The Book of the New Sun Series

6 primary works • 14 total works
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 Fictio…

Book 1

The Shadow of the Torturer
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3.84 · 35712 Ratings · 2961 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
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    4.00     · 17972 Ratings · 1103 Reviews · published 1981 · 2 editions
    Severian is in possession of a gem considered to b…

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    Book 3

    The Sword of the Lictor
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    4.23     · 13071 Ratings · 649 Reviews · published 1982 · 2 editions
    Beneath the dying sun the disgraced torturer, Seve…

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    Book 4

    The Citadel of the Autarch
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    4.26     · 11226 Ratings · 661 Reviews · published 1983 · 1 edition
    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     · 9157 Ratings · 661 Reviews · published 1987 · 19 editions
    The long awaited sequel to Gene Wolfe’s four-volum…

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    Book 5, part 1 of 2

    Le nouveau soleil de teur, Tome 1
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    4.00     · 8 Ratings · published 1989 · 1 edition
    Voici Sévérian, devenu Autarque de l'Empire, en ro…

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    Book 5, part 2 of 2

    Le nouveau soleil de teur, Tome 2
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    3.78     · 9 Ratings · published 1989 · 1 edition
    Après bien des péripéties, voici Sévérian de retou…

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    Book 1-2

    Shadow & Claw
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    4.04     · 22702 Ratings · 1768 Reviews · published 1994 · 21 editions
    The Shadow of the Torturer is the tale of young Se…

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    Book 3-4

    Sword & Citadel
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    4.35     · 14472 Ratings · 713 Reviews · published 1994 · 25 editions
    The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed a…

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    Book 1-4

    The Book of the New Sun
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    4.24     · 4739 Ratings · 285 Reviews · published 1983 · 16 editions
    Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, a…

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    Book 1-5

    The Complete Book of the New Sun
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    4.25     · 532 Ratings · 46 Reviews · 4 editions

    This discounted ebundle includes: The Shadow of th…

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    Book 1-3

    L'Ombre du Bourreau l'Intégrale, Tome 1
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    2.89     · 9 Ratings · published 1983 · 1 edition
    Cloîtré depuis l'enfance entre les murs austères d…

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    Book 4-5

    L'Ombre du Bourreau l'Intégrale, Tome 2
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    3.33     · 3 Ratings · published 2006 · 1 edition
    Cloîtré depuis l'enfance entre les murs austères d…

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    Book 5-5.5

    Солнце и Замок
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    3.50     · 4 Ratings · 1 edition
    "Солнце и Замок" - продолжение прославленной тетра…

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