false 271588 2 Gene Wolfe has stymied and delighted smart science fiction readers for years. His complex, multilayered narratives, untrustworthy narrators, and puzzle-box characters send those of us who like that sort of thing into paroxysms of thrilling speculation, re-reading, and just plain guessing what it all means. <I>In Green's Jungles</I> is the middle book of Wolfe's opus trilogy, The Book of the Short Sun (the first is <I>On Blue's Waters</I>). It is by no means necessary to start with his other series, The Book of the New Sun and The Book of the Long Sun, in order to enjoy what is most likely the final examination of the universe Wolfe has created. But critics and fans are mostly in agreement that they are best read in order, and that the Short Sun series is the best of an astonishing bunch.<p> <I>In Green's Jungles</I> follows narrator Horn as he voyages to the planet Green (Blue's companion) and to the abandoned generational starship known as the Whorl in search of the godlike Patera Silk. As Horn recounts his adventures, his own identity becomes muddled, and we find out his interactions with the vampiric inhumi of Green and the strange alien Neighbors were deeper than we knew. In fact, Horn may not be himself at all anymore. Tantalizing story details drip slowly from Wolfe's pen:<p> <blockquote>Through the ring a Neighbor saw him, and she came to him in his agony.... she said, "I cannot make you well again, and if I could you would still be in this place. I can do this for you, however, if you desire it. I can send your spirit into someone else, into someone whose own spirit is dying."</blockquote><p> So who is Horn? Has he become Patera Silk--it seems so, for people begin mistaking him for the heroic leader. Is he the warrior king Rajan, or is he something entirely new, formed by the strange places and people around him into a savior of worlds? Identity, love, and faith weave through the themes of <I>In Green's Jungles</I>, and Wolfe has added another masterpiece to a shelf full of them. <I>--Therese Littleton</I> 263303 book 4 5 2000 In Green's Jungles (The Book of the Short Sun, Book 2) total:182|5:79|4:66|3:30|2:7|1:0| 182 763 241 10 5 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Wed Jun 06 18:08:35 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 18:34:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 05:56:38 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 06:18:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 09 23:15:04 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 23:18:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Aug 06 06:28:52 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 06:35:24 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 01 13:49:12 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 17 11:56:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 13:30:27 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 06:51:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 10 12:19:08 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 12:19:08 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 14 10:35:47 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 13:06:43 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Wed Sep 03 17:10:09 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 17:10:09 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Nov 11 20:46:32 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 20:46:32 -0800 2007 http://electric-pages.livejournal.com/50...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:10:38 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 00:10:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 09:25:24 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 09:25:24 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Nov 10 09:42:02 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 09:42:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 09:27:46 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 09:27:46 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 13 17:34:04 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 31 08:26:52 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 08:26:52 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 26 06:19:14 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 06:19:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 21 20:30:06 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 20:30:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 19 20:28:07 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 20:28:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 16 12:27:13 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 12:27:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 20:46:29 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 20:46:29 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=271588