The Fifth Head of Cerberus

The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Title The Fifth Head of Cerberus PDF eBook
Author Gene Wolfe
Publisher Orb Books
Pages 262
Release 1994-03-15
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1466801131

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Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Far from Earth, two sister planets, Saint Anne and Saint Croix, circle each other in an eternal dance. It is said a race of shapeshifters once lived here, only to perish when men came. But one man believes they can still be found, somewhere in back of the beyond. In The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Gene Wolfe skillfully interweaves three bizarre tales to create a mesmerizing pattern: the harrowing account of the son of a mad genius who discovers his hideous heritage; a young man's mythic dreamquest for his darker half; and the bizarre chronicle of a scientist's nightmarish imprisonment. Like an intricate, braided knot, the pattern at last unfolds to reveal astonishing truths about this strange and savage alien landscape. With a new introduction by O. Henry Award winning author Brian Evenson At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Operation Ares

Operation Ares
Title Operation Ares PDF eBook
Author Gene Wolfe
Publisher Fontana Press
Pages 218
Release 1978
Genre Fiction in English
ISBN 9780006151432

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The Best of Gene Wolfe

The Best of Gene Wolfe
Title The Best of Gene Wolfe PDF eBook
Author Gene Wolfe
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 479
Release 2009-03-17
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0765321351

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The best stories of a long and influential career by “quite simply a superb writer” (The Washington Post Book World)

Caldé of the Long Sun

Caldé of the Long Sun
Title Caldé of the Long Sun PDF eBook
Author Gene Wolfe
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 385
Release 1995
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0812534204

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This is the third volume in the Book of the Long Sun series. In the very distant future, the inhabitants of a great generation starship, The Whorl, have traveled so long and far that they have forgotten their origins and their destiny. In this world, Patera Silk, a young cleric, has been spoken to by a god and given a mission--to save his church buildings.

The Book of the New Sun

The Book of the New Sun
Title The Book of the New Sun PDF eBook
Author Gene Wolfe
Publisher Gollancz
Pages 608
Release 2015-03-12
Genre Fantasy fiction, American
ISBN 9781473211971

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An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.

Peace

Peace
Title Peace PDF eBook
Author Gene Wolfe
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 273
Release 1995-06-15
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0312890338

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Mesmerizing sci-fi from the author the Denver Post calls "one of the literary giants of science fiction." The melancholy memoir of Alden Dennis Weer, an embittered old man living in a small midwestern town, reveals a miraculous dimension. For Weer's imagination has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality, transcending even death itself.

Pirate Freedom

Pirate Freedom
Title Pirate Freedom PDF eBook
Author Gene Wolfe
Publisher Tor Fantasy
Pages 0
Release 2017-04-04
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780765358509

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It starts with a confession from a priest. His past has reached further back than what many would consider possible. Before he was a priest, he was the pirate Captain Cristofo, and before he was a pirate, he was just Chris, a boy living in a monastery in Cuba the day after tomorrow. One day Chris realizes that he is not meant for the monastery he has grown up in, and leaves. On the streets of Havana everything looks strange and out-of-date, but Chris is too busy trying to find his next meal and a safe place to sleep to contemplate the city's odd lack of modern conveniences. He finds that this world is a much harder one than the one he remembers; it's a place where people steal, lie, and cheat. Where slaves are sold at auction, and the Spanish, French, and English are all battling for supremacy. When Chris is offered the opportunity to work on a ship in exchange for food and a small bit of money, he takes it, and thus begins his life as a pirate. People die, treasures are found, women are taken captive, and crews rebel. Gene Wolfe is a masterful storyteller, and in Pirate Freedom, he uses his customary vision to invite us into the captivating world of pirates, their lives, and their adventures.