Author: Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher: Sirius Fiction
ISBN: 1947614142
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's early novels Operation ARES (1970), The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972), Peace (1975), and The Devil in a Forest (1976).
Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels
Author: Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher: Sirius Fiction
ISBN: 1947614142
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's early novels Operation ARES (1970), The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972), Peace (1975), and The Devil in a Forest (1976).
Publisher: Sirius Fiction
ISBN: 1947614142
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's early novels Operation ARES (1970), The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972), Peace (1975), and The Devil in a Forest (1976).
Gene Wolfe's First Four Novels: A Chapter Guide
Author: Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher: Sirius Fiction
ISBN: 9781947614130
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's early novels "Operation ARES" (1970), "The Fifth Head of Cerberus" (1972), "Peace" (1975), and "The Devil in a Forest" (1976).
Publisher: Sirius Fiction
ISBN: 9781947614130
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's early novels "Operation ARES" (1970), "The Fifth Head of Cerberus" (1972), "Peace" (1975), and "The Devil in a Forest" (1976).
The Book of the New Sun
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 9781473211971
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 9781473211971
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.
The Devil In A Forest
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Orb Books
ISBN: 1466828277
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
He lives deep in the forest in the time of King Wenceslas, in a village older than record. The young man's hero-worship of the charming highwayman, Wat, is tempered by growing suspicion of Wat's cold savagery, and his fear of the sorcerous powers of Mother Cloot is tempered by her kindness. He must decide which of these powers to stand by in the coming battle between Good and Evil that not even his isolated village will be able to avoid. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Orb Books
ISBN: 1466828277
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
He lives deep in the forest in the time of King Wenceslas, in a village older than record. The young man's hero-worship of the charming highwayman, Wat, is tempered by growing suspicion of Wat's cold savagery, and his fear of the sorcerous powers of Mother Cloot is tempered by her kindness. He must decide which of these powers to stand by in the coming battle between Good and Evil that not even his isolated village will be able to avoid. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Orb Books
ISBN: 1466801131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Far from Earth, two sister planets, Saint Anne and Saint Croix, circle each other in an eternal dance. It is said a race of shapeshifters once lived here, only to perish when men came. But one man believes they can still be found, somewhere in back of the beyond. In The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Gene Wolfe skillfully interweaves three bizarre tales to create a mesmerizing pattern: the harrowing account of the son of a mad genius who discovers his hideous heritage; a young man's mythic dreamquest for his darker half; and the bizarre chronicle of a scientist's nightmarish imprisonment. Like an intricate, braided knot, the pattern at last unfolds to reveal astonishing truths about this strange and savage alien landscape. With a new introduction by O. Henry Award winning author Brian Evenson At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Orb Books
ISBN: 1466801131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Far from Earth, two sister planets, Saint Anne and Saint Croix, circle each other in an eternal dance. It is said a race of shapeshifters once lived here, only to perish when men came. But one man believes they can still be found, somewhere in back of the beyond. In The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Gene Wolfe skillfully interweaves three bizarre tales to create a mesmerizing pattern: the harrowing account of the son of a mad genius who discovers his hideous heritage; a young man's mythic dreamquest for his darker half; and the bizarre chronicle of a scientist's nightmarish imprisonment. Like an intricate, braided knot, the pattern at last unfolds to reveal astonishing truths about this strange and savage alien landscape. With a new introduction by O. Henry Award winning author Brian Evenson At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Sword & Citadel
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312890184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
A Major work of twentieth-century American Literature.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312890184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
A Major work of twentieth-century American Literature.
Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun: A Chapter Guide
Author: Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781947614093
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A chapter-by-chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun," its sequel "The Urth of the New Sun," and four shorter works.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781947614093
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A chapter-by-chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun," its sequel "The Urth of the New Sun," and four shorter works.
The Urth of the New Sun
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312863944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Science fiction-roman.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312863944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Science fiction-roman.
There Are Doors
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Orb Books
ISBN: 1466828242
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
There Are Doors is the story of a man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternate universe. She flees him, but he pursues her through doorways-interdimensional gateways-to the other place, determined to sacrifice his life, if necessary, for her love. For in her world, to be her mate . . . is to die. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Orb Books
ISBN: 1466828242
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
There Are Doors is the story of a man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternate universe. She flees him, but he pursues her through doorways-interdimensional gateways-to the other place, determined to sacrifice his life, if necessary, for her love. For in her world, to be her mate . . . is to die. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Operation Ares
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Fontana Press
ISBN: 9780006151432
Category : Fiction in English
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher: Fontana Press
ISBN: 9780006151432
Category : Fiction in English
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description