Gene Wolfe: 14 Articles on His Fiction

Gene Wolfe: 14 Articles on His Fiction
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Publisher : Sirius Fiction
Total Pages : 155
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ISBN-10 : 9781947614017
ISBN-13 : 1947614010
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Gene Wolfe: 14 Articles on His Fiction by : Michael Andre-Driussi

Ten essays and four reviews, originally published from 1993 to 2014, in "The New York Review of Science Fiction," "Foundation," "Extrapolation," "Ultan's Library," "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction," "The Internet Review of Science Fiction," "Quantum," and a chapbook on "The Fifth Head of Cerberus." Some of them are available for free online, but many are hard to find. Topics include: *Six pieces on "The Book of the New Sun." *An investigation on the possible star system in "The Fifth Head of Cerberus." *Two overviews of Wolfe's work, one focusing on his short stories, the other on his novels. *A look at the Japanese translation of "The Book of the New Sun."

In Green's Jungles

In Green's Jungles
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9781429915489
ISBN-13 : 142991548X
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis In Green's Jungles by : Gene Wolfe

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 the heroic leader Patera Silk. Now Horn's identity has become ambiguous, a complex question embedded in the story, whose telling is itself complex, shifting from place to place, present to past. Horn recalls visiting the Whorl, the enormous spacecraft in orbit that brought the settlers from Urth, and going thence to the planet Green, home of the blood-drinking alien inhumi. There, he led a band of mercenary soldiers, answered to the name of Rajan, and later became the ruler of a city state. He has also encountered the mysterious aliens, the Neighbors, who once inhabited both Blue and Green. He remembers a visit to Nessus, on Urth. At some point, he died. His personality now seemingly inhabits a different body, so that even his sons do not recognize him. And people mistake him for Silk, to whom he now bears a remarkable resemblance. In Green's Jungles is Wolfe's major new fiction, The Book of the Short Sun, building toward a strange and seductive climax. "Wolfe's narrative glows, rich and seductive as ever."--Kirkus Reviews At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Strange Travelers

Strange Travelers
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 031287278X
ISBN-13 : 9780312872786
Rating : 4/5 (8X Downloads)

Synopsis Strange Travelers by : Gene Wolfe

Strange Travelers contains a decade of achievement for Gene Wolfe. Some of the stories were award nominees, some were controversial, but all are unique and beautifully written.

Nightside the Long Sun

Nightside the Long Sun
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 0450597636
ISBN-13 : 9780450597633
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Nightside the Long Sun by : Gene Wolfe

Science fiction-roman.

Shadows of the New Sun

Shadows of the New Sun
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781846310577
ISBN-13 : 1846310571
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Shadows of the New Sun by : Peter Wright

This collection of interviews and essays places under one cover an amazing selection of difficult-to-find resources for the avid Gene Wolfe reader and scholar. The essays concern the nature of writing, including character, structure and the profession of the writer. Also included are a series of interviews with Wolfe and the holy grail of 'New Sun' aficionados: Books in the Book of the New Sun, previously only available in a rare small-press volume.

Peace

Peace
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780312890339
ISBN-13 : 0312890338
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Peace by : Gene Wolfe

Mesmerizing sci-fi from the author the Denver Post calls "one of the literary giants of science fiction." The melancholy memoir of Alden Dennis Weer, an embittered old man living in a small midwestern town, reveals a miraculous dimension. For Weer's imagination has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality, transcending even death itself.

The Book of the New Sun

The Book of the New Sun
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Publisher : Gollancz
Total Pages : 608
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ISBN-10 : 1473211972
ISBN-13 : 9781473211971
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of the New Sun by : Gene Wolfe

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.

The Fifth Head of Cerberus

The Fifth Head of Cerberus
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Publisher : Orb Books
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9781466801134
ISBN-13 : 1466801131
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis The Fifth Head of Cerberus by : Gene Wolfe

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.

Exodus From The Long Sun

Exodus From The Long Sun
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 9780812539059
ISBN-13 : 0812539052
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Exodus From The Long Sun by : Gene Wolfe

The long-awaited conclusion to "The Book of the Long Sun". "Wolfe may already have established himself as the definitive voice in science fantasy. If he has not, "Long Sun" is likely to do the job".--"Chicago Sun-Times". A "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year.

Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels

Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels
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Publisher : Sirius Fiction
Total Pages : 116
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ISBN-10 : 9781947614147
ISBN-13 : 1947614142
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels by : Michael Andre-Driussi

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).