{"product_id":"9781250781246","title":"Sword \u0026 Citadel: The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eWolfe, Gene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second two novels in Gene Wolfe’s epic four-part masterpiece, The Book of the New Sun, now together in one volume as a Tor Essentials title.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecalled Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) “the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced.” Ursula K. Le Guin called him, simply, “our Melville.” The four-volume\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook of the New Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis unanimously acclaimed as his greatest achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn book three,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sword of the Lictor\u003c\/i\u003e, Severian wanders as a pilgrim, driven by a sense of unfathomable destiny, carrying out a dark mission far from home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn book four,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Citadel of the Autarch\u003c\/i\u003e, Severian clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that will alter forever the realm known as Urth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction by historian and science fiction author Ada Palmer, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eToo Like the Lightning.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47954874466537,"sku":"9781250781246","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9781250781246_2de2a.jpg?v=1733352312","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/9781250781246","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}