Torturer, Gene Wolfe, Sequels

Steve Neighorn · 07 Jan 1989, 17:10 · from sf-lovers.1989.mbox

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From: qiclab!neighorn at ihf1.hf.intel.com (Steve Neighorn)
Subject: Re: Torturer, Gene Wolfe, Sequels
Date: 7 Jan 89 17:10:41 GMT
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bondc at iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Clay M Bond) writes:
>Has anyone else encountered, and read, these?  The only others I have been
>able to find have been _Claw of the Conciliator_ and _Urth of the New
>Sun_, and I have read neither.  Should I put _Shadow_ down after reading
>it, and not read the sequels, or are they as well-written as the first?

By all means read the other three volumes of _The Book of the New Sun_.
Volume three is _The Sword of the Lictor_, and book four is _The Citadel of
the Autarch_. This series absolutely blew me away. The _Castle of the
Otter_ is a collection of stories and tales and comments about _The Book of
the New Sun_. It is worth reading *after* you finish the series. I say you
must read the other three books because you simply have to see what happens
to Dorcas and Jolenta and Dr Talos and Baldanders, and of course, Severian.
Each book is a wonder on its own - together they weave a fascinating tale
of wonder. Every character is made real, and no one is lost. By the end of
_Citadel_ you will know and understand Severian and his world.

Another collection of Gene Wolfe short stories is called _The Island of
Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories_. Yes, one of the stories
is called "The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories."

Good luck finding the other books!

Steven C. Neighorn
Intel Corporation
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