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Gene Wolf, the last of the masters of the english languages passes. RIP. You are missed.
Solar Cycle consists of the following. Even if you ae not a Sci-fi fan the his use of English is masterful almost up to Lawrence Durrell’s level. If you eschew sci-fi because it does not interest you, you will miss some of the best writing ever.
The Book of the New Sun:
The Shadow of the Torturer (1980);
The Claw of the Conciliator (1981) - winner Nebula Award for Best Novel;
The Sword of the Lictor (1982)
The Citadel of the Autarch (1983)
The Urth of the New Sun (1987)
The Book of the New Sun:
Nightside the Long Sun (1993);
Lake of the Long Sun (1994);
Caldé of the Long Sun (1994);
Exodus From the Long Sun (1996).
The Book of the Short Sun:
On Blue’s Waters (1999);
In Green’s Jungles (2000);
Return to the Whorl (2001)
Book of the New Sun was one of the best sci fi series ever. RIP.
Did he hold a candle to Jack Vance? If so, I may have to have a look.
Never heard of him, a defect that I will correct.
R.I.P.
RIP.
Just heard of this. What a great author. One of the very few writers whose complete work I had to own. I think I’m still missing some of the short story collections. Eventually I’ll get to them. It’s nice to still have stuff out there from him I get to read for the first time.
Freegards