{"product_id":"shadow-claw-the-first-half-of-the-book-of-the-new-sun-paperback","title":"Shadow \u0026 Claw: The First Half of the Book of the New Sun - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGene Wolfe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A major work of twentieth-century American literature...Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within...once into it, there is no stopping.\" ---\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the New Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGene Wolfe has been called \"the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced\" by the Washington Post. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN is unanimously acclaimed as 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 \u0026amp; Science Fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Torturer\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume in this four-volume epic, the tale of young Severian, an apprentice to the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession- showing mercy toward his victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Claw of the Conciliator\u003c\/i\u003e continues the saga of Severian, banished from his home, as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic and learn the truth about his hidden destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterpiece...the best science fiction I've read in years!\" --Ursula K. Le Guin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new Tor Essentials edition of \u003ci\u003eShadow \u0026amp; Claw\u003c\/i\u003e contains a new introduction by historian and novelist Ada Palmer, author of the award-winning Too Like the Lightning.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Wolfe\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Torturer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoldier of Sidon\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such award-winning volumes as \u003ci\u003eStoreys from the Old Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Gene Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e Awards, among many other honors, Wolfe was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2012.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987605553453,"sku":"9781250781253","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Z255dFRrS05WRXU4bnB5ZE9xNncrdz09.webp?v=1776182955","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/shadow-claw-the-first-half-of-the-book-of-the-new-sun-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}