false 40995 3 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 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Sword and 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. 40578 15 10 1994 Sword & Citadel (Book of the New Sun, Books 3 and 4) total:921|5:552|4:236|3:109|2:19|1:5| 921 4074 1287 69 5 3 false true Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 15:40:49 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 15:55:26 -0700 2009 1 The Sword of the Lictor:

I still greatly enjoy the tale and the carefully constructed sentences, but in this, the Third Book, I found myself wading in places, wondering what the idea was with this-or-that scene. The kind of wondering, mind you, that isn't good. I wasn't exactly bored (you...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 00:00:42 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 20:28:35 -0700 2007
Re-entering Wolfe's vision of the future, the tone is the same. Severian is as preachy and detached as ever, though readers will be reli...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 17:31:41 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 17:32:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 19 09:01:38 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 10:11:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 14:24:09 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 08:40:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 13:20:37 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 08:56:13 -0800 2009
The series (and this book) should be read for the fact that ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 02:03:35 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 14:07:28 -0700 2009
I bought this book after finishing Books 1 and 2 in the hope that it would make me understand what was going on a bit more, so that I could finish the series and fin...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 08:48:48 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 08:50:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 30 17:21:31 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 22:27:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 21 18:07:49 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 18 20:34:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Mon Oct 15 03:48:54 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 03:48:54 -0700 2007 SWORD AND CITADEL is an omnibus containing the second half of Gene Wolfe's four-volume work The Book of the New Sun, the novels THE SWORD OF THE LICTOR and THE CITADEL OF THE AUTARCH. The Book of the New Sun, a work in which science and myth, mystery and enlightment mix, is one of the finest w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 22:42:12 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 20:35:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 05:39:20 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 06:16:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 07:47:55 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 20:46:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 19:57:09 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 07:30:07 -0700 2008 1 Book of the New Sun was better than the beginning. In these two novels, Severian takes a more active role in his life rather than being a passive victim of circumstances.

In addition to Severian's more active role, the narrative feels more controlled and underst...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Feb 09 13:14:58 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 13:21:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 26 22:13:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 22:14:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 26 16:18:02 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 23:24:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 21 13:29:27 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 12:00:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 18:47:50 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 18:47:50 -0700 2009