The Shadow of the Torturer
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The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
The first volume of The Book of the New Sun. The Earth is old and the sun is dying. In the great Citadel of the City Imperishable, Severian - apprentice to the torturer's guild - betrays his oath. Exiled, he begins his phantasmagoric odyssey through the perilous world of the deep, distant future.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099263203 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099263203 |
| Title | The Shadow of the Torturer |
| Author | Gene Wolfe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1981-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Science Fiction Association Award 1982 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |