Another G.Wolfe book set in Urth milieu?

Andrew Stevens14 Sep 1993, 10:39as archived

Dear all, Am I hallucinating? On a recent trip to the U.S. I could swear I either saw a flyer for, or a hard-back copy of, a new book by Gene Wolfe set in the Universe of the Book/Urth of the New Sun. Anyone know anything about this, or was it all just a wonderful dream! Andrew Stevens Programmming Research Group 11 Keble Road, Oxford, England OX1 3QD +44 0865 272563 Andrew.Stevens at prg.oxford.ac.uk

Reilly F. Hayes15 Sep 1993, 14:22as archived

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On a recent trip to the U.S. I could swear I either saw a flyer for, or a hard-back copy of, a new book by Gene Wolfe set in the Universe of the Book/Urth of the New Sun. Anyone know anything about this, or was it all just a wonderful dream!

Yes, you did see something. I thought that I saw the book at Worldcon, but I just checked LOCUS and the book is not due out until June 1994. It is to be called Calde_of_the_Long_Sun. It will be published in hardcover by Tor. Unfortunately, LOCUS' list of forthcoming books for the UK does not list it. Reilly Hayes

Dani Zweig16 Sep 1993, 02:21as archived

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On a recent trip to the U.S. I could swear I either saw a flyer for, or a hard-back copy of, a new book by Gene Wolfe set in the Universe of the Book/Urth of the New Sun.

The first book in the new series, "Nightside the Long Sun", has been out for a few months, and the second should be out some time this coming year. It takes place on what appears to be a huge generation spaceship, and the only evidence to date that it's in the same universe as The Book of the New Sun is in the cover blurbs. NtLS does not have the same magic as TBotNS, but it's very good nonetheless, and it could become better as the story progresses. (Wolfe seems to be following the same pattern of exposing his protagonist to an increasingly large world. Just as "Shadow of the Torturer" only serves to get Severian out of the guild and then out of the city, while introducing us to his world, "Nightside the Long Sun" serves to get the protagonist (a priest of sorts) onto the streets and involved with the local underworld, while introducing us to his world.) Dani Zweig

Patrick Nielsen-Hayden16 Sep 1993, 11:16as archived

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On a recent trip to the U.S. I could swear I either saw a flyer for, or a hard-back copy of, a new book by Gene Wolfe set in the Universe of the Book/Urth of the New Sun. Anyone know anything about this, or was it all just a wonderful dream!

Yes, you did see something. I thought that I saw the book at Worldcon, but I just checked LOCUS and the book is not due out until June 1994. It is to be called Calde_of_the_Long_Sun. It will be published in hardcover by Tor. Unfortunately, LOCUS' list of forthcoming books for the UK does not list it.

Ahem. CALDE OF THE LONG SUN is the third volume of the new four-volume BOOK OF THE LONG SUN. The first volume, NIGHTSIDE THE LONG SUN, has been out in hardcover for several months and will appear in paperback this December. The second volume, LAKE OF THE LONG SUN, will appear in January 1994. CALDE OF THE LONG SUN will appear in late 1994. All from Tor. (The British publisher is New English Library; the hardcover packages are identical.) Patrick Nielsen Hayden senior editor Tor Books

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