# bookclub *The Urth list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 06 Dec 2001* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### MBS 808 *06 Dec 2001, 20:22* my brother is in a bookclub and asked me for suggestions - I offered a few, including fifth head of cerberus and Shadow of the torturer.. he asked me to pick just one .. ideas, thoughts, alternatives? --- ### Adam Stephanides *09 Dec 2001, 15:38 · follows MBS 808* If your brother's bookclub will consider a short story collection I'd suggest THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR DEATH... if it's still in print. I think that's the best introduction to Wolfe for new readers. Otherwise I'd have to say 5HC. I love PEACE, but it bends conventional narrative even more radically than does 5HC, and unless the bookclub likes "experimental" works or is really open-minded, I suspect they wouldn't like it. And I wouldn't recommend PANDORA to anyone. ---