Gene Wolfe
The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781473216495
- author:
- Gene Wolfe
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Gollancz (10 Nov. 2016)
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 608
- Dimensions:
- 19.9 x 3 x 13.5 cm
- Genre:
- Fantasy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Set a million years in the future, in a world where a dying sun has left only ruin in its wake, this epic novel follows Severian, a torturer's apprentice, as he embarks on a perilous journey across a treacherous landscape.
Exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners, Severian is ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est. His quest for survival and self-discovery becomes intertwined with the mystical gem known as the Claw of the Conciliator, leading him to question the true nature of his fate.
This first volume of a four-part novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator, is a gripping tale of survival, self-discovery, and the power of human connection in a world on the brink of collapse.
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