{"product_id":"sword-citadel-the-second-half-of-the-book-of-the-new-sun-paperback","title":"Sword \u0026 Citadel: The Second 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\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new Tor Essentials edition of \u003ci\u003eSword \u0026amp; Citade\u003c\/i\u003el contains a new introduction by historian and novelist Ada Palmer, author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eToo Like the Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \"one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century\" by the \u003ci\u003eMagazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sword of the Lictor\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Citadel of the Autarch\u003c\/i\u003e 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 alter forever the realm known as Urth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wonderfully vivid and inventive... the most extraordinary hero in the history of the heroic epic.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\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 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.03 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987605422381,"sku":"9781250781246","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/eEVuazEzeWtBRU1idlJ6UDR5R3N2dz09.webp?v=1776182954","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/sword-citadel-the-second-half-of-the-book-of-the-new-sun-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}