Sword and Citadel by Gene Wolfe

Sword and Citadel 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.

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

Wolfe, Gene: -

Gene Wolfe is the author of two dozen novels and hundreds of short stories. Possibly the most critically acclaimed science fiction/fantasy author of our time, he is most famous for the bestselling, Nebula Award-winning The Book of the New Sun tetrology in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon. Wolfe is also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in many volumes over the last four decades, including the award-winning Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe.

Wolfe has received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six Locus Awards, among other honors. In 2007, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In 2012, he was awarded the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Award.

Wolfe lives with his wife, Rosemary, in Barrington, Illinois.

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ISBN 13	9780312890186
ISBN 10	0312890184
Title	Sword and Citadel
Author	Gene Wolfe
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	St Martin's Press
Year published	1994-10-15
Number of pages	411
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.