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| Original Title: | Sword & Citadel |
| ISBN: | 0312890184 (ISBN13: 9780312890186) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Book of the New Sun #3-4 , Solar Cycle #3-4 omnibus |
Gene Wolfe
Paperback | Pages: 411 pages Rating: 4.32 | 10610 Users | 412 Reviews
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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, and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. 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.
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| Title | : | Sword & Citadel (The Book of the New Sun #3-4 ) |
| Author | : | Gene Wolfe |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 411 pages |
| Published | : | October 15th 1994 by Orb Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.32 From 10610 Users | 412 ReviewsAssess Epithetical Books Sword & Citadel (The Book of the New Sun #3-4 )
This review is for the whole thing, The Book of the New Sun Volumes 1 -4, including Shadow & Claw, because, really, it is one big story.Now I realise that for many people this is not even close to being the most important consideration, but I have to address the question: is it Fantasy or is it Science Fiction?I'm a sucker for classifying, categorising, and defining, so this is the kind of question I take great pleasure in. If you don't, feel free to skip on down the paragraphs.I'm nailingThe Sword of the Lictor:I still greatly enjoy the tale and the carefully constructed sentences, but in this, the Third Book, I found myself wading in places, wondering what the idea was with this-or-that scene. The kind of wondering, mind you, that isn't good. I wasn't exactly bored (you can guess that from the rating) but at times I was less entertained and intrigued than other times.While some characters actually show up again and we learn what the really are up to (this was great--the whole
The Book of the New Sun: SFFs greatest and most challenging epicOriginally posted at Fantasy LiteratureTHE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN is considered by many SFF readers as the greatest, most challenging, and most rewarding SF-fantasy epic ever written in the genre. At the same time, its baroque language, ambiguous plot, unreliable narrator, and depth of symbolism are likely to discourage most casual readers. Therefore, new readers need to dedicate themselves to unraveling the many layers of plot,
Sword of the Lictor: Severian's stay in Thrax is short lived. After helping a woman escape instead of strangling her, Severian flees Thrax to look for the Pelerines. But can he find them before trouble finds him...?The plot of the Book of the New Sun progresses quite a bit in this volume. I don't want to give too much away but Severian sure doesn't stay in Thrax very long. I'm still not precisely sure what the hell is going on but it's a pretty enjoyable read. Wolfe's prose has to be savored,
This is the second half of Severian's bizarre journeys in Urth, which started with "Shadow and Claw." The latter was a very tough read, but I found Sword and Citadel to be easier, much in part because I got used to Wolfe's elaborate and shifting styles. It was still tough though, for the developments in this book really stretched conventional story telling. I would have to state that this book is masterful in its ideas and blending of the sci-fi and fantasy genres. I don't want to give anything
Hmmm, the only reason I'm not giving this a 5, is that the fourth book in the series becomes almost too esoteric, even for me, a lover of esotericism, to digest.I haven't read the Urth of the New Sun, the 5th book that is supposed to clear everything up, yet. I might revise my opinion once I've done that, but... let's just say my judgment has become a bit clouded by all the commentary I've by now read on the series and the religious flavorings that such extraneous commentary lends to the work. I
My three favorite novels in the world are Dune by Frank Herbert, The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, and The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. I bet that many of you have read, and many more have heard of, the first two, but I wonder how many have read the last. The Book of the New Sun is less accessible than The Name of the Rose and weirder than Dune. The mind-bending future world, where the sun is so close to dead that you can see the stars in the daytime, is on par with Dune in its richness
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