Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun"

DAVID.LEWIN · 07 Jun 1983, 14:42 · from sf-lovers.1983.mbox

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From: DAVID.LEWIN <LEWIN@CMU-CS-C>
Subject: Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun"
Date: 7 Jun 83 10:42:05 EDT
Message-ID: <sflovers-v7-32-3 at digest.sf-lovers>
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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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