On the road Severian finds new friends and enemies, and discovers a strange jewel that seems to command power over life and death – a power that others will kill to obtain… Illustration ©2019 Sam Weber from The Folio Society edition of Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun He is ordered to travel to the distant city of Thrax, there to take up the position of Executioner, but the journey will be longer and stranger than he can imagine. Unable to bear the sight of her pain, he offers his love the mercy of a sharp blade, and for this crime he is exiled from his home.
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Regarded as a masterpiece of speculative fiction, the series The Book of the New Sun tells the story of Severian, a young torturer just learning his trade, who makes the mistake of falling in love with one of his victims.
This edition includes a new introduction by modern master of fantasy and life-long fan of Gene Wolfe, Neil Gaiman. Illustration ©2019 Sam Weber from The Folio Society edition of Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New SunĮach of the four volumes, in a single handmade slipcase, features a striking binding design by award-winning illustrator Sam Weber, who has also created an extraordinary sequence of haunting artworks, including double-page spreads and hand-drawn decorative initial letters at the start of each chapter. The strictly limited 750 hand numbered sets feature an exclusive limitation page signed by Gene Wolfe, Neil Gaiman and Sam Weber. The Folio Society art director and editorial team worked with the author, prior to his passing, who approved each stage of illustration and production. A remarkable and multi-faceted work, once described as ‘the Ulysses of fantasy’, it deserved The Folio Society’s most lavish treatment as a fully illustrated limited edition. Gene Wolfe’s epic series The Book of the New Sun is widely regarded as one of the great literary masterpieces of speculative fiction. See this video for more details of the edition. The Folio Society had been working closely with Gene Wolfe and illustrator Sam Weber before Wolfe’s death earlier this year.įeaturing an introduction by Neil Gaiman, the Folio Society publication will be available in a signed limited edition of 750 copies worldwide.
The Folio Society has produced a limited edition four-volume set of Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun.
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