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The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun) (Paperback)
by Gene Wolfe (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)

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  • Paperback: 302 pages
  • Publisher: Legend paperbacks; New Ed edition (5 Sep 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099295407
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099295402
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 578,590 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Severian, the disgraced apprentice torturer, has reached his place of exile - Thrax, the city of Windowless Rooms, where he must take up his post as Lictor, executioner and torturer. However, he flees the city and heads into the mountains, to meet the mysterious Dr Talos.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Vivid setting, mediocre characterisation., 5 Jul 2004
The premise of the Book of the New Sun is quirky and engaging and provides most of the enjoyment to be had from the novels. The setting is compelling, rich and detailed. Years after first reading The Claw of the Conciliator (part 1)images from it kept sliding across my mind at odd moments.
It is also a smashing adventure yarn from an unusual angle (i.e. the main character Severian is an executioner as opposed to the more traditional fantasy exiled prince/warrior). It has its share of fantasy cliches, and the main character is a real misogynyst despite being such a deadpan adventurer - and since it's written in the first person, lack of sympathy with Severian makes for lapses in reader attention towards the end. Still, I was well entertained for the too-few days it took to read these.
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