Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe has written at least 182 books. Their most popular book is The Shadow of the Torturer with 432 saves with an average rating of 3.64⭐.

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Author Bio

Gene Wolfe was born in Texas. After dropping out from Texas A&M University, he served in the Korean War, and later graduated from the University of Houston. He worked first as an engineer, notably designing part of the machine that produces Pringles potatoe chips, and later as the editor of a professional engineering magazine, *Plant Engineering*.

Wolfe was a prolific writer, publishing over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories in his life. He was known for the complexity of his narratives and the depth of his characters, frequently using unreliable or fallible narrators to enhance his thematic focus on memory. His work explores topics of morality, often through the lens of his Catholic faith.

Primarily recognized for his science fiction and fantasy works, Wolfe received a litany of recognition in those genres including the British Science Fiction, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Locus, Nebula, and Campbell Memorial Awards. In 2012 he was recognized as the 29th Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Information from [Tor Publishing][1] and [The New Yorker][2].


[1]: https://www.tor.com/2019/04/15/gene-wolfe-in-memoriam-1931-2019/
[2]: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/sci-fis-difficult-genius

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The Shadow of the Torturer
The Shadow of the Torturer
  • Gene Wolfe
3.64148 reads
Shadow & Claw
Shadow & Claw
  • Gene Wolfe
4.0877 reads
The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections
The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections
  • Neil Gaiman
4.32123 reads
The Book of the New Sun
The Book of the New Sun
  • Gene Wolfe
4.8614 reads
The Claw of the Conciliator
The Claw of the Conciliator
  • Gene Wolfe
4.0552 reads
The Urth of the New Sun
The Urth of the New Sun
  • Gene Wolfe
4.1134 reads
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
  • Gene Wolfe
4.1335 reads
The Sword of the Lictor
The Sword of the Lictor
  • Gene Wolfe
4.3544 reads
The Citadel of the Autarch
The Citadel of the Autarch
  • Gene Wolfe
4.2842 reads
Sword & Citadel
Sword & Citadel
  • Gene Wolfe
4.437 reads
The Knight
The Knight
  • Gene Wolfe
3.6322 reads
Peace
Peace
  • Gene Wolfe
4.58 reads
Soldier of the Mist
Soldier of the Mist
  • Gene Wolfe
3.7311 reads
The Wizard
The Wizard
  • Gene Wolfe
3.59 reads
On Blue's Waters
On Blue's Waters
  • Gene Wolfe
4.218 reads
Stories
Stories
    3.612 reads
    The Book of Cthulhu
    The Book of Cthulhu
      4.26 reads
      Lake of the Long Sun
      Lake of the Long Sun
      • Gene Wolfe
      4.510 reads
      The Sorcerer's House
      The Sorcerer's House
      • Gene Wolfe
      3.333 reads
      A Borrowed Man
      A Borrowed Man
      • Gene Wolfe
      42 reads
      Soldier of Sidon
      Soldier of Sidon
      • Gene Wolfe
      3.65 reads
      In Green's Jungles
      In Green's Jungles
      • Gene Wolfe
      4.635 reads
      Return to the Whorl
      Return to the Whorl
      • Gene Wolfe
      4.175 reads
      Caldé of the Long Sun
      Caldé of the Long Sun
      • Gene Wolfe
      4.338 reads
      Soldier of Arete
      Soldier of Arete
      • Gene Wolfe
      3.254 reads
      The Dark descent
      The Dark descent
      • David G. Hartwell
      • Shirley Jackson
      • Joyce Carol Oates
      • Stephen King
      • Clive Barker
      • Ray Bradbury
      • John Collier
      • King, Stephen
      • M. R. James
      • Lucy Clifford
      • Russell Kirk
      • H. P. Lovecraft
      • Harlan Ellison
      • Nathaniel Hawthorne
      • Michael Shea
      • Edith Nesbit
      • Karl Edward Wagner
      • Robert Aickman
      • Fritz Leiber
      • Robert Bloch
      • Charles L. Grant
      • Manly Wade Wellman
      • Disch, Thomas M.
      • Theodore Sturgeon
      • Edgar Allan Poe
      • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
      • Charlotte Perkins Gilman
      • William Faulkner
      • Robert Hichens
      • Richard Matheson
      • Joanna Russ
      • Dennis Etchison
      • David Herbert Lawrence
      • Tanith Lee
      • Flannery O'Connor
      • Ramsey Campbell
      • Henry James Jr.
      • Gene Wolfe
      • Charles Dickens
      • Walter De la Mare
      • Ivan Turguenev
      • Robert Chambers
      • Oliver Onions
      • Fitz-James O'Brien
      • Ambrose Bierce
      • Edith Wharton
      • Algernon Blackwood
      • Philip K. Dick
      • Thomas M. Disch
      • D. H. Lawrence
      • Robert W. Chambers
      43 reads
      The Sword & Sorcery Anthology
      The Sword & Sorcery Anthology
      • Jeffrey Ford
      • Glen Cook
      • Robert E. Howard
      • C.L. Moore
      • Fritz Leiber
      • Poul Anderson
      • Michael Moorcock
      • Joanna Russ
      • Charles R. Saunders
      • Karl Edward Wagner
      • Ramsey Campbell
      • George R.R. Martin
      • David Drake
      • Caitlín R. Kiernan
      • Gene Wolfe
      • Jane Yolen
      • Rachel Pollack
      • Michael Shea
      • Michael Swanwick
      3.54 reads
      Exodus From The Long Sun
      Exodus From The Long Sun
      • Gene Wolfe
      4.256 reads
      Bone Swans: Stories
      Bone Swans: Stories
      • C.S.E. Cooney
      51 read
      Swords & Dark Magic
      Swords & Dark Magic
        44 reads
        The Claw Of The Conciliator
        The Claw Of The Conciliator
        • Gene Wolfe
        3.885 reads
        La Garra del Conciliador
        La Garra del Conciliador
        • Gene Wolfe
        47 reads
        999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense
        999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense
        • Stephen King
        • William Peter Blatty
        • F. Paul Wilson
        • Chet Williamson
        • Tim Powers
        • Nancy A. Collins
        • Ramsey Campbell
        • Edward Lee
        • P.D. Cacek
        • Thomas Ligotti
        • Rick Hautala
        • Peter Schneider
        • Ed Gorman
        • Gene Wolfe
        • Edward Bryant
        • Michael Marshall Smith
        • Joe R. Lansdale
        • Bentley Little
        • Thomas F. Monteleone
        • Dennis L. McKiernan
        • Eric Van Lustbader
        • David Morrell
        • Joyce Carol Oates
        • Kim Newman
        • Thomas M. Disch
        • T.E.D. Klein
        • Steven G. Spruill
        32 reads
        There Are Doors
        There Are Doors
        • Gene Wolfe
        52 reads
        Pirate freedom
        Pirate freedom
        • Gene Wolfe
        3.674 reads
        Home fires
        Home fires
        • Gene Wolfe
        2.334 reads
        The Book of the New Sun: Volume 1
        The Book of the New Sun: Volume 1
        • Gene Wolfe
        33 reads
        Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 edition
        Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 edition
          3.673 reads
          Latro in the Mist
          Latro in the Mist
          • Gene Wolfe
          32 reads
          The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
          The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
          • Gene Wolfe
          4.252 reads
          The Book of the New Sun: Volume 2
          The Book of the New Sun: Volume 2
          • Gene Wolfe
          4.673 reads
          Nightside the Long Sun
          Nightside the Long Sun
          • Gene Wolfe
          4.54 reads
          Endangered Species
          Endangered Species
          • Gene Wolfe
          00 reads
          Dark forces
          Dark forces
            33 reads
            The Return Of The Sorcerer: The Best Of Clark Ashton Smith
            The Return Of The Sorcerer: The Best Of Clark Ashton Smith
            • Clark Ashton Smith
            31 read
            The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1
            The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1
            • David Drake
            4.52 reads
            Sword and Citadel
            Sword and Citadel
            • Gene Wolfe
            42 reads
            Castle of Days
            Castle of Days
            • Gene Wolfe
            21 read
            Cover 2

            The Wizard Knight

            The Wizard Knight
            • Gene Wolfe
            4.52 reads
            Cover 0

            The Devil in a Forest

            The Devil in a Forest
            • Gene Wolfe
            3.53 reads
            The Complete Book of the New Sun
            The Complete Book of the New Sun
            • Gene Wolfe
            41 read
            Nightmares
            Nightmares
            • Mark Samuels
            • Gene Wolfe
            • Brian Hodge
            • Kaaron Warren
            • Lisa Tuttle
            • Gemma Files
            • Simon Bestwick
            • Nicholas Royle
            • Margo Lanagan
            • Steve Duffy
            • Stephen Graham Jones
            • Reggie Oliver
            • Ray Cluley
            • M. Rickert
            • John Langan
            • Laird Barron
            • Anna Taborska
            • Livia Llewellyn
            • Dan Chaon
            • Robert Shearman
            • Caitlín R. Kiernan
            • Nathan Ballingrud
            • Richard Kadrey
            • Garth Nix
            00 reads
            The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
            The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
            • Gene Wolfe
            4.54 reads
            Shelf Life
            Shelf Life
              00 reads
              The Land Across
              The Land Across
              • Gene Wolfe
              31 read
              Interlibrary Loan
              Interlibrary Loan
              • Gene Wolfe
              00 reads
              The Locus Awards
              The Locus Awards
              • Neil Gaiman
              • John Varley
              • George R.R. Martin
              • Joanna Russ
              • Pat Murphy
              • Lucius Shepard
              • Terry Bisson
              • John Kessel
              • Connie Willis
              • John Crowley
              • Gene Wolfe
              • Greg Egan
              • Ursula K. Le Guin
              • Ted Chiang
              • Harlan Ellison
              • James Tiptree Jr.
              • Octavia E. Butler
              • Bruce Sterling
              52 reads
              The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
              The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
                32 reads
                The Dragon Done It
                The Dragon Done It
                  31 read
                  Starwater Strains
                  Starwater Strains
                  • Gene Wolfe
                  00 reads
                  Free Live Free
                  Free Live Free
                  • Gene Wolfe
                  00 reads
                  An Evil Guest
                  An Evil Guest
                  • Gene Wolfe
                  32 reads
                  Salt of the Air
                  Salt of the Air
                  • Vera Nazarian
                  00 reads
                  The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection
                  The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection
                    43 reads
                    The Horns of Elfland
                    The Horns of Elfland
                      31 read
                      Cover 3

                      Fantasy

                      Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition
                        3.53 reads
                        Innocents Aboard
                        Innocents Aboard
                        • Gene Wolfe
                        32 reads
                        Cover 3

                        Pawn to Infinity

                        Pawn to Infinity
                        • Victor Contoski
                        • Daniel Gilbert
                        • Ambrose Bierce
                        • Robert Frazier
                        • Gene Wolfe
                        • Roger Zelazny
                        • Poul Anderson
                        • Fritz Leiber
                        • George R.R. Martin
                        • Joanna Russ
                        • Alfred Stewart
                        • Ruth Berman
                        00 reads
                        The Book of the Short Sun
                        The Book of the Short Sun
                        • Gene Wolfe
                        4.51 read
                        Lightspeed Magazine, September 2013
                        Lightspeed Magazine, September 2013
                        • Lauren Beukes
                        • Kim Stanley Robinson
                        • Annalee Newitz
                        01 read
                        Spada Lictorului
                        Spada Lictorului
                        • Gene Wolfe
                        51 read
                        Cover 0

                        Żołnierz z mgły

                        Żołnierz z mgły
                        • Gene Wolfe
                        • Michał Michałowski (Translator)
                        00 reads
                        Full Moon City
                        Full Moon City
                          41 read
                          Moon Shots
                          Moon Shots
                            00 reads
                            Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
                            Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
                              01 read
                              Umbra torționarului
                              Umbra torționarului
                              • Gene Wolfe
                              51 read
                              Cover 2

                              New Terrors

                              New Terrors
                                00 reads
                                Gateways: Original New Stories Inspired by Frederik Pohl
                                Gateways: Original New Stories Inspired by Frederik Pohl
                                  31 read
                                  Cover 1

                                  Exodus From The Long Sun

                                  Exodus From The Long Sun: The Final Volume of the Book of the Long Sun
                                  • Gene Wolfe
                                  4.52 reads
                                  Cover 0

                                  In Green's Jungles

                                  In Green's Jungles: The Second Volume of 'The Book of the Short Sun'
                                  • Gene Wolfe
                                  4.52 reads
                                  Cover 8

                                  Return to the Whorl

                                  Return to the Whorl: The Final Volume of 'The Book of the Short Sun'
                                  • Gene Wolfe
                                  4.52 reads
                                  Cover 8

                                  The Best of Gene Wolfe

                                  The Best of Gene Wolfe
                                  • Gene Wolfe
                                  42 reads
                                  Cover 3

                                  Strange Travelers

                                  Strange Travelers: New Selected Stories
                                  • Gene Wolfe
                                  31 read
                                  The Secret History of Science Fiction
                                  The Secret History of Science Fiction
                                  • James Patrick Kelly
                                  • Lucius Shepard
                                  • Connie Willis
                                  • Gene Wolfe
                                  • Jonathan Lethem
                                  • George Saunders
                                  • Michael Chabon
                                  • Steven Millhauser
                                  • Ursula K. Le Guin
                                  • T. Coraghessan Boyle
                                  • Don DeLillo
                                  • Margaret Atwood
                                  • Carter Scholz
                                  • Molly Gloss
                                  • Karen Joy Fowler
                                  • Maureen F. McHugh
                                  • Thomas M. Disch
                                  • Kate Wilhelm
                                  41 read
                                  Cover 0

                                  A Walking Tour of the Shambles

                                  A Walking Tour of the Shambles
                                  • Neil Gaiman
                                  • Gene Wolfe
                                  31 read
                                  Graven Images
                                  Graven Images
                                  • Various
                                  00 reads
                                  Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
                                  Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
                                    00 reads
                                    Cover 7

                                    Dark Masques

                                    Dark Masques
                                    • J.N. Williamson
                                    • Robert R. McCammon
                                    • Jessica Amanda Salmonson
                                    • Joe R. Lansdale
                                    • David Knoles
                                    • Ray Russell
                                    • Charles L. Grant
                                    • Gahan Wilson
                                    • Dennis Hamilton
                                    • William F. Nolan
                                    • Ray Bradbury
                                    • Christopher Beaumont
                                    • Dennis Etchison
                                    • Stephen King
                                    • Ramsey Campbell
                                    • G. Wayne Miller
                                    • James Kisner
                                    • Douglas E. Winter
                                    • Richard Christian Matheson
                                    • Stanley Wiater
                                    • Katherine Ramsland
                                    • James Herbert
                                    • Charles R. Saunders
                                    • Ardath Mayhar
                                    • Steve Rasnic Tem
                                    • Thomas F. Monteleone
                                    • John Robert Bensink
                                    • Alan Rodgers
                                    • Richard Matheson
                                    • Gene Wolfe
                                    • David B. Silva
                                    • F. Paul Wilson
                                    • Mort Castle
                                    • Robert Bloch
                                    • Thomas Sullivan
                                    41 read
                                    Soldado de Areté
                                    Soldado de Areté
                                    • Gene Wolfe
                                    • Albert Solé (Translator)
                                    41 read
                                    The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
                                    The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
                                    • Gene Wolfe
                                    51 read
                                    Bibliomen
                                    Bibliomen
                                    • Gene Wolfe
                                    41 read
                                    The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume I: The Ultimate Egoist
                                    The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume I: The Ultimate Egoist
                                    • Theodore Sturgeon
                                    01 read
                                    Cover 2

                                    Sailing to Byzantium/Seven American Nights

                                    Sailing to Byzantium/Seven American Nights
                                    • Gene Wolfe
                                    • Robert Silverberg
                                    41 read
                                    Wizards: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy
                                    Wizards: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy
                                      4.52 reads
                                      Cover 6

                                      The World Treasury of Science Fiction

                                      The World Treasury of Science Fiction
                                      • Roger De Garis (Translator)
                                      41 read
                                      Cover 6

                                      Lexicon Urthus

                                      Lexicon Urthus: A Dictionary for the Urth Cycle
                                      • Michael Andre-Driussi
                                      01 read
                                      The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
                                      The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
                                      • M.L.N. Hanover
                                      • Caitlín R. Kiernan
                                      • Jay Lake
                                      • Margo Lanagan
                                      • Tanith Lee
                                      • George R.R. Martin
                                      • John Shirley
                                      • Norman Partridge
                                      • Tim Powers
                                      • Simon R. Green
                                      • Lynda E. Rucker
                                      • Ekaterina Sedia
                                      • Michael Skeet
                                      • Angela Slatter
                                      • Sarah Totton
                                      • S.D. Tullis
                                      • Genevieve Valentine
                                      • Peter Watts
                                      • Gene Wolfe
                                      • Michael Aronowitz
                                      • Neil Gaiman
                                      • M.K. Hobson
                                      • Steve Duffy
                                      • Holly Black
                                      • Steve Berman
                                      • Laird Barron
                                      • Peter Atkins
                                      • Stephen Graham Jones
                                      • Sarah Langan
                                      • Maureen F. McHugh
                                      00 reads
                                      The Sword of the Lictor
                                      The Sword of the Lictor
                                      • Gene Wolfe
                                      51 read
                                      Castleview
                                      Castleview
                                      • Gene Wolfe
                                      01 read
                                      Citadela autocratului
                                      Citadela autocratului
                                      • Gene Wolfe
                                      51 read