The Book of the New Sun
of Gene Wolfe
Series: The Book of the New Sun #1-4
Description
Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, after The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, the central character, is a torturer, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his victims, and journeying to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est. This edition contains the first four volumes of the series.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 950 pages
- Publisher SFBC
- Publication Date June 1st 1998
- First Publication 10/28/83
- Language English
- ISBN 9781568658070
- Edition 1st Science Fiction Book Club Edition
- Category Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Scenario []
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