Sword and Citadel: The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun(Paperback) - 1994 Edition

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 T__he 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. "Brilliant . . . terrific . . . a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art!"-__Philadelphia Inquirer__ "The Book of the New Sun establishes [Wolfe's] preeminence, pure and simple. . . . The Book of the New Sun contains elements of Spenserian allegory, Swiftian satire, Dickensian social consciousness and Wagnerian mythology. Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within . . . once into it, there is no stopping."__--The New York Times Book Review__ None Master of the House of Chains Upon the Cataract Outside the Jacal In the Bartizan of the Vincula Cyriaca The Library of the Citadel Attractions Upon the Cliff The Salamander Lead The Hand of the Past Following the Flood Into the Mountains The Widow's House He Is Ahead of You! The Alzabo The Sword of the Lictor Severian and Severian The Tale of the Boy Called Frog The Circle of the Sorcerors The Duel of Magic The Skirts of the Mountain The Cursed Town The Corpse Typhon and Piaton The Eyes of the World On High Paths The Hetman's Dinner The Hetman's Boat Natrium The People of the Lake To the Castle Ossipago, Barbatus, and Famulimus Masks The Signal The Fight in the Bailey Terminus Est The Claw Appendix None The Dead Soldier The Living Soldier Through Dust Fever The Lazaret Miles, Foila, Melito, and Hallvard Hallvard's Story—The Two Sealers The Pelerine Melito's Story—The Cock, the Angel, and the Eagle Ava Loyal to the Group of Seventeen's Story—The Just Man Winnoc Foila's Story—The Armiger's Daughter Mannea The Last House The Anchorite Ragnarok—The Final Winter Foila's Request Guasacht Patrol Deployment Battle The Pelagic Argosy Sights Land The Flier The Mercy of Agia Above the Jungle Before Vodalus On the March Autarch of the Commonwealth The Corridors of Time The Sand Garden The Samru The Citadel of the Autarch The Key to the Universe Father Inire's Letter Of Bad Gold and Burning Across the River Again Resurrection Appendix About the Author 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 T he 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. "Brilliant . . . terrific . . . a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art!"- Philadelphia Inquirer "The Book of the New Sun establishes [Wolfe's] preeminence, pure and simple. . . . The Book of the New Sun contains elements of Spenserian allegory, Swiftian satire, Dickensian social consciousness and Wagnerian mythology. Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within . . . once into it, there is no stopping." --The New York Times Book Review 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. The torturer's apprentice, Severian, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners, is now the Lictor of Thrax, a city far distant from his home. But it is not long before Severian must flee this city, too, and journey again into the world. Embattled by friends and enemies alike, pursued by monstrous creatures, the one-time torturer's apprentice must overcome hitherto unimagined perils, as he moves closer to fulfilling his ultimate destiny "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."-- Page 4 of cover "The Citadel of the Autarch brings The Book of the New sun to its harrowing conclusion, as Severiain clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophesy that will alter forever the realm known as Urth."--Page 4 of cover Shadow and Claw is an omnibus of the second two books of Gene Wolfe's *Book of the New Sun*. It chronicles the life and adventures of journeyman torturer Severian.