Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels

Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels

Author: Michael Andre-Driussi

Publisher: Sirius Fiction

Published: 2020-06-11

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1947614142

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A chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's early novels Operation ARES (1970), The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972), Peace (1975), and The Devil in a Forest (1976).


Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels: A Chapter Guide

Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels: A Chapter Guide

Author: Michael Andre-Driussi

Publisher: Sirius Fiction

Published: 2020-06-08

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781947614130

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A chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's early novels "Operation ARES" (1970), "The Fifth Head of Cerberus" (1972), "Peace" (1975), and "The Devil in a Forest" (1976).


The Book of the New Sun

The Book of the New Sun

Author: Gene Wolfe

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 2015-03-12

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13: 9781473211971

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An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.


Litany of the Long Sun

Litany of the Long Sun

Author: Gene Wolfe

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2000-04

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 0312872917

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This omnibus of "Nightside of the Long Sun" and "Lake of the Long Sun" is this "modern-day Homer" ("Washington Post Book World") at his best.


Sword & Citadel

Sword & Citadel

Author: Gene Wolfe

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1994-10-15

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0312890184

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A Major work of twentieth-century American Literature.


The Devil In A Forest

The Devil In A Forest

Author: Gene Wolfe

Publisher: Orb Books

Published: 1996-02-15

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1466828277

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He lives deep in the forest in the time of King Wenceslas, in a village older than record. The young man's hero-worship of the charming highwayman, Wat, is tempered by growing suspicion of Wat's cold savagery, and his fear of the sorcerous powers of Mother Cloot is tempered by her kindness. He must decide which of these powers to stand by in the coming battle between Good and Evil that not even his isolated village will be able to avoid. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.


The Fifth Head of Cerberus

The Fifth Head of Cerberus

Author: Gene Wolfe

Publisher: Orb Books

Published: 1994-03-15

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1466801131

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Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Far from Earth, two sister planets, Saint Anne and Saint Croix, circle each other in an eternal dance. It is said a race of shapeshifters once lived here, only to perish when men came. But one man believes they can still be found, somewhere in back of the beyond. In The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Gene Wolfe skillfully interweaves three bizarre tales to create a mesmerizing pattern: the harrowing account of the son of a mad genius who discovers his hideous heritage; a young man's mythic dreamquest for his darker half; and the bizarre chronicle of a scientist's nightmarish imprisonment. Like an intricate, braided knot, the pattern at last unfolds to reveal astonishing truths about this strange and savage alien landscape. With a new introduction by O. Henry Award winning author Brian Evenson At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.


Lake of the Long Sun

Lake of the Long Sun

Author: Gene Wolfe

Publisher: Tor Science Fiction

Published: 2015-08-25

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1429966203

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Lake of the Long Sun is the second volume in the Book of the Long Sun series from science fiction and fantasy master Gene Wolfe 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 gods of The Whorl begin to intervene in human affairs. A god speaks to Patera Silk, a clergyman at work in the schoolyard of his church. Silk must go on a quest to save his church and his people. "Stylistic excellence and topnotch storytelling."--Library Journal At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.