Terry ’s Reviews > Gate of Horn, Book of Silk: A Guide to Gene Wolfe's The Book of the Long Sun and The Book of the Short Sun > Status Update

So, does it help?

Forrest wrote: "So, does it help?"

It does! My inital thoughts were that the 'Lexicon Urthus' was a bit better, but now that I've gotten into the Short Sun series where all manner of mind-fuckery is going on it has been a great help.

It would not surprise me even a little bit if this world-class grim tome series survived into a hideous, dystopic future as Holy Writ, and this title became the Holy Concordance.

The entire solar cycle *is* quite grim in it's way and the books are certainly obscure enough to lend themselves to religious (mis)interpretation.

I'm particularly fond of the Long Sun, which a lot of people don't like.

I’ve had a hard time with the Long Sun in the past and it’s still not my favourite, but I appreciated it much more this time around.