his victims, a beautiful young noblewoman. Her excruciations are delayed for some months and, out of love, Severian helps her commit suicide and escape her fate. For a torturer, there is no more unforgivable act. In punishment he is exiled from the guild and his home city to the distant metropolis of Thrax with little more than Terminus Est, a fabled sword, to his name. Along the way he has to learn to survive in a wider world without the guild - a world in which he has already made both allies and enemies. And a strange gem is about to fall into his possession, which will only make his enemies pursue him with ever-more determination . . . Winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel, 1981 Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1982 Readers can't stop reading The Shadow of the Torturer: 'Full of rich characters and great imagination' Mark Lawrence, author of Red Sister 'A dark jewel . . . He has a mastery of language not often seen in fantasy writing . . . Couple this with an original and unique, highly imaginative and complex worldbuilding and the high praise is warranted' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This is a picaresque fantasy with a difference, for our hero Severian is no wide-eyed country boy from the shire, but an apprentice torturer, thoroughly schooled in his trade' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'There are certain books that can be considered life-changing experiences. Gene Wolfe is an author who has written one of those for me' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The Book of the New Sun Tetralogy is one of the great achievements in science fiction and is a MUST READ for fans of the genre. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'In addition to being unique in style, The Shadow of the Torturer is a gorgeous piece of work: passionate storytelling (heart-wrenching in places), fascinating insights into nature and the human condition, beautiful prose' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Genre fiction at its finest. Original, difficult and well-crafted, it is easy to see how Wolfe is regarded as a writer's writer' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595830269
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT written by Robert Borski and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-02-17 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years sf and fantasy writer Gene Wolfe has proven himself to be adept at all lengths of fiction. Now in THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT, once again literary detective Robert Borski brings his critical eye and acumen to the wide array of Wolfe's work, from short stories to novellas to mega-book series. Along the way he'll reveal to you the hidden alchemical structure of PEACE, why he thinks Latro and several others may be werewolves, what has happened to the missing twenty-four hours in "Seven American Nights," what Biblical story is retold in the pulpish "Tracking Song," who might or might not be an abo in THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS, and how to navigate your way through dozens of other lupine mazes-all before concluding with an extended examination of Wolfe's dazzling, if often opaque, BOOK OF THE SHORT SUN.

Sword & Citadel

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312890184
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Sword & Citadel written by Gene Wolfe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994-10-15 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Major work of twentieth-century American Literature.

Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun: A Chapter Guide

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ISBN 13 : 9781947614093
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun: A Chapter Guide written by Michael Andre-Driussi and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chapter-by-chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun," its sequel "The Urth of the New Sun," and four shorter works.

The Wizard Knight Companion

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Publisher : Sirius Fiction
ISBN 13 : 0964279533
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book The Wizard Knight Companion written by Michael Andre-Driussi and published by Sirius Fiction. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WIZARD KNIGHT COMPANION is a brief alphabetical dictionary for Gene Wolfe's two-volume THE WIZARD KNIGHT series. Its entries identify the characters in the novel, dive into the mysteries in the text, and explore the Norse, Celtic, and Arthurian sources for names and words in the novels. It includes a map of the region, a cosmology, and a synopsis of the narrative. Nominated for a World Fantasy Award, THE WIZARD KNIGHT has received high accolades from critics and fans. Many reviews highlight its rich use of European mythology; many also comment on its puzzles and mysteries. In a starred review, Booklist calls the series "a complex, even convoluted tale, with so many characters and subplots that a proper summary would far exceed the limits of a Booklist review. . . . There is hardly a piece of northern European heroic literature from which Wolfe doesn't borrow with his usual scholarly flair and in his exquisitely turned prose. . . . Arising from the same sources as Lord of the Rings, THE WIZARD KNIGHT is one of the few fantasies that can justly be compared with it." Kirkus Reviews mentions that "Wolfe likes to spin spiderwebs of plot and counterplot inside his impressively constructed universe." In The Washington Post, Bill Sheehan calls THE WIZARD "a satisfying, wide-ranging novel that contains enough marvels and mysteries (not all of which are resolved or explained) to populate an entire series." Marvels and mysteries, subplots and spiderwebs? If you love THE WIZARD KNIGHT and wish to enjoy it even more, THE WIZARD KNIGHT COMPANION is your perfect guidebook.

The Castle of the Otter

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ISBN 13 : 9780917488115
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book The Castle of the Otter written by Gene Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Fifth Head of Cerberus

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312890209
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Fifth Head of Cerberus written by Gene Wolfe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994-03-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1972, this SF masterpiece has been out of print for most of a decade. Now, this "subtle, ingenious, and poetic book" (Ursula Le Guin) entertains a new generation of readers with the story of two far-flung sister planets and a man's quest to find remnants of a lost.

The Sword of the Lictor

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ISBN 13 : 9780099295402
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book The Sword of the Lictor written by Gene Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Severian, the disgraced apprentice torturer, has reached his place of exile - Thrax, the city of Windowless Rooms, where he must take up his post as Lictor, executioner and torturer. However, he flees the city and heads into the mountains, to meet the mysterious Dr Talos.

Castle of Days

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429966246
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Castle of Days written by Gene Wolfe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-03-15 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced." This volume, Castle of Days, joins together two of his rarest and most sought after works--Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and The Castle of the Otter--and add thirty-nine short essays collected here for the first time, to fashion a rich and engrossing architecture of wonder. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Citadel of the Autarch

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575114185
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book The Citadel of the Autarch written by Gene Wolfe and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Severian the Torturer continues his epic journey across the lands of Urth, carrying with him the Claw of the Conciliator and the great sword, Terminus Est. All his travels are leading towards a destiny that he dare not refuse . . . Winner of the John W. Campbell Award for best novel, 1984

The Book of the New Sun

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ISBN 13 : 9781568658070
Total Pages : 950 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book The Book of the New Sun written by Gene Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shadow of the torturer.; Claw of the conciliator.; Sword of the lictor.; Citadel of the autarch.