The Book of the New Sun
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Contains 4 books in one volume: The Shadow of the Torturer (winner of the 1981 World Fantasy Award), The Claw of the Conciliator (winner of the 1982 Nebula Award), The Sword of the Lictor and The Citadel of the Autarch. Blending the lyric extravagance of fantasy and the keen edge of science fiction, The Book of the New Sun weaves a powerful tapestry of awesome terror and dreamlike beauty. It begins in a future so distant our civilization is no longer even a memory, and the remnants of our science seem like magical forces. It is a time when the Sun is dying, and legend speaks of the return of the Conciliator, who will bring about the birth of the New Sun. It is an odyssey fraught with monsters and mysteries and woven about with strange portents.
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5 primary books#1-4 in The Book of the New Sun
The Book of the New Sun is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1980 with contributions by Gene Wolfe.
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11 primary books#1-4 omnibus in Solar Cycle
Solar Cycle is a 11-book series with 11 primary works first released in 1980 with contributions by Gene Wolfe.
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