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Solar Cycle Series

12 primary works • 19 total works

Book 1

The Shadow of the Torturer
by
3.84 · 36910 Ratings · 3138 Reviews · published 1980 · 64 editions
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in …

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    Book 2

    The Claw of the Conciliator
    by
    4.00     · 18645 Ratings · 1165 Reviews · published 1981 · 73 editions
    Severian is in possession of a gem considered to b…

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    Book 3

    The Sword of the Lictor
    by
    4.23     · 13538 Ratings · 691 Reviews · published 1982 · 2 editions
    Beneath the dying sun the disgraced torturer, Seve…

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    Book 4

    The Citadel of the Autarch
    by
    4.26     · 11636 Ratings · 696 Reviews · published 1983 · 59 editions
    Severian the Torturer, possessor of the miracle-pr…

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    Book 5

    The Urth of the New Sun
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    4.06     · 9491 Ratings · 695 Reviews · published 1987 · 36 editions
    The long awaited sequel to Gene Wolfe’s four-volum…

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    Book 6

    Nightside the Long Sun
    by
    4.09     · 2626 Ratings · 177 Reviews · published 1993 · 21 editions
    While struggling to satisfy the gods aboard The Wh…

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    Book 7

    Lake of the Long Sun
    by
    4.26     · 1987 Ratings · 103 Reviews · published 1994 · 20 editions
    When the gods of the Whorl speak to him about the …

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    Book 8

    Caldé of the Long Sun
    by
    4.09     · 1877 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 1994 · 1 edition
    Gene Wolfe's Nightside the Long Sun launched the m…

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    Book 9

    Exodus from the Long Sun
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    4.11     · 1640 Ratings · 106 Reviews · published 1996 · 1 edition
    Wolfe's recent multi-volume novels have invited in…

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    Book 10

    On Blue's Waters
    by
    4.24     · 2184 Ratings · 123 Reviews · published 1999 · 15 editions
    On Blue's Waters is the start of a major new work …

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    Book 11

    In Green's Jungles
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    4.32     · 1945 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 2000 · 13 editions
    Gene Wolfe's In Green's Jungles is the second volu…

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    Book 12

    Return to the Whorl
    by
    4.40     · 1827 Ratings · 110 Reviews · published 2001 · 1 edition
    Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl is the third volu…

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    Book 1-4 omnibus

    The Book of the New Sun
    by
    4.24     · 4887 Ratings · 299 Reviews · published 1983 · 14 editions
    Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, a…

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    Book 1-2 omnibus

    Shadow & Claw
    by
    4.04     · 23342 Ratings · 1846 Reviews · published 1994 · 21 editions
    The Shadow of the Torturer is the tale of young Se…

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    Book 3-4 omnibus

    Sword & Citadel
    by
    4.36     · 14809 Ratings · 741 Reviews · published 1994 · 25 editions
    The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed a…

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    Book 1-5

    The Complete Book of the New Sun
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    4.23     · 564 Ratings · 49 Reviews · 4 editions

    This discounted ebundle includes: The Shadow of th…

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    Book 6-7 omnibus

    Litany of the Long Sun
    by
    4.26     · 2797 Ratings · 169 Reviews · published 1994 · 8 editions
    Litany of the Long Sun contains the full texts of …

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    Book 8-9 omnibus

    Epiphany of the Long Sun
    by
    4.26     · 2151 Ratings · 100 Reviews · published 1996 · 12 editions
    The two novels combined in this omnibus (Caldé of …

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    Book 10, 11, 12 omnibus

    The Book of the Short Sun
    by
    4.51     · 215 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2001 · 3 editions
    When The Book of the Long Sun, Gene Wolfe’s scienc…

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