Gene Wolfe · cycle
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- 1 The Shadow of the Torturer
Book 1 · novel · 1980
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. It is the tale of young Severian, an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin…
- 2 The Claw of the Conciliator
Book 2 · novel · 1981
The Claw of the Conciliator continues the saga of Severian, banished from his home, as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic, and learn the truth about his hidden destiny.
- 3 The Sword of the Lictor
Book 3 · novel · 1982
Eine gefährliche Suche Severian, der junge Henker, ist endlich in Thrax angekommen und nimmt seinen Posten als Liktor, als oberster Vollstrecker des Gesetzes, ein. Er bezieht seine Wohnung im Gefängnis, und mit ihm seine Lebensgefährtin…
- 4 The Citadel of the Autarch
Book 4 · novel · 1983
Severian the Torturer, possessor of the miracle-producing gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, experiences strange adventures as he journeys across the savage land of Urth
- 5 The Urth of the New Sun
Book 5 · novel · 1987
The long awaited sequel to Gene Wolfe's four-volume classic, The Book of the New Sun. We return to the world of Severian, now the Autarch of Urth, as he leaves the planet on one of the huge spaceships of the alien Hierodules to travel…
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- 7 Lake of the Long Sun
Book 7 · novel · 1994
It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has travelled for forgotten generation towards its destination. Lit inside by the artificial Long Sun, The Whorl is so huge that you can see whole cities in the sky. And now the…
- 8 Caldé of the Long Sun
Book 8 · novel · 1994
Young Silk, inspired by the gods, fights for survival against the shadowy rulers of the city of Viron, who command the technological wonders of the future
- 9 Exodus from the Long Sun
Book 9 · novel · 1996
Exodus from the Long Sun concludes Gene Wolfe's masterful sci-fi epic series, the Book of the Long Sun It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has traveled for forgotten generations toward its destination. Lit inside by…
- 10 On Blue's Waters
Book 10 · novel · 1999
Science fiction. Space hero Horn battles shapeshifting vampires who want to use humans as cattle. It happens on planet Blue where Horn is searching for the planet's missing leader. First volume in a trilogy
- 11 In Green's Jungles
Book 11 · novel · 2000
Gene Wolfe's In Green's Jungles is the second volume, after On Blue's Waters, of his ambitious SF trilogy, The Book of the Short Sun. It is again narrated by Horn, who has embarked on a quest from his home on the planet Blue in search of…
- 12 Return to the Whorl
Book 12 · novel · 2001
Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl is the third volume, after On Blue's Waters and In Green's Jungles, of his ambitious SF trilogy The Book of the Short Sun . . . It is again narrated by Horn, who has embarked on a quest in search of the…
