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Sword and Citadel : The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Sword & Citadel: The Second Half of The Book of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, 2)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-100312890184
ISBN-139780312890186
eBay Product ID (ePID)1397924
Product Key Features
Book TitleSword and Citadel : the Second Half of the Book of the New Sun
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1994
TopicFantasy / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / General, Fantasy / Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorGene Wolfe
Book SeriesThe Book of the New Sun Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight13.1 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
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
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal813.54
Edition DescriptionReprint,Revised edition
SynopsisThe 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, 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
LC Classification NumberPS3573.O52S88 1994
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- Oct 20, 2022
Incredible piece of literature and storytelling.
If you read the first two books then this book is a must due to the fact it is the second half of the story and brings together all the characters and events in the first books. If you don't read this then reading the first two is really a waste of your time because you won't understand a thing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 04, 2021
Book 3 & 4
This five book series is terrific for lovers of sci fiVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 25, 2022
Sorry
It seemed contrived rather than fiction to me.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 23, 2024
Very nice
Very niceVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
