The Book Depository The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
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Description: The Urth of the New Sun : Paperback : St Martin's Press : 9780312863944 : 0312863942 : 12 Jul 2003 : Essential reading for any fan of the four-volume Book of the New Sun. Severian, now the Autarch of Urth, leaves the planet on the huge spaceship of the Heirodules to travel across space and time to face his greatest test--to become the New Sun or be destroyed. The Book Depository The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780312863944
MPN: 0312863942
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Author: Mark Stone
Rating: 5
Review: Great book, really enjoyed it. The best one yet by Gene Wolfe
Author: Mr. P. Mellor
Rating: 2
Review: I came to this book having read and enjoyed Wolfe's four part tale of the life of Severian the torturer as he journeyed across a dying earth. I had previously been impressed with the series for the way it used ambiguity and omission to draw the reader in to getting mentally involved figuring out the story. This "sequel" gives a conclusion to the tale, and in doing so revisited some of the moments from the first four books that had been so obtuse that I had rather overlooked their weirdness at the time as being asides that did not impact on the tale. The result is both rewarding because it brings new insight to the tale, but at the same time I found it to be a bit frustrating. My frustration comes from the fact that the first four part tale demanded that the reader speculate to fill in some of the gaps of the tale. This book then fills in some of the gaps that I hadn't realised were there, but in such a way that I now need to go back and reappraise my speculations. I found this to be deliberately complicating an already complicated tale, and I didn't appreciate the confusion I now have about what this series was actually about. I certainly wouldn't recommend this book if you haven't read the first four in the series. And if you are happy with the story you have pieced together already from the first four books then you may not wish to unsettle that by reading this sequel. It's weird, but not really in a good way.
