Gene Wolfe has crafted something very unique in The Shadow of the Torturer and yet it is just the beginning of his magnificent work. It defies classifcation and transcends tacky labels, it is multilayered, ingenious, thoughtful, and seductive. It is a book that can be read again and again such is its richness.4/4(). · The Shadow of the Torturer. This is the first book of the four-volume Book of the New Sun series. I had read it long ago (about ten years ago now), and for some reason had not continued on to the other books, so I re-read it in preparation for reading the rest of the www.doorway.rught: Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun A Chapter Guide. Gene Wolfe (Author of The Shadow of the Torturer).
The Shadow of the Torturer Page 1. Author: Gene Wolfe. Series: The Book of the New Sun #1. Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction. Chapter 1 RESURRECTION AND DEATH It is possible I already had some presentiment of my future. The locked and rusted gate that stood before us, with wisps of river fog threading its spikes like the mountain paths, remains. Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun, of which The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume. For anyone who enjoys craftsmenship, language, poetry, nuance, and irony, this is a book for you. I'm astounded at the reviewers who have criticized the books for the very thing I love most about them: the use or archaic, rare, and invented words. Intro - Phil recommends a new book Content - Discussion of Chapters 7 and 8 of The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe. Featured Episodes Chapter 1, Part 1 - Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun.
Home ThriftBooks The Shadow of the Torturer. Buy Now The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe. Used; good; paperback; Condition Good ISBN 10 ISBN The Shadow of the Torturer is a science fiction novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, published by Simon Schuster in May It is the first of four volumes in The Book of the New Sun which Wolfe had completed in draft before The Shadow of the Torturer was published. It relates the story of Severian, an apprentice Seeker for Truth and Penitence, from his youth through his expulsion from the guild and subsequent journey out of his home city of Nessus. In , Locus magazine ranked The Shadow. Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (, Book Club Edition, Hardcover) Pre-owned Pre-owned Pre-owned. $ Free shipping Free shipping Free shipping.
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