About

Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith, to which he converted after marrying a Catholic. Olfe’s best-known and most highly regarded work is the multi-volume novel The Book of the New Sun. Set in a bleak, distant future influenced by Jack Vance’s Dying Earth series, the story details the life of Severian, a journeyman torturer, exiled from his guild for showing compassion to one of the condemned.

Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Wolfe’s best-known and most highly regarded work is the multi-volume novel The Book of the New Sun. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith, to which he converted after marrying a Catholic. Set in a bleak, distant future influenced by Jack Vance’s Dying Earth series, the story details the life of Severian, a journeyman torturer, exiled from his guild for showing compassion to one of the condemned.

In the fourth volume of The Book of the New Sun, Severian completes the tale of how he rose from an apprentice torturer to Autarch, ruler of the Commonwealth After fighting in the war against the Ascians, he encounters the dying Autarch, who urges Severian to eat his brains and thereby gain his memories everian then returns to the Citadel and ascends to the throne, discovering the secret that may save Urth from destruction Contains full color, full page illustrations.

Ach copy is signed by Gene Wolfe We expect it to be shipping in mid to late November 2012 e will publish all of the remaining volumes of the series, including The Urth of the New Sun and The Castle of the Otter.

Edition Details

• Limited to 100 copies, each signed by Gene Wolfe.
• Gorgeous full-page, full-color artwork by German artist Alexander Preuss.
• Slipcase, ribbon marker, head and tail bands, three-piece cloth construction.

External Links

• The Citadel of the Autarch (First Edition). Centipede Press page for The Citadel of the Autarch (First Edition)
• Gene Wolfe (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Gene Wolfe