Folio Society Published Works Number 3564
Wolfe, Gene - The Book of the New Sun
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Wolfe, Gene - The Book of the New Sun (Published in by The Folio Society in 2021. A stunning two-volume Folio edition of Gene Wolfe’s acclaimed The Book of the New Sun, lavishly illustrated by Sam Weber and introduced by Neil Gaiman. Quarter-bound in blocked cloth with printed paper sides. Set in Jenson with Priori Serif display. 1160 pages in total. 8 colour illustrations, including 4 double-page spreads, 12 black & white illustrations in total. Decorative capital letters drawn by Sam Weber. Printed in black & red. Coloured tops. Blocked slipcase. 10" x 6.75". Severian, a young torturer just learning his trade, makes the mistake of falling in love with one of his victims. Unable to bear the sight of her pain, he offers his love the mercy of a sharp blade, and for his crime he is exiled from his home. Ordered to travel to the distant city of Thrax and take up the position of Executioner, Severian sets off, but the journey will be longer and stranger than he can imagine. While on the road he meets new friends, makes enemies and discovers a strange jewel that seems to command power over life and death – a power that others will kill to obtain. And when a series of dangerous revelations about his dying world are revealed, Severian is forced to question the very nature of existence, and his own shadowy destiny. )
