Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun"

Unlike several recent posters on SFL, I found "The Shadow of the Torturer" to be one of the finest new books I've read in recent years. I found myself reading this and two of its three sequels in the space of a week. I will admit that the style is not for everyone--it is complex, rich in imagery, slow in pace. As a professional writer, I could only admire Wolfe's skill in writing a science fiction series that read like a fantasy.