Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'

The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfes most remarkable work hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly. Shadow & Claw brings together the first two books of the tetralogy in one volume: The Shadow of the Torturer is the tale of young Severian an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession -- showing mercy toward his victim. Ursula K. Le Guin said "Magic stuff . . . a masterpiece . . . the best science fiction Ive read in years!" The Claw of the Conciliator continues the saga of Severian banished from his home as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic and learn the truth about his hidden destiny. "One of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century." -- The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction