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The Book of the New Sun Ser.: Sword and Citadel : The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe (1994, Trade Paperback, Reprint,Revised edition)

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. Sword & Citadel brings together the final two books of the tetralogy in one volume: 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. The Citadel of the Autarch brings The Book of the New Sun to its harrowing conclusion, as Severian clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that will forever alter the realm known as Urth. "Brilliant . . . terrific . . . a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art "- Philadelphia Inquirer "The Book of the New Sun establishes Wolfe's] preeminence, pure and simple. . . . The Book of the New Sun contains elements of Spenserian allegory, Swiftian satire, Dickensian social consciousness and Wagnerian mythology. Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within . . . once into it, there is no stopping." --The New York Times Book Review

Book Title
Sword and Citadel : the Second Half of the Book of the New Sun
Author
Gene Wolfe
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / General, Fantasy / Historical
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
416 Pages

Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Ps3573.O52s88 1994
Edition Description
Reprint,Revised Edition
Reviews
"Outstanding...A major work of twentieth-century American literature." --The New York Times Book Review "Wonderfully vivid and inventive...the most extraordinary hero in the history of the heroic epic." --Washington Post Book World "Brilliant...terrific...a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art!" --Philadelphia Inquirer, "Outstanding...A major work of twentieth-century American literature." -- The New York Times Book Review "Wonderfully vivid and inventive...the most extraordinary hero in the history of the heroic epic." -- Washington Post Book World "Brilliant...terrific...a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art!" -- Philadelphia Inquirer
Copyright Date
1981
Dewey Decimal
813.54
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
The Book of the New Sun Ser.
Dewey Edition
23

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