The Sword of the Lictor

Name: The Sword of the Lictor
Author: Gene Wolfe

by Gene Wolfe

Wanderer encounters ancient powers and confronts destiny in crumbling cosmos

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Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe was an American author considered one of the greatest prose stylists in science fiction and fantasy. The Book of the New Sun, narrated by an unreliable torturer, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of the genre. His densely allusive and layered fiction rewards multiple readings and has influenced a generation of writers.

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