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Recently voted the greatest fantasy of all time, after The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, the central character, is a torturer, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his victims, and journeying to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est. This edition contains the first four volumes of the series.

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This book is part of the "The Book of the New Sun" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

The Claw of the Conciliator First published 1981 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.9/10

The Shadow of the Torturer First published 1980 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4/10

The Sword of the Lictor First published 1982 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.7/10

The Citadel of the Autarch First published 1983 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.6/10

The Urth of the New Sun First published 1987 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.8/10

Shadow and Claw First published 1994 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.8/10

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