Book of the New Sun
Gene Wolfe
Science Fiction / Fantasy
Book of the New Sun
by Gene Wolfe
—· 1225 p· 1983
Literary Canon20th Century Classicphilosophicalmysteriousreflectivedarkhaunting
Overview
About
Shadow of the torturer.; Claw of the conciliator.; Sword of the lictor.; Citadel of the autarch.
Part of a series
The Book of the New Sun
Vol. I · 5 of 11 volumes
VOL 1
1
I
Shadow and Claw
VOL 4
4
IV
Urth of the New Sun
6 more volumes
Pages
1,225
SFBC Science Fiction
Linguistic complexity
5/5
Very Dense
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Rating
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Reader feel
Worldbuilding10
Prose10
Narration10
Allegorical Density10
Unreliable Narrator Complexity10
Plot twists8
Emotional depth7
Pacing6
My journey
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