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Castle of Days - by Gene Wolfe (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Castle of Days - by Gene Wolfe (Paperback)

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  • The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced.
  • About the Author: Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon.
  • 448 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction

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About the Book



This volume brings together two of Wolfe's most sought-after books, long out of print--Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and The Castle of the Otter--and adds to them 39 essays collected here for the first time.



Book Synopsis



The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced."

This volume, Castle of Days, joins together two of his rarest and most sought after works--Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and The Castle of the Otter--and add thirty-nine short essays collected here for the first time, to fashion a rich and engrossing architecture of wonder.



Review Quotes




"Here are glamour and magic to stretch the mind and break the heart." --Steven Brust

"A treasure trove....Aficionados will find this a marvelous and fascinating collection, and readers new to Gene Wolfe should find this a welcome place to enter." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Castle of Days is also a flight of yesterday, a twinkle of todays, and a promise of tomorrows. Charming and entertaining from drawbridge to tower-tip." --Roger Zelazny




About the Author



Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon. He was also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such award-winning volumes as Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe.


A recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six Locus Awards, among many other honors, Wolfe was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2012.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 448
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction
Publisher: Tordotcom
Theme: Collections & Anthologies
Format: Paperback
Author: Gene Wolfe
Language: English
Street Date: March 15, 1995
TCIN: 85020504
UPC: 9780312890421
Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-5167
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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