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Description

The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly , and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Sevarian: The main character, he is part of a guild of torturers who is exiled after showing mercy to a woman.

First Sentence

It is possible I already had some presentiment of my future.

Series

This book is in the The Book of the New Sun series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Gene Wolfe (Author)
 

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