Gene Wolfe
1) The Knight
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Wizard knight volume 1
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
A young man in his teens is transported from our world to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality. Very quickly transformed by magic into a grown man of heroic proportions, he takes the name Abel and sets out on a quest to find the sword that has been promised to him, a sword he will get from a dragon, the one very special blade that will help him fulfill his life ambition to become a knight and a true hero. Inside, however, Abel remains...
2) Castleview
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Pub. Date
1990
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In the town of Castleview, Illinois, Tom Howard is murdered at the factory he manages-on the same day that Will E. Shields and his family, newly come to Castleview, arrive with a realtor in tow to see Howard's house. From an attic window, Shields glimpses the phantom castle that has given the town its name. They are discussing the house with Sally Howard when the police arrive bearing the dreadful news. Then, driving back to the motel, Shields nearly...
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Book of the new Sun volume 1
Pub. Date
c1980
Description
Severian, a torturer is exiled for falling in love with one of his victims and allowing her to take her own life rather than be subjected to the highly refined methods of torture Severian has been so carefully trained in.
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Series
Book of the new sun volume 3
Description
Severian joins the floating people and helps them attack the castle, where he once again meets Baldanders and Doctor talos and learns the secret of their relationship. But in the final battle Severian loses control of his body and wanders, all-unknowing, into his own yet-unguessable future destiny.
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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Interlibrary Loan is the brilliant follow-up to A Borrowed Man: a new science fiction novel from multi-award winner and national literary treasure Gene Wolfe
Hundreds of years in the future our civilization is shrunk down but we go on. There is advanced technology, there are robots.
And there are clones.
E. A. Smithe is a borrowed person, his personality an uploaded recording of a deceased mystery writer. Smithe is a piece of property, not a legal...
Author
Series
Book of the new sun volume 2
Pub. Date
c1981
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Severian is in possession of a gem considered to be "The Claw of the Counsiliator", a powerful relic of the Master of Power, a legendary figure of mythic proportions. Armed with his sword, Terminus Est, and the Claw, Severian continues his journey to Thrax, the city of his exile.
Author
Series
Wizard knight volume 2
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Young teen Able, previously transported to a magical world into the body of an adult hero, returns to Mythgarthr in possession of special powers that he has vowed he will not use in his service to the dragon king Anthor.
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2023.
Description
"An all new collection from an American literary icon The circus comes to town... and a man gets to go to the stars. A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate. A swordfighter pens his memoirs... and finds his pen is in fact mightier than the sword. Welcome to Gene Wolfe's playground, a place where genres blend and a genius's imagination straps you in for the ride of your...
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The Sandman volume Volume 6
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"The sixth installment of Neil Gaiman's seminal, New York Times best-selling series celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition, featuring a new cover from artist Dave McKean! Fables and Reflections continues the fantastical epic of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, as he observes and interacts with an odd assortment of historical and fictional characters throughout time. Featuring tales of kings, explorers, spies and werewolves, this book...
15) Time troopers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Once, military actions were entirely two dimensional, confined to the surface of land and sea, but then submarines and aircraft added a third dimension, vastly extended by spaceflight. Now, consider that if time travel is possible, the fourth dimension of time opens up new possibilities for combat -- necessitating new defenses, new strategies and tactics. A battle that was once decisively won might be refought, or a narrow victory might be subtly...