{"product_id":"sword-citadel-the-book-of-the-new-sun-2","title":"Sword \u0026 Citadel (The Book of the New Sun, 2)","description":"“A major work of twentieth-century American literature...Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within...once into it, there is no stopping.” ―The New York Times on The Book of the New Sun\n\nThis new Tor Essentials edition of Sword \u0026amp; Citadel contains a new introduction by historian and novelist Ada Palmer, author of the award-winning Too Like the Lightning.\n\nGene Wolfe has been called \"the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced\" by the Washington Post.\n\nTHE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN is unanimously acclaimed as Wolfe’s most remarkable work, hailed as “a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis” by Publishers Weekly and “one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century” by the Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction.\n\nThe Sword of the Lictor is the third volume in Wolfe's remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.\n\nThe Citadel of the Autarch brings The Book of the New Sun to its harrowing conclusion, as Severian clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that will alter forever the realm known as Urth.\n\n\"Wonderfully vivid and inventive... the most extraordinary hero in the history of the heroic epic.” ―The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250781248\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1250781248.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wolfe, Gene\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43527604076605,"sku":"BVV.1250781248.G","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1250781248-0.jpg?v=1788039139","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/sword-citadel-the-book-of-the-new-sun-2","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}