![]() ![]() SYNOPSIS: Severian the fallen Torturer pursues his grand destiny across the lands of Urth, in a journey fraught with peril and wonder, ancient memories and savage death. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped Edges Lightly Soiled Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. ![]() ![]() ![]() Totally original, new, incomparable the beginning of something great" - Ursula Le Guin / "One of the great science fantasy epics of all time" - George R R Martin:- (original cost £8.99). Severian is a torturer, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his victims, and now journeying to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est:- Review(s): "One of the greatest novels ever written" - Kim Stanley Robinson / "A masterpiece. A part of the Gollancz 50 Collection series of books:- Contents: The Shadow Of The Torturer / The Claw Of The Conciliator:- Synopsis: 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. With an introduction by Alastair Reynolds. © 1980 & 1981 (1994): An omnibus of the first & second books in the 'Book Of The New Sun' series.1st printing of 2011 edition. ![]()
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