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Del 142 - S.F. MASTERWORKS

Book of the New Sun: Volume 1

Shadow and Claw

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

(4)

188 kr

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.

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Book of the New Sun: Volume 2

Sword and Citadel

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

(2)

188 kr

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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. The torturer's apprentice, Severian, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners, is now the Lictor of Thrax, a city far distant from his home. But it is not long before Severian must flee this city, too, and journey again into the world. Embattled by friends and enemies alike, pursued by monstrous creatures, the one-time torturer's apprentice must overcome hitherto unimagined perils, as he moves closer to fulfilling his ultimate destiny.This edition contains the concluding two volumes of this four-volume novel, The Sword of the Lictor and The Citadel of the Autarch.

Shadow & Claw

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

279 kr

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Urth of the New Sun

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

(2)

279 kr

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Sword & Citadel

The Second Half of The Book of the New Sun

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

299 kr

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On Blue's Waters

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

180 kr

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ON BLUE'S WATERS is the start of a major new work by Gene Wolfe, the first of three volumes that comprise The Book of the Short Sun, which takes place in the years after Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun. Horn, the narrator of the earlier work, now tells his own story. Though life is hard on the newly settled planet of Blue, Horn and his family have made a decent life for themselves. But Horn is the only one who can locate the great leader Silk, and convince him to return to Blue and lead them all to prosperity. Horn sets sail in a small boat, in a small boat, on a long and difficult quest across the planet Blue in search of the now legendary Patera Silk. The story will continue in In Green's Jungles and Return to the Whorl.

In Green's Jungle

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

180 kr

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Gene Wolfe's IN GREEN'S JUNGLE is the sequel to ON BLUE'S WATERS. It is again narrated by Horn, on a quest from his home on the planet Blue to find the heroic leader Paters Silk. Now Horn's identity has become ambiguous, a complex question embedded in the story, whose telling is itself complex, shifting from place to place, present to past. Horn recalls visiting the Whorl, the enormous spacecraft that brought the settlers from Urth, and going thence to the planet Green, home of the blood-drinking alien Inhumi. He remembers a visit to Nessus, on Urth. And people mistake him for Silk, to whom he now bears a remarkable resemblance. IN GREEN'S JUNGLE is a section of Wolfe's major new fiction, The Book of the Short Sun, building through this volume toward a strange and seductive climax in RETURN TO THE WHORL now in hardcover.

Return to the Whorl

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

276 kr

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Island of Doctor Death" and Other Stories

AvGene Wolfe

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

(1)

185 kr

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Latro in the Mist

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

(1)

250 kr

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This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who was fighting in Greece when he received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory but gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures, the gods and goddesses, who invisibly inhabit the classical landscape. Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed.

There are Doors

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

205 kr

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This is the story of a man who falls in love with a goddess from an alternative universe. She flees him, but he pursues her through doorways - inter-dimensional gateways - to the other place, determined to sacrifice his life for her love.

Strange Travellers

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

185 kr

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Gene Wolfe is producing the most significant body of short fiction of any living writer in the SF genre. It has been ten years since the last major Wolfe collection, so STRANGE TRAVELLERS contains a whole decade of achievement. Some of these stories were award - nominees, some were controversial, but each is unique and beautifully written. This is one of the finest short fiction collections of the 1990s.

Litany of the Long Sun

The First Half of 'The Book of the Long Sun'

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

(1)

299 kr

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Castle of Days

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

192 kr

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Storeys from the Old Hotel

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

180 kr

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Knight

AvGene Wolfe

E-bok

Engelska, 2008

43 kr

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THE WIZARD KNIGHT springs from the myths, legends and literature of times past. A teenager passes from Earth to a magical realm of seven worlds, where he is given a hero''s adult body and named Able. Though forced to act as a man, inside he is still a boy, even as he sets off to find his destined sword and become a knight. In his quest he battles giants, meets gods, heroes and a sorceress (who repeatedly tries to seduce him), and serves the mercurial dragon king Arnthor in a was that could end everything.

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Fifth Head of Cerberus

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

143 kr

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Far from Earth two sister planets, Sainte Anne and Sainte Croix, circle each other. It is said that a race of shapeshifting aliens once lived here, only to become extinct when human colonists arrived. But one man believes they still exist, somewhere out in the wilderness.In THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS, Gene Wolfe brilliantly interweaves three tales: a scientist's son gradual discovery of the bizarre secret of his heritage; a young man's mythic dreamquest for his darker half; the mystifying chronicle of an anthropologist's seemingly-arbitrary imprisonment. Gradually, a mesmerising pattern emerges.

Wizard

AvGene Wolfe

E-bok

Engelska, 2010

44 kr

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Wizard Knight

AvGene Wolfe

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

43 kr

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THE WIZARD KNIGHT springs from the myths, legends and literature of times past.A teenager passes from Earth to a magical realm of seven worlds, where he is given a hero''s adult body and named Able. Though forced to act as a man, inside he is still a boy, even as he sets off to find his destined sword and become a knight.In his quest he battles giants, meets gods, heroes and a sorceress (who repeatedly tries to seduce him), and serves the mercurial dragon king Arnthor in a was that could end everything.

Fifth Head of Cerberus

AvGene Wolfe

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

43 kr

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Far from Earth two sister planets, Sainte Anne and Sainte Croix, circle each other. It is said that a race of shapeshifting aliens once lived here, only to become extinct when human colonists arrived. But one man believes they still exist, somewhere out in the wilderness.In THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS, Gene Wolfe brilliantly interweaves three tales: a scientist''s son gradual discovery of the bizarre secret of his heritage; a young man''s mythic dreamquest for his darker half; the mystifying chronicle of an anthropologist''s seemingly-arbitrary imprisonment. Gradually, a mesmerising pattern emerges.

Shadow of the Torturer

Urth: Book of the New Sun Book 1

AvGene Wolfe

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

32 kr

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So begins one of the most celebrated stories in fantasy literature . . . packed full of mystery, deep themes and incredible prose, meet Severian the Torturer and follow him on his journey across the great world of Urth

Severian is a torturer, born to the guild and with an exceptionally promising career ahead of him . . . until he falls in love with one of his victims, a beautiful young noblewoman. Her excruciations are delayed for some months and, out of love, Severian helps her commit suicide and escape her fate. For a torturer, there is no more unforgivable act. In punishment he is exiled from the guild and his home city to the distant metropolis of Thrax with little more than Terminus Est, a fabled sword, to his name. Along the way he has to learn to survive in a wider world without the guild - a world in which he has already made both allies and enemies. And a strange gem is about to fall into his possession, which will only make his enemies pursue him with ever-more determination . . .Winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel, 1981Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1982Readers can''t stop reading The Shadow of the Torturer:''Full of rich characters and great imagination'' Mark Lawrence, author of Red Sister''A dark jewel . . . He has a mastery of language not often seen in fantasy writing . . . Couple this with an original and unique, highly imaginative and complex worldbuilding and the high praise is warranted'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''This is a picaresque fantasy with a difference, for our hero Severian is no wide-eyed country boy from the shire, but an apprentice torturer, thoroughly schooled in his trade'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''There are certain books that can be considered life-changing experiences. Gene Wolfe is an author who has written one of those for me'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''The Book of the New Sun Tetralogy is one of the great achievements in science fiction and is a MUST READ for fans of the genre. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!!'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''In addition to being unique in style, The Shadow of the Torturer is a gorgeous piece of work: passionate storytelling (heart-wrenching in places), fascinating insights into nature and the human condition, beautiful prose'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Genre fiction at its finest. Original, difficult and well-crafted, it is easy to see how Wolfe is regarded as a writer''s writer'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Claw Of The Conciliator

Urth: Book of the New Sun Book 2

AvGene Wolfe

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

(1)

61 kr

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The torturer Severian continues his journey of exile to the city Thrax, carrying with him the ancient executioner''s sword and the Claw of the Conciliator, a gem of extraterrestrial power and beauty which no one man is meant to possess . . .Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel, 1981

Sword of the Lictor

Urth: Book of the New Sun Book 3

AvGene Wolfe

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

48 kr

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Banished for the sin of mercy, Severian, one of the ancient guild of Torturers, flees from exile. In a mountain wildernessSeverian, the disgraced apprentice torturer, has reached his place of exile - Thrax, the city of Windowless Rooms, where he must take up his post as Lictor, executioner and torturer. However, he flees the city and heads into the mountains. There he meets the Alzabo, in whom those eaten seem to live on, adopts a son only to lose him in battle and discharges an old debt to vengeance. As his exile takes stranger and stranger turns, he encounters fanged aliens who hide behind masks of beauty, and meets the mysterious Dr Talos . . .

Citadel of the Autarch

Urth: Book of the New Sun Book 4

AvGene Wolfe

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

48 kr

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Severian the Torturer continues his epic journey across the lands of Urth, carrying with him the Claw of the Conciliator and the great sword, Terminus Est. All his travels are leading towards a destiny that he dare not refuse . . .Winner of the John W. Campbell Award for best novel, 1984

Innocents Aboard

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

263 kr

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This volume gathers fantasy stories from the last decade that have never before been collected. Highlights from the 22 stories include "The Tree is My Hat," adventure and horror in the South Seas; "The Night Chough," a Long Sun story; "The Walking Sticks," a humorous tale of a supernatural inheritance; and the very personal "Houston, 1943," lurid adventures in a dream that has no end. This is fantastic fiction at its best.

Endangered Species

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

217 kr

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Gene Wolfe, whose Book of the New Sun was the most acclaimed science fiction series of the 1980s, offered his second collection of short fiction in 1989 to universal praise. This is a hefty volume of over 30 unforgettable stories in a variety of genres, many of them offering variations on themes and situations found in folklore and fairy tales. Wolfe's de-constructions/reconstructions are provocative, multilayered, and resonant. The literary riches here exemplify the sometimes elusive, occasionally challenging, always rewarding vision of an author whose love of language exceeds the boundaries of genre.

Starwater Strains

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

180 kr

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Gene Wolfe follows his acclaimed all-fantasy short story collection, "Innocents Aboard", with a volume devoted primarily to his science fiction. The twenty-five stories here amply demonstrate his range, excellence, and mastery of the form. A few tantalizing samples: "Viewpoint" takes on the unreality of so-called "reality" TV and imagines such a show done for real - with real guns. "Empires of Foliage and Flower" is in the classic Book of the "New Sun" series. "Golden City Far" is about dreams, high school, and finding love, which Wolfe says "is about as good a recipe for a story as I've ever found." You're sure to agree.

Soldier of Sidon

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

172 kr

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Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed. The two previous novels, combined in "Latro In The Mist" ("Soldier of the Mist" and "Soldier of Arete") are generally considered classics of contemporary fantasy. Latro now finds himself in Egypt, a land of singing girls, of spiteful and conniving deities. Without his memory, he is unsure of everything, except for his desire to be free of the curse that causes him to forget.

Pirate Freedom

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

167 kr

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It starts with a confession from a priest. His past has reached further back than what many would consider possible. Before he was a priest, he was the pirate Captain Cristofo, and before he was a pirate, he was just Chris, a boy living in a monastery in Cuba the day after tomorrow. One day Chris realizes that he is not meant for the monastery he has grown up in, and leaves. On the streets of Havana everything looks strange and out-of-date, but Chris is too busy trying to find his next meal and a safe place to sleep to contemplate the city's odd lack of modern conveniences. He finds that this world is a much harder one than the one he remembers; it's a place where people steal, lie, and cheat. Where slaves are sold at auction, and the Spanish, French, and English are all battling for supremacy. When Chris is offered the opportunity to work on a ship in exchange for food and a small bit of money, he takes it, and thus begins his life as a pirate. People die, treasures are found, women are taken captive, and crews rebel.Gene Wolfe is a masterful storyteller, and in Pirate Freedom, he uses his customary vision to invite us into the captivating world of pirates, their lives, and their adventures.

An Evil Guest

AvGene Wolfe

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

167 kr

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