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The Sword of the Lictor (Book of the New Sun, Book 3) *Written by Gene Wolfe*
buy on Amazon.com buy on powells.com (more shops) Average Score: 99⁽¹⁾ Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, the central character, is a torturer, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his victims, and journeying to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est.
Book Details Science Fiction Hardcover, 279 Pages Published by Timescape Books on January 01, 1981 First Published by Timescape Books in 1981 ISBN-10 0671435957 ISBN-13 978-0671435950

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Fantasy Literature \| Kat Hooper	Review Rating: 99
Nobody creates such a sense of wonder and amazement, such truly unique and bizarre ideas, and relates them in such a beautiful way as Gene Wolfe does. Full Review Link