false 40997 3 Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed. The two previous novels, combined in Latro in the Mist (Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete) are generally considered classics of contemporary fantasy. nbsp;Latro now finds himself in Egypt, a land of singing girls, of spiteful and conniving deities. Without his memory, his is unsure of everything, except for his desire to be free of the curse that causes him to forget. The visions Gene Wolfe conjures, of the wonders of Egypt, and of the adventures of Latro as he and his companions journey up the great Nile south into unknown or legendary territory, are unique and compelling. Soldier of Sidon is a thrilling and magical fantasy novel, and yet another masterpiece from Gene Wolfe. 40580 2006 Soldier of Sidon total:112|5:26|4:56|3:26|2:4|1:0| 112 440 195 17 4 1 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 17:07:50 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 08:40:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 24 17:18:06 -0800 2007 Sun May 18 10:20:59 -0700 2008
First, the good bits. Gene Wolfe provides a fascinating depiction of the ancient world (primarily Egypt and Nubia), and a very intere...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 22:15:48 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 22:15:59 -0700 2009
It's the third in a series and I didn't read the earlier entries. But I soon caught up. T...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jul 01 17:01:20 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 17:02:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 13:02:20 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 21:43:17 -0700 2008
Four stars because it was easier to read than the first two. Is this guy going soft in hi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 22:11:36 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 29 21:22:15 -0700 2009 Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete, this is a beautiful resurrection of ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 03:26:58 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 03:27:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 12:02:48 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 12:04:08 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 04 21:18:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 12:01:35 -0800 2007
This novel follows the journey of Latro, a Hellene who has been touched by the gods and forgets everything each morning when he wakes. SoS is the third book in the Latro sequence (the previous ones being _Soldier of Arete_ and _Soldier of the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 06:02:04 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 06:03:37 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 07:15:52 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 07:09:13 -0700 2008 Soldier of Sidon is among the most readable of Wolfe's books, though filled with his usual indirect intrigues.

Latro continues to forget at the end of each day and his adventures continue to end when he has filled in his scroll. Yet Soldier of Sidon ends better than the previous two books...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 11:53:58 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 22:12:19 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 25 12:17:45 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 06:51:07 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 12:17:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 18:00:34 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 18:06:26 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jul 03 09:24:10 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 14:38:37 -0700 2008 It's even weirder and more deliriously suggestive than the previous soldier books.
Incredible, that much whirlwind in so short a book.
But definitely a continuation of Latro, assuredly.
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