# Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun"

*The SF-Lovers list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 07 Jun 1983*

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### DAVID.LEWIN
*07 Jun 1983, 14:42*

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.

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