Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun

Robert Otte · 06 Feb 1996, 17:46 · from sf-lovers.1996.mbox

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From: rwo at med.pitt.edu (Robert Otte)
Subject: Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun
Date: 6 Feb 1996 17:46:08 GMT
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I have just been enjoying Dan Simmon's sequel to Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion
called Endymion.  On the back cover various reviewers compare DS's work to
Gene Wolfe 's Book of the New Sun.  The only problem is I can't find Book
of the New Sun anywhere.  Does it exist? It's not even listed in a
reference text in my local bookstore.  However, there is sequel to Book of
the New Sun titled "Urth of the New Sun" which refers to "BOTNS".  It's
very confusing, plus there are several book with titles including "so and
so, or such and such" of the LONG Sun.  Can anybody help me out there?

Bob

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