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Gene Wolfe
Severian is an apprentice in the guild of torturers, the Seekers for Truth and Penitence, in the ancient city of Nessus on a far-future Earth lit by a dying sun. When he commits the ultimate sin of his profession by showing mercy to a condemned prisoner, he is cast out of the guild and sent into exile, carrying the executioner's sword Terminus Est. His journey out of the city begins a vast, strange pilgrimage. First volume of The Book of the New Sun, winner of the World Fantasy Award.
Ebook, review only, not available to borrow.
- ISBN
- 9780671540661
- Edition
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Format
- Ebook
- Pages
- 262
My thoughts
we’re dumped into a fantasy world with no explanations or info dumping. but just suspend your belief and go along with it- to discover some really beautiful writing. pacing is definitely slower than i’d have assumed - still was fun to just be on the journey!
